Yep but my point is it mentioned adding debtIn dollars, Geebs. That puts them in Chelsea's price range but Chelsea need a new stadium on top of that
Yep but my point is it mentioned adding debtIn dollars, Geebs. That puts them in Chelsea's price range but Chelsea need a new stadium on top of that
Relevant.Why bother posting this? Pointless
Amen to thatfecking hell. We really need some takeover news
How? It literally tells us nothing! (Other than Lewis and Jim are friends)Relevant.
Would you prefer some thoughts from Max Verstappen?How? It literally tells us nothing! (Other than Lewis and Jim are friends)
It makes zero sense and isn't exactly hard to dismiss.
That is why it is going to happen. Glazers will pile more debt on the club chasing The Super League.
Makes you wonder if Ratcliffe really thought he was in contention, especially knowing he’d need to borrow significantly for a leveraged buyout? Compared to potential Middle Eastern bidders he really isn’t in the race but it’s been great publicity for him and Ineos since the takeover was announced.Bidders of course would be Luke warm. You don't show your hand so early on
"I love it, charge me what you like" says no one serious ever
I honestly think that clown Ratcliffe's nonsense has really skewered perception of how these processes actually work and how those involved actually behave.
Any interested party will be playing down their interest in hope of negotiating the best price. The sure sign Ratcliffe has NEVER been involved in this process was that he has been running around telling everyone he is.
It's negotiation.
No words. But not unexpected. They are going nowhere. Never were.
True, and perhaps its emblematic of the possiblity that free thinking is not acceptable in the ME outside of groupthink.
I live in the UK and hate the Tories. I lived in Israel and hate the government and the way they treat the Palestinians. And Iran is my absolutely favourite place in the world, but I hope the regime crashes and burns and society rises from the ashes.
That's simply not true, I live in ME, and I agree their labour laws could be improved, but women rights and freedom for women has greatly increased and there is no place safer for women, plus quality of life is good and salaries are without tax, so people are very happy here. Furthermore, I am not even Arabic so bigging them up gives me no benefit.
Do you think there is somebody holding me to a gun, asking me to write good things about living here or ME? I will just be happy that we have a owner who will put Utd first and dividend and returns are not the first thing they will have on their mind.
Just to give you an example, I am very much against Israel for their atrocities against Palestine, but this has not impacted my love for the club, despite the current owners being in bed with Israel and they have publicly supported their government's campaign.
As I understand it they can't add more debt, they've reached the limit on what United can borrow, that's one of the reasons they want to sell, they would have to spend some of their own money which 4 of the six siblings don't want to do, Joel and Avram don't want to sell so I assume they know that they would need to cough up money but they can't do that on their ownThat is why it is going to happen. Glazers will pile more debt on the club chasing The Super League.
That’s what you’re desperately hoping
As I understand it they can't add more debt, they've reached the limit on what United can borrow, that's one of the reasons they want to sell, they would have to spend some of their own money which 4 of the six siblings don't want to do, Joel and Avram don't want to sell so I assume they know that they would need to cough up money but they can't do that on their own
Still optimistic they’ll be gone if a deal can be struck for around £4.25b. This story strongly has a whiff of yet more clickbate about it./thread
Not really desperately, but yes Glazers with more debt would be preferred by just about any oppo. In the end I am just a spectator of this circus.
The Qataris are smooth where a takeover is taking place. They already know the outcome of their bid. Just relax.
Well they could just resign from the PL if they wanted, not very likely admittingly but these days you never know!Haha, the meltdown in here is so funny!
Someone explain to me, how can the Glazers (Manchester United) gain entrance to the super league without the consent of the Premier League?
No words. But not unexpected. They are going nowhere. Never were.
It's a relatively small twitter account, but he was right about a lot of our transfer activity in the summer. I'm not saying it's true, I just threw it out, in case it's true, so that fellows reds might not be smacked in the face with this news out of nowhere. Could be bullshit, but it might reign some expectations from people in that are 100% convinced Qatar is done and financial floodgates are about to open.
There is going to be a lot of disinformation over the next few days.
This looks more like a negotiating tactic by the Glazers to panic buyers into offering more.
There is going to be a lot of disinformation over the next few days.
This looks more like a negotiating tactic by the Glazers to panic buyers into offering more.
True, and perhaps its emblematic of the possiblity that free thinking is not acceptable in the ME outside of groupthink.
I live in the UK and hate the Tories. I lived in Israel and hate the government and the way they treat the Palestinians. And Iran is my absolutely favourite place in the world, but I hope the regime crashes and burns and society rises from the ashes.
Wouldn't blame yourself mate. I think it's an intended function of the bid/purchase to mobilise these fans with such sympathies to advocate for them, vertically integrating their ideology in there slowly but surely because we're already fans. We've seen it at City with them coming together over time, when at the start a lot of them called out the ridiculous statements for well, being ridiculous.
Yea I think it's difficult in a consumer world like ours to honestly say that you'll take a stand without being or feeling hypocritical. 60% of the worlds solar panels or something are made by chinese slaves, but i'll still buy them to help the environment. We still buy flagship smartphones etc etc. We do what we do to
Were I the perfect man, I'd be in #1. It would be a hard limit and I'd be protesting it and not support the club if it went ahead. But I like football, the club, my quiet life. Were I the perfect man, I'd probably also be off fighting in Syria or Ukraine.
I'm no psychologist, but as I mentioned shortly above I think this is kind of a function of them buying/bidding for the club. Stage one is to buy and their fanboys will harp on, integrating with the other fans. They'll do 'good' for the club, for the city. Let us spend our own money. Knowing that for many fans who have that bitter taste in their mouth it's still a lifestyle, an addiction. Slowly move us down until we really don't care, and we're singing from the same hymm sheet. The ones who were originally mad at it in reluctant acceptance, whilst the ones who didn't care from the start move to full on shill mode.
I honestly think we're seeing this now with City. They are becoming more and more full throated in their support.
I don't think our interest will diminish? It's still our club. The same boys/girls, the same managers. We'll just be more... empty perhaps? When we win or in general, who knows.
As for some mythical billionaire; though I'd love Mackenzie Scott to swoop in to put a finger up at Bezos, I only really see 2 viable options and I'm not sure how serious about us either would be. (And no Ineos isn't viable for me) [for reference: my idea of viable is defined by "rich enough for the club to be a hedge, and cash rich enough to plough cash into the club for a decade without caring for anything but capital gains"]
Its just posturing from the Glazers but they are cornered - fans are at war with them to the extent that they cant set foot into their own ground, commercial revenues have flatlined (they are struggling to secure a replacement for Teamviewer), the club needs major investments in infrastructure to catch up and the potential PL arms race means you cant run a top PL club on the cheap and maintain relevance.So the Glazers basically announce they are skint and need private investment to stay on or a full sale.
And somehow we come full circle and they are now going to buy out their family with help from Apollo group (who want what?) Hence meaning the private investment they originally wanted still hasn't been achieved. It makes zero sense and isn't exactly hard to dismiss.
Nah, he’s a Cnut. I’d rather hear from somebody who has something worthwhile to say about the sale.Would you prefer some thoughts from Max Verstappen?
You already have. Lewis HamiltonNah, he’s a Cnut. I’d rather hear from somebody who has something worthwhile to say about the sale.
I think that's it. I don't even really know who he is, I came across him at the end of the summer when I saw a tweet of his claiming how accurate his summer predictions were. When I looked back through his tweets he was ahead of the game on almost all our summer transfer activity, so I started following him.is the relatively small twitter account @antoniocarter? First result after searching “Glazers Apollo.” He seems like a grade A bullshitter. His pinned tweet is still saying it was a done deal with Dubai back in November
The Glazer's are hardly incompetent, how many folks do you know who bought a business for nothing, take out millions in dividends and are selling it for billions? -We, as fans, don't like it, but as a way of making a lot of money it was pretty ingeniousIts just posturing from the Glazers but they are cornered - fans are at war with them to the extent that they cant set foot into their own ground, commercial revenues have flatlined (they are struggling to secure a replacement for Teamviewer), the club needs major investments in infrastructure to catch up and the potential PL arms race means you cant run a top PL club on the cheap and maintain relevance.
On top of that the siblings wont accept being bought out on the cheap, they gonna want as close to 2/3 of the target valuation as possible so good luck getting a loan of £3b to £4b. Even if Apollo stupid enough to bite how are the Glazers going to fund the stadium renovations and keep the team competitive? We are a billion in debt, imagine the difficulties of servicing a £5b debt whilst trying to satisfy a restive fan base, the value of the club will collapse as we become too toxic even for the sponsors.
As incompetent as they are the Glazers would have seen these troubles coming from a mile away, the fact that they have finally contemplated a sale shows they have tried all else and failed. If this news did indeed come from the Glazers, a big if, then its nothing more than posturing. We have seen the three parties (the parasites, the Chelsea season ticket holder and the migrant abusing Qataris) all lay their case in the media and this is just a continuation. Imagine what the weekend and next week will be like with briefs and counter briefs, especially if our weakened team loses badly tomorrow night....
people just tweet every scenario then delete the ones that are wrong. How are you falling for this in 2023!I think that's it. I don't even really know who he is, I came across him at the end of the summer when I saw a tweet of his claiming how accurate his summer predictions were. When I looked back through his tweets he was ahead of the game on almost all our summer transfer activity, so I started following him.
On top of that the siblings wont accept being bought out on the cheap, they gonna want as close to 2/3 of the target valuation as possible so good luck getting a loan of £3b to £4b. Even if Apollo stupid enough to bite how are the Glazers going to fund the stadium renovations and keep the team competitive? We are a billion in debt, imagine the difficulties of servicing a £5b debt whilst trying to satisfy a restive fan base, the value of the club will collapse as we become too toxic even for the sponsors.
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Sounds like he's projecting his own issues onto UnitedWhat’s the thoughts on the this?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/foot...eover-billionaire-consortium-fsg-29220137.amp
Basically former Liverpool chairman saying overseas owners don’t want a North of England club and he feels United will struggle to sell at the Glazers valuation.