Club Sale | It’s done!
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This is the awkward part where loads of people have to do a U-turn with their views on state ownership in football
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That's obvious. This is a sportwashing operation, not a financial investment.
I agree with this Messi is leaving in the summer, Neymar likely to be sold as per reports he is getting on a bit after all and Mbappe is on a short contract so won't be long will he's moving too.
Apparently no one in Qatar watches the French league and they only bought PSG to win the World Cup bid
There's rumours that they want to sell a stake in PSG as well
The consortium or Qatari bank's biggest investor is the royal family they have a 17% share
Is the article not about the guy in the centre of the photo? And if not, who is the guy in the centre of the photo?
Assuming it is the same people which I think we all are. PSG will be absolutely dead in the water. This is like owning a Corsa and a Ferrari and saying which one would you want to drive more.
I don't think you can under the new FFP rules. It's linked to revenue now
Spending on infrastructure and stuff doesn't count though
Even if yiu don't care about Qatar's human rights record the ludicrous circus at PSG should put you off. Not that the Glazers will care. They will sell to the highest bidder.
Well the people buying United don't run Qatar so that puts paid to that, doesn't it.
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I want the club debt free, I want a new stadium or a OT re-development and I want to be able to spend money on whatever the squad needs I have zero interest where that money comes from in all honesty
City and PSG have been widely regarded within the game though, very rarely do you see City get criticised for what they've done on the pitch in the past 10 years
I don't know? Just trying to explain to those that get caught up with the net worth of the official bidder. It's very common in GCC that they set up subsidiary funds to the sovereign wealth fund. They can't use QIA or QSI due to PSG ownership, so probably set up a completely new and non-related fund chaired by a guy noone knows who is - and giving him carte blanche from the QIA accounts - because the state really wants to own United
Where are the other bids?
They have sold a stake of PSG. The club's now worth a few billion. It's pretty good returns financially
Yeah but years down the line shit like this that they are putting out, while all the while being bankrolled by the same lot who own PSG, makes it all a bit murky and suspicious.
Where are the other bidders? It’s proper bizarre nobody else has done any public campaign.
Pretty funny to see a huge part of the community here sticking its head in the sand or trying to dance around the obvious when a lot were far more vocal when it was about PSG or City. The bid is obviously state backed and it won't be more virtuous than PSG.
Good luck trying to reconcile your values with the idendity of your owner. Welcome to our hell.
Good luck trying to reconcile your values with the idendity of your owner. Welcome to our hell.
Time's up. Pens down everyone
I have my misgivings about State ownership. But, surely if we play, say, PSG in a big Champions League tie then the stronger team wins. The owners win either way.
Most big name managers and players are both rich and and single minded about winning.
Most big name managers and players are both rich and and single minded about winning.
Remember that Wrexham is key
All this talk about sports washing. Can we instead say we’re a loss leader to make money on outside investment/ tourism of Qatar. Because it’s that. I’d rather this incentive than a financial incentive like what Glazers made which is bleeding us dry.
I hope no other bids come in. Qatar will blow them out the water anyway they've gone public now there's no way they'll lose a bidding war.
I want the Glazers to feck off with as less money as possible. Cnuts.
I want the Glazers to feck off with as less money as possible. Cnuts.
Could well be more bids but they have remained private and not gone public.
There's no reason to think we'll hear about all the bids today.
Not awkward here, mate!
You really believe that? Yeah and they've nothing to do with the lads who own PSG either. Pull the other one mate.
That’s what I’m starting to think. They’ve all withdrawn.
STOP THE COUNT
He’s clearly a mouthpiece.
Have any other bids officially been announced? Or is it just the Qataris?
Did we win?
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