“Integrity” in football
that and i'm fairly sure there's precedent with Red Bull owning 2 clubs...though I read that Qatar is creating a separate entity to bid for United to avoid this possibility.Club Sale | It’s done!
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that and i'm fairly sure there's precedent with Red Bull owning 2 clubs...though I read that Qatar is creating a separate entity to bid for United to avoid this possibility.Feck right off!! Integrity? That disappeared years ago and where was the uproar with Redbull owning Salzburg and Leigzig? Who literally played each other in Europe a couple of seasons ago. Or is this just reserved for when it’s Utd potentially being taken over?
They can’t do it surely? The time for this integrity bullshit was decades ago.
Wouldn’t surprise me though.
Wouldn’t surprise me though.
Ideally, we all want new owners to come in and review things top to bottom without making rash decisions.
The last thing we want is them coming in thinking they are now in control of the biggest club and they need to make drastic changes to make a statement.
Personally, I want the owners to be in place well before the pre season, say May, have a review of the last few years with the current hierarchy in terms of what has gone wrong, what has changed because, we have made changes in the last year.
Then its up to them to say, do we think Richard Arnold and Murtough are good for the job? if they stay in the job, Ten Hag 100% stays.
I would prefer gradual organic changes than loads at once like we have seen at Chelsea.
This will only swell the support for Qatar. Good.
FairSquare can go *#^*^##. Where were they when City and Newcastle got taken over?
People can't have United being successful again, where was this energy for other teams?
You can’t say no to Qatar taking us over after all the other takeovers being allowed. It’s a total nonsense.
I might be wrong, but where was all this hoo ha when Leipzig and Salzburg are in the same competition?
I mean they are both owned by Red Bull no?
I mean they are both owned by Red Bull no?
UEFA can do feck all about this, they’ve already set a precedent with Redbull owning two clubs and if the Qatari’s use the same method to get around it then they haven’t got a leg to stand on.
“Human Rights Research”, is this on human rights or competition grounds?
It's "good for competition" when it's a no-mark like City
Inevitable this sort of stuff would start to come out. It's now an issue of integrity is it?
Salty journalism from a fan of a rival club. Knew their would be backlash to Utd having super rich owners.
Not paying for the article so can someone confirm who is supposedly asking UEFA to block the move?
Salty journalism from a fan of a rival club. Knew their would be backlash to Utd having super rich owners.
Not paying for the article so can someone confirm who is supposedly asking UEFA to block the move?
“Integrity” and “football”
Pick one.
Pick one.
You really are beating around the bush. So you’re saying the new owners could sack ETH because he performs badly between now and when they arrive. Welcome to the world of football. Obviously every manager is judged on results. Unless Utd completely implode between now and the summer, there’s zero reason to sack him.
Inevitable this sort of stuff would start to come out. It's now an issue of integrity is it?
Salty journalism from a fan of a rival club. Knew their would be backlash to Utd having super rich owners.
Yep. Could see it coming a mile away. The ABU agenda is going to be ramped up tenfold in the coming weeks.
I’d be curious to see if they protested them
Or not tbh.
I do remember a lot of backlash on the Newcastle takeover.
I wonder why rival fans are worried about that. According to them dont our owners spend? Cause they keep bringing up the 1bn spent and nothing won argument.
So why they worried?
The owners are not in charge right now. What dont you get. They will judge him and everything when they are in charge.
A sale of a football club isn't going to fail just because a few Karen's write some angry letters
Integrity of football would have been a valid point 20 years ago. But now we are way beyond that point, it's long gone. Or the possibility of taking us will be the turning point? I would bet there are plenty of entities thrilled seeing where we are right now.
The fact rivals are keeping quiet/shitting themselves about this potential takeover is telling and is exactly why I want it to happen.
Owners with massive resources and ambition to win is a nightmare for ABUs.
And this is why we need the big bucks.
So pathetic clubs like Citeh and Newcastle can spend their way to the top but once it comes to United, the rule book gets dusted off and searched for any and all obstacles, real or otherwise. A bit like the Casemiro red card and the numerous penalties we never get while Jack the beauty pageant contestant gets on the regular.
I would imagine Qatar can get this done and if UEFA know where their breed is buttered, they won't piss off the owners of the few huge European clubs that said no to the Superleague.
Not even saying I want the Qataris but you simply can't block it.
You already let Saudi in. And Abu Dhabi. And Red Bull have two teams.
If it got blocked it's just because it's Manchester United. Rules should be the same for everyone.
Therefore it's too late to start blocking these takeovers. That time came and went
You already let Saudi in. And Abu Dhabi. And Red Bull have two teams.
If it got blocked it's just because it's Manchester United. Rules should be the same for everyone.
Therefore it's too late to start blocking these takeovers. That time came and went
Rather have to go through all these processes ahead of the club being sold than after to be honest. I'm not against a thorough investigation into the potential ownership models and overlaps of Utd/PSG, although - as has been stated - the lack of scrutiny over the Red Bull clubs is pertinent/potentially precedent setting. It would seem pretty odd for UEFA to have an issue with this ownership model after PSG. City and Newcastle.
United have always been held to higher standards than other clubs, we're the face of English football.
The horse has long since bolted Uefa can't do anything.
the media will love it though gets people scared.
If you actually read the article it appears to be about the PSG/UTD both being owned by the same entity that will long of been taken care of.
the media will love it though gets people scared.
If you actually read the article it appears to be about the PSG/UTD both being owned by the same entity that will long of been taken care of.
I think taking a stand against this is tje right way to go, not the wrong way to go. A consistent system needs to be put in place piece by piece to remove club consortiums, and people i power needs to take morr responsibility to use these opportunities. Now is as good a time to start as any.
The Saudis were blocked for over a year from completing their takeover of Newcastle
Nah you can't start just because it's United. If it was a smaller team no one would care.
Rules are supposed to be equal
Because of privacy concerns around the EPL media rights in Saudi Arabia.
The chairman and the CEO of PSG (the same people that are meant to be buying us apparently) is literally on the UEFA board, theres no chance.
To be fair, I strongly question the integrity of the sport if two clubs have the same owners.
And let's not pretend the two Qatar bodies are independent, we all know that's nonsense.
I hope it's blocked and both red bull clubs are forever banned from Uefa comps too. (Or at least until one, Leipzig, ceases to exist).
Inshallah
Just bloody calm yourselves. It's like reading Bluemoon. Needless hysterics won't do anything but rob you of your dignity.
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