Whenever I look in here it's like a mega transfer thread but with even worse sources throughout. Muppetiers 
Club Sale | It’s done!
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Not sure about his choice of manager - Viera was ultimately a flop whose relegation bound team had to be bailed out by a returning Roy Hodgson. Those three players are pretty good though.
Andersen's a great one for sure. One of the best cbs in the league imo. Doucoure's pretty good but certainly wouldn't be anywhere near the level required at Utd.
Surprised there is no "jobs for the boys". Freedman's son plays for the club.
Been linked to Liverpool a lot.
Andersens time on loan the season before at Fulham was probably what put him most in the shop window to be fair
Mitchell seems to have incredible PR but from what I’ve read still don’t see why. Palace have made some top young signings in my opinion. Edwards still has to be the one though surely.
He was on our radar the summer we signed Maguire.
If we don't go full out for Edwards I have no trust in our new football structure. Dream scenario is him as DOF and Mitchell as Head of Recruitment.
Mitchell a United fan I assume? Can someone explain why he's so highly rated to someone who knows nothing about him apart from he's a manc?
It’s United. We will get the underwhelming Dougie Freedman.
I late twist the MEN are tonight reporting that American Billionaire Leon Cooperman has bought 1 million Shares in united for a reported value of $16.8 billion time they told the supporters what is going on.
He’s a city fan.
He of Notts Forest fame?
Are you serious? Mitchell's responsible for the signings of Alderweireld, Tadic and Mane at Southampton, Trippier, Alli and Son at Spurs, Nkunku, Konate and Olmo at Leipzig, and Tchouameni, Disasi and Vanderson at Monaco. He's clearly one of the better DOFs out there and has had some massive successes.
Michael Edwards is great too. I'd be happy with either of them.
I've watched him a lot and he's not good enough for Liverpool (not as a starter anyway, as squad depth maybe). Good player for Palace's level nonetheless.
'I don't remember anyone saying, 'wow, look at what Palace are doing'': Rio Ferdinand questions why Sir Jim Ratcliffe is thought to be targeting Dougie Freedman as Man United's new sporting director
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...dinand-sir-jim-ratcliffe-dougie-freedman.html
Agree with Rio here... unless he's bringing Eze and Olise, it seems pretty underwhelming
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...dinand-sir-jim-ratcliffe-dougie-freedman.html
Agree with Rio here... unless he's bringing Eze and Olise, it seems pretty underwhelming
The Jimster is youthful compared to our newest billionaire investor,
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/oth...ad-of-sir-jim-ratcliffe-agreement/ar-AA1jVkHl
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/oth...ad-of-sir-jim-ratcliffe-agreement/ar-AA1jVkHl
It's been Paul Mitchell rumours since early May, rumours he's involved in recruitment plans, and now the Daily Star mention that Freedman is Ratcliffe's prefered target. Every source is linking the article in the Daily Star. And even that article concedes that Paul Mitchell is the favorite of Ratcliffe.
Doesn't actually outline what "involved" means.
Doesn't actually outline what "involved" means.
It's a huge shock that Rio 'Please Let This (Qatar) Be True' Ferdinand is sceptical of Ratcliffe.
In all fairness, he is right to be cautious but Freedman at Palace has done a solid job.
Perhaps we should not view him as though still a player. Freedman. Rio was alright!
Becoming?
Board have always been at United for cold cash. Even John Henry Davies when clearing out debts only did so because he knew football was profitable in the big cities. Certainly not because of a dog.
Qatar would have been something of a departure in this regard. They'd have profited wildly but its angle was always primarily political.
Between Hey Dougie and Bluey (Mitchell).
I'd prefer Phil Mitchell. He supports United in real life and is a man of action. Perhaps ten Hag could hire him as some sort of Fergie-era enforcement factotum.
Team him up with Roy Keane. Prowl the streets for gossip about player behaviour and 'sort it aht' before it hits the papers. If unavailable, go with Big Norm and Viv Anderson instead.
All four and I'll drool.
Sorted.
Anyone who watched them against United at u18 level knew they were going to make it, especially Olise.
Cooperman, 80, has purchased one million shares in the Red Devils valued at around $16.8 million (£13.4m), as per a recent filing. The founder of New York-based Omega Advisors, he is thought to have a net worth of $2.6 billion (£2.08bn).
He looks evil.
He's a billionaire, he probably is.
This will be the first mistake by Sir Jim, let’s hope this is not true !
So they intend to keep the Glazers into the next decade then, let me be clear for the last time I’m anti anyone who enables the Glazers to continue to run the club into the ground. If sir Jim is sincere and intends to own 100% of the club, most fans will rally round his tenure, however if he’s a 7th Glazer, he’ll soon be found out just like fans who supported him who probably supported ETH and now want him out, they’ll quickly change if Ineos Fail too.
I’ll watch with close attention at the true flip floppers, who will soon be imploding after 12 months of INEOS because like you said they are only minority owners so they can’t do much?
The guy owns shares in Apollo and Apollo has QIA investment. Qatar also used a $400m acquisition loan with Apollo for Park Lane Hotel in August this year.
He was also charged with insider trading in 2016 by the SEC.
I agree. If the plan is to stop at 25%, i'm not into that at all.
If the plan is to move towards majority control, im happy to get behind it and see where it goes.
People will be lambasting Jim and INEOS when the Jan window closes if we haven't signed Mbappe, Osimhen and the ghost of Pele. That is the ways it goes on here!
This is really interesting. When did he buy them?
Could be an indication that those class A shares may be about to pop.
Well duh, he's a billionaire
He basically bought the shares that Ariel Investments sold recently
Dougie Freedman would be typical thing to happen. We're the Unlucky Alf of the Premier League
So Dougie Jones is going to be the DoF?
Damn, I thought we were getting Coop.
Damn, I thought we were getting Coop.
Freedman = bargain bin Brexit FC signing guru
Would be a case of one important decision for 1 giant mistake, a promising start
Would be a case of one important decision for 1 giant mistake, a promising start
Imagine being a grown ass man and still going by Dougie
Come on now Bennie, no need to be mean.
fecker is up at about 5% already
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