He wasn't willing to do the bare minimum for us out of possession, that wouldn't fly with Guardiola at all. He either would've swallowed his pride and started pressing, or he would've been on the bench after a few games.
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He wasn't willing to do the bare minimum for us out of possession, that wouldn't fly with Guardiola at all. He either would've swallowed his pride and started pressing, or he would've been on the bench after a few games.
Nonsense, but expect a tonne of articles over the coming months about Glazer incompetence and INEOS being in shock.
That shit generates a serious amount of clicks.
what are you on aboutReally? There’s been plenty of public criticism so far, albeit indirect.
Telling the world you’re intent on bringing success back isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of the people you’re talking over from.
Thought that was two way (and pretty standard in big deals)?
@Berbaclass responded to a tweet saying that SJR/Ineos had scaled back their January transfer plans on discovering that there were “many extra costs” associated with the existing squad, by saying that either it was (a) bollocks or (b) they (SJR/Ineos) were incompetent for not doing proper due diligence.
I merely observed that in the event something had slipped through the due diligence process it would have been a result of non-disclosure rather than incompetence, and that’s why deals like this are backed by warranties. I invented a City-themed scenario (undisclosed payments to players) which I thought was mildly amusing. Sadly it wasn’t.
Clickbait bullshit. There will be little to no business done in January but it's because of widely known FFP issues and the fact the deal has to be cleared by the PL which takes 6 weeks so INEOS aren't actually in control of anything yet.
I've been in companies three times now during/after a merger/purchase process and it seems like it's always the same.
No matter how much due dilligence is performed there are always surprises once to new guys move in.
Due dilligence is all about the seller trying to paint the company in the best possible light and the buyer trying to see through this and get an accurate view. Once the purchase has gone through the seller can fess up and effectively say "bad luck, you had your chance to challenge this for the past year".
Sir Jim cannot regotiate now. If either party doesn't sign the final agreement now there are massive penalties to pay to the other.
No matter how much due dilligence is performed there are always surprises once to new guys move in.
Due dilligence is all about the seller trying to paint the company in the best possible light and the buyer trying to see through this and get an accurate view. Once the purchase has gone through the seller can fess up and effectively say "bad luck, you had your chance to challenge this for the past year".
Sir Jim cannot regotiate now. If either party doesn't sign the final agreement now there are massive penalties to pay to the other.
And people wonder why SAF or other figures who are or were on our payroll don’t have a bad word to say about the Glazers. It’s almost like they legally can’t….
Fantastic article by Whitwall this morning.
Perfectly sums up what a lot of us have been thinking.
Massively optimistic about the club moving forwards.
Perfectly sums up what a lot of us have been thinking.
Massively optimistic about the club moving forwards.
All these articles are giving me a hard on. Finally feels like we are moving in the right direction.
I like what I’m hearing. Now just need to put it into practice.
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Why can they do this but we seemingly have to wait until it's all legit?
Not keen on Bertra . Freedman or Ward would be a better option than Mitchell
Reasons!
Hasn't Ratcliff injected 300m?
If you were only able to chuck £90m over three years into the club for extra transfers, would you trust this existing sackfull of senior management shite with it?
No. 200m when the deal is signed off. 100m at the end of 2024.
Posting just for interest on how Ratcliffe goes about things really, an article on his salmon fishing hobby.
https://www.ft.com/content/14721a5b...IQIn_FbNV2zOc9SNeVL9jbHl1454XNhGleHE3LOnHe7R4
https://www.ft.com/content/14721a5b...IQIn_FbNV2zOc9SNeVL9jbHl1454XNhGleHE3LOnHe7R4
They're concerned about FFP still so this is probably their way of stopping any further punishments, while we are using the investment to renovate things.
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Posting things like this when absolutely nothing has changed, and we're unable to buy a single player seems a little overexcited. There's some potentially positive news about the structure of the club. That's literally all. We're still in freefall, still a mess, and still poor as church mice.
How many have actually claimed that?bUt We NeEd OiL mOnEy To CoMpEtE!!!1!
If you think we can now go toe to toe with City then you are deluded. And lets not forget Newcastle and any other club the Saudis/Qataris decide to buy in the coming months/years. Getting to Liverpool/Arsenal levels will be a miracle and City have bashed the shit out of both of them. Not saying we should have sold out to oil money or we cant progress but knocking City of their fking perch is a long shot without oil money.bUt We NeEd OiL mOnEy To CoMpEtE!!!1!
It definitely sounds like that's what you're saying.
Thats actually untrue. We can flex more in the market than Liverpool, and they are able to punch with City. United spend a feck ton, they just waste it because of a shit structure.
Last 6 Premier Leagues - City 5/ Liverpool 1 - If thats punching with City then Wilder fought well against Parker.
I would disagree. I think we can generate the money to compete with City. As long as it is used effectively.
But of course City have the advantage that they don't really need to care about wasted money, because they can just pump in more money if things don't work. They just need some fake sponsors and brown envelopes.
Also, it remains to be seen if Pep is sticking around and what happens to City when they go to a regular manager from Pep. Can they continue to dominate both PL and CL?
No. Its an ethics thing. We would be better with Greenwood coming back doesn't mean he should come back. Just like saying we would be better with oil money doesn't mean we should do it.
We can never generate the money to compete with City because they have almost limitless funds. Plus they cheat like fk. Just look how all sports are going to Saudi. Heck I even saw Magnus Carlson begging for Saudi sponsorship. Not only do they have unlimited funds, they cheat and they have massive influence. We cant compete with that. With a whole state. Our only way f competing is if by miracle they are stopped by the FA which I doubt. Even if they get a record fine and relegated they will just come back the next year and carry on. Or we go super league. Or something like the Russia/Chelsea happens. And Im not talking about just competing on the pitch Im talking everything, stadium, infrastructure, reach, influence, popularity etc.
I don't know, reluctant Nicko seems like a top tier source to me.
He’s a Sun journalist. As reliable as it gets, a real paragon of truth and integrity!
They really are not. In the last 6 seasons, City have won 5 titles, with Liverpool one. It will likely be 6-1 in May, and 7-1 in the next May.
City are in course to be the most dominating team in the EPL history.
We have more financial flex than Liverpool, and they achieved their best runs under Klopp with a fraction of the money spent compared to Pep.
If a potentially well-run Manchester United, one of the richest non-state-owned clubs in the world cannot compete with City and the likes, then I'd rather not be arsed about being successful in this dark era of football...
...but that's obviously BS and not the case.
...but that's obviously BS and not the case.
There's nothing City has done that cannot by replicated by us within the next few years, except for hiring a GOAT-level manager.
However, Pep won't be around forever and whilst City will almost certainly stay around the top of English football, making the CL and challenging for the league every season, their dominance and status as being by far the best team in the world will definitely end after he's gone.
EDIT: I feel like most supporters don't really realize how much of a statistical anomaly we've been for the last 10 years. All we need is some competence at the top, and we can be similar to Madrid or Bayern: Always have a quality team, always be there or thereabouts in the CL and challenge for the PL every season. This club has everything to become that.
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Jesus your posts really are insufferable in this thread. Are you actually an adult?bUt We NeEd OiL mOnEy To CoMpEtE!!!1!
plant obviously, will grow into a tree someday
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