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Jim Jim Jim....

You'd think with coming in at a lower bid, he'd damn well make sure he gets the fans on side.

Clearing the debt, regenerating the stadium etc.

What does he give us? A brexit bid and putting the... Manchester back in Manchester? what exactly does that mean?

it just feels so lack luster. He needs to clear up whether the debt will be cleared or left on the club ASAP.

If its staying, he can get fecked.
 
What people who say Qatar are just better at PR than Jimmy Rat don't understand is that this displays willingness to understand the fans and actually cater to their wishes.

On the other side, we have Ratcliffe coming up with no info on key aspects of the ownership that fans are keen to know about. It's just arrogance and presumes he should be winning because of his passport. What does that mean for his eventual running of the club? It just feels entitled.

It's basically a political campaign. One side has made the effort to sell their message, the other just feels entitled to the vote.

Of course, it's the number on the proverbial check that will make the Glazers' mind, so it's all a bit academic in the end.

It couldn't be more true, and yet you seem very sensitive to this "message" when any person with a bit of sense knows it's BS. If Qatar doesn't want to benefit from the profits made by United, it means they want the PR. And for PR purposes, they'll make absurd choices like creating a team full of big names that makes no sense, exactly the way they did at PSG. I'm not saying Ratcliffe is better but the "display of willingness" means sh*t. I'm sure you'll all love having a 35 years old De Bruyne bought for the sole reason that sheikh Al Tani's brother in law was a fan a decade ago.
 
They obviously never really understood this club or football in general.

That's it, there are layers around the 90 minutes that made the game what it was. The fact it needed feck all equipment meant it could be played by people with very little. That's what made it globally so popular and thus so ripe for commidifying. And in this age of commodify everything this was visibly inevitable for a depressingly long time.
 
Exactly why I think Radcliffe would be a disaster here.

Care to read this:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...manchester-united-fans-nice-jim-ratcliffe-psg


His aim was to improve Nize to challenge PSG, he hasn't done it. He's made them worse.

Like I said in my original post. We aren't Nice, but maybe I'm being naive. I understand your point of view though. Atleast you have an argument other than someone in another thread that hated Radcliffe purely because of Brexit :lol:
 
Qatar bid is obviously designed to bring fans to Qatar's side and therefore pressure the Glazers to sell to Qatar/deter other bidders (or fans will riot). Substantively, all profits going back to the club us huge (and profits will be bigger because no interest payments on debt!).

Radcliffe's bid says that there will be debt at holding company level, i.e., the same thing the Glazers are doing. Where do you think the money will come from to service the debt?

I remain anti-oil money, but am coming around to thinking that succumbing to it may be the only way for United to become a top team once again. When in Rome...
 
You do realise that every football club is rooted in its locality? That’s the literal heart and soul of the club. So depressing how many fans don’t get this.
What's sad is people not comprehending simple statements. I'm talking about the adequacy of a backfired PR statement made by a potential bidder not the club's roots. Even if I wasn't being local doesn't dismiss substantial concerns like bringing more debt. This is narrow minded nationalist stupidity. Being born somewhere shouldn't even be the first topic of conversation.
 
What people who say Qatar are just better at PR than Jimmy Rat don't understand is that this displays willingness to understand the fans and actually cater to their wishes.

On the other side, we have Ratcliffe coming up with no info on key aspects of the ownership that fans are keen to know about. It's just arrogance and presumes he should be winning because of his passport. What does that mean for his eventual running of the club? It just feels entitled.

It's basically a political campaign. One side has made the effort to sell their message, the other just feels entitled to the vote.

Of course, it's the number on the proverbial check that will make the Glazers' mind, so it's all a bit academic in the end.
I think Jim Ratcliff bid means he has more questions to answer. People should be asking.
1) How much debt is he taking on to buy the club?
2) Who is he getting it from?
3) What are the repayment terms and how much profit do they expect ?
4) How much of the clubs revenue will go to paying off the debt over the next decades and decades and decades
5) What about redevelopment of the stadium?

These are all very simple questions that no one is asking, not even “so called journalist” yet I bet you if it was Qatar bidding under these conditions they’d be asked and the negatives answered for Qatar because they are so obvious
 
Quality control
Yeah and if you don't feel gutted as he does, ignore it, as opposed to an unneeded jeering response. I'd understand your twatty retort if he was trying to impose his views, but he wasn't. Apparently him wanting to see if other fans feel the same way as he does triggered your flight or asshole response? Might want to check why.

Again, shut up. Not much interested in your bozo responses nor your understanding. You could have ignored my posts much like you suggested, but somehow me presenting a simple solution for simpathy fishing activated your cheer leader routine. I don't even care to ask you to check why. Move
 
Why do you think PSG is a complete circus?

They're a ligue 1 club that has absolutely crushed their league and it's competing in the UCL every year. They have am impressive squad full of world-class players.

Ask any PSG fan wether they're happy with the Qatar takeover, see what they answer.

It's not a matter of wether they failed or not, PSG has been slowed down due to FFP. We don't have that break, we can be heavily investing year after year, have players of the calibre of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. We'll finally compete with City, go back to competing for big titles instead of top 4.

Radcliffe will fail here, I would rather keep the Glazers than change to him. He's a small time billionaire full of good intentions but without the proper numbers to fully invest the way we need.

This is the new era, I rather be the big dog than watch us slowly fade like we've had in the last year's.

If Radcliffe succeed and somehow Qatar changes their way into Liverpool it's over. We'll be doomed to be a second tier club forever. Let's take this opportunity with both hands and return this club to the place we belong.
Based on what? Even with the Glazer family we've spent more than enough to compete in the last decade but we've been incompetent in our spending. If that continues under any new owners than the amount spent won't matter. I'm not sure the people who run a team who play in a league where they are totally dominant financially (to an extent we will never be in England) and yet have still failed to win the title twice in recent years and have made no real impact in Europe are definitely going to be competent. Plus they're complete cnuts for an added bonus.
 
I don’t believe them one bit. It’s easy to declare the moral high stand on the Internet but when you are a fan for decades it’s not just easy to quit like who is even keeping an eye on them whether they would support or quit? There is no way to prove otherwise but I bet they would still be watching us and celebrating every goal.
You can bet your boots some will comment on the matchday or player forums!
 
Qatar are very good at this sportswashing lark, but Jim's made it easy for them. It's been unconvincing all along, but that statement is just.....imagine there's that much money being thrown around and that's the best you can do to sell it to the public?
 
It couldn't be more true, and yet you seem very sensitive to this "message" when any person with a bit of sense knows it's BS. If Qatar doesn't want to benefit from the profits made by United, it means they want the PR. And for PR purposes, they'll make absurd choices like creating a team full of big names that makes no sense, exactly the way they did at PSG. I'm not saying Ratcliffe is better but the "display of willingness" means sh*t. I'm sure you'll all love having a 35 years old De Bruyne bought for the sole reason that sheikh Al Tani's brother in law was a fan a decade ago.
You've literally just made this up.

I challenged someone else earlier about Ratcliffe being the better choice. He's running Nice like a proper circus full of PL rejects that looks no better than PSG. Basically a pauper's version really.

So given the choice of two ownership proposals with questionable track record with their current clubs in the same league, who would you choose?
 
It couldn't be more true, and yet you seem very sensitive to this "message" when any person with a bit of sense knows it's BS. If Qatar doesn't want to benefit from the profits made by United, it means they want the PR. And for PR purposes, they'll make absurd choices like creating a team full of big names that makes no sense, exactly the way they did at PSG. I'm not saying Ratcliffe is better but the "display of willingness" means sh*t. I'm sure you'll all love having a 35 years old De Bruyne bought for the sole reason that sheikh Al Tani's brother in law was a fan a decade ago.


Or, these are very rich people who have spent the last couple of decades one upping each other with the size of their yachts, and now have a new dick swinging contest with football clubs.

Qatar just hosted the world cup. Their reputation is already lily white to the people that matter.
 
Radcliffe's bid says that there will be debt at holding company level, i.e., the same thing the Glazers are doing. Where do you think the money will come from to service the debt?

I remain anti-oil money, but am coming around to thinking that succumbing to it may be the only way for United to become a top team once again. When in Rome...
Theb debt would go to INEOS. If he said he wouldn't take money out to service the debt then he won't, it therefore must be in writing with his partners, why are people willing to believe the Qatari bid came from a private citizen separate from the state but not this?!
 
It couldn't be more true, and yet you seem very sensitive to this "message" when any person with a bit of sense knows it's BS. If Qatar doesn't want to benefit from the profits made by United, it means they want the PR. And for PR purposes, they'll make absurd choices like creating a team full of big names that makes no sense, exactly the way they did at PSG. I'm not saying Ratcliffe is better but the "display of willingness" means sh*t. I'm sure you'll all love having a 35 years old De Bruyne bought for the sole reason that sheikh Al Tani's brother in law was a fan a decade ago.
I thought psg has changed the strategy, no? Everything tried in psg will benefit the decision making for manutd if they learn from it.
 
Lame, Manchester is RED*

with the blood of human rights abuse

Ah yes the city where the cotton processing trade happened and many people died to inadequate housing

Let's not forgot our British history too

I'm fine with the Qataris bringing us back to the top again
 
Qatar bid is obviously designed to bring fans to Qatar's side and therefore pressure the Glazers to sell to Qatar/deter other bidders (or fans will riot). Substantively, all profits going back to the club us huge (and profits will be bigger because no interest payments on debt!).

Radcliffe's bid says that there will be debt at holding company level, i.e., the same thing the Glazers are doing. Where do you think the money will come from to service the debt?

I remain anti-oil money, but am coming around to thinking that succumbing to it may be the only way for United to become a top team once again. When in Rome...

Ineos is probably more oil than Qatar.
 
I actually prefer Qatar over brexit ratcliffe. Just get the feeling that he’s reaching a bit.
 
Again, shut up. Not much interested in your bozo responses nor your understanding. You could have ignored my posts much like you suggested, but somehow me presenting a simple solution for simpathy fishing activated your cheer leader routine. I don't even care to ask you to check why. Move
Reported for quality control.
 
Theb debt would go to INEOS. If he said he wouldn't take money out to service the debt then he won't, it therefore must be in writing with his partners, why are people willing to believe the Qatari bid came from a private citizen separate from the state but not this?!
The statement says nothing about the existing debt either. What happens when Jim gets too old? You better believe INEOS will want access to the clubs profits to service costs.
 
Theb debt would go to INEOS. If he said he wouldn't take money out to service the debt then he won't, it therefore must be in writing with his partners, why are people willing to believe the Qatari bid came from a private citizen separate from the state but not this?!
we all know why
 
Theb debt would go to INEOS. If he said he wouldn't take money out to service the debt then he won't, it therefore must be in writing with his partners, why are people willing to believe the Qatari bid came from a private citizen separate from the state but not this?!

Inios is a publicly listed company.

By Law, they MUST seek to maximize shareholder profits at all times, in everything they do.

That means the clubs profits paying the purchase debt, and minimizing operating costs.
 
Theb debt would go to INEOS. If he said he wouldn't take money out to service the debt then he won't, it therefore must be in writing with his partners, why are people willing to believe the Qatari bid came from a private citizen separate from the state but not this?!

Has he, in fact, said that he won't take out money to service the debt? All I've seen is that the debt is at INEOS level, and not at club level.
 
Have you got a link?
I have just gone back to page 500 and its gone! It was on here and when I tried to put the Ole message on it said oops something went wrong. thats why I didnt link in the first place.
 
It's very revealing when folk just can't comprehend principles.
Principles. Right. Doesn’t apply whilst united being sponsored by Saudi telecom. Just like that Goonerinpeace fella said sponsors not owners. Right?
 
Principles. Right. Doesn’t apply whilst united being sponsored by Saudi telecom. Just like that Goonerinpeace fella said sponsors not owners. Right?


If course it applies, but it's not absolute, there are tipping points. Thats the way humans operate.
 
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