I fly transcontinental flights regularly, and I must say Qatar is less busy and nicer aircrafts but Emirates overall customer service is better. Just.And hopefully, you aren't like your namesake and miss the flights.
But tbf, Qatar's a decent airline. Not quite Singapore Airlines or Emirates level but pretty close -- though the main surveys have Qatar as no 1 in the world.
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I have openly admitted I am going to look a hypocrite about Qatar because criticised City in the past,however won't make me feel any trophies won under it are tainted.
The FA and UEFA had allowed states to buy clubs thus giving cheat codes to those clubs to win. Meanwhile it had punished United by allowing it to be bought by these scoundrels who had crippled us with their debt. What most of us want is a level playing field. The FA/UEFA can either force the Abu Dhabis, the Saudis, the Qatars and all the Oligarchs to sell their clubs and feck off from football for good or else it can retain this level playing field in which case we have every right to be in. There's no hypocrisy in that
Yeah the horse bolted on that sort of ownership way back in the summer of 2003
I remember a time when state/oligarchs club ownership didn't existed. Chelsea were inches away from financial meltdown and City were in 2nd division and loaning players from us in a bid to survive. Its pretty evident that these clubs are living on the money pumped by their sugar daddies to our expense. So now, asking for at least a level playing is not hypocritical at all.
When this turns out to be correct..
And yet some think Qatar is the worst option.
So you are agreeing with yourself?
he's hoping for a blue Peter badge
That would be adequate compensation for the glazers staying on.
I keep thinking the b@stards are playing games and won't actually sell up and pee off...
A bit of nostalgia:
It's not nostalgia really but a matter of not wanting my club to keep competing into a race that is clearly fixed against us. I understand the ABUs for not wanting Qatar to buy us. The thought of a debt free united must scare the crap out of them. I don't understand the thought process forwarded by the top reds though. It's like insisting that our GK won't catch the ball with his hands because the sports in question is called football.
Everything is possible but I doubt it. United’s infrastructure is a mess (2b expense bad), the credit card had maxed out, most glazers want out and we are losing money. Its impossible for Avram/Joel to retain control on the club while concurrently buy the others out and invest on the infrastructure + squad to bring us back on top. Don't forget that they don't sell now then Qatar and ineos will probably end up investing in another club + it's only a matter of time before saudi turn Newcastle into a football juggernaut. That means that it's getting tougher for a predatory style of ownership run club to make it to top 4
I don’t agree or disagree with fans like this I’m probably like most oblivious now to all the noise!
What I do know is the more you look into the Glaziers tenure, you realise that never, ever has more self centred selfish owners of a football club existed, this may not be their fault as Malcolm Glazier originally owned the club, not the six siblings. Even now they are trying to rinse the last few dollars out of the club and staying longer than they should so as to ruin the new owners opportunities within the summer transfer.
Do I want United to be the Flagship in a United Style group where Qatar own multiple clubs around the world, Hell No, Do I want SJR putting the Manchester back into Manchester United when he’s a tax exile in Monaco , Hell No can’t see that working either but here’s the most important question ?
Do I want the biggest parasites in football to continue to run our club into the ground where we continue to be the laughing stock of football, eventually resulting in relegation to the championship and bankruptcy!
Hell No more then Hell No previously so begrudgingly I’ll accept anyone but the Glaziers and I think most united fans see it very Much the same way
A bit of nostalgia:
The old souvenir shop. I've still got a few odds and ends I bought from there.
Off topic, but that might just be the ugliest website I’ve ever seen.
If this is true. Only thing I think is won’t the Qatari and INEOS have figured it out? If they haven’t then imagine the anger they could stir against the glazers when they do and announce it publicly.
So I think it’s unlikely the Glazers would do that. 1) risk possible riots. 2) completely ruin their credibility in the business world.
I think, and fear, that it’s going to be some US based consortium looking to make a buck
I hope Brailsford’s plan doesn’t involve Triamcinolone 
Am I reading Sir Jimmy wants to bin off some of our resident posters' favourites Murtough and Arnold? Say it isn't so
Every prospective new owner will bring in their own people.
Everything INEOS touches turns to gold doesn’t it…
Everything INEOS touches turns to gold doesn’t it…
Surely the Glazers are going to be pissed off with another public brief. It had gone relatively quiet since the Glazers briefed that they wanted to keep things private.
Sky dominated the tour ineos won one, Mercedes pre ineos were unstoppable now they are the joker team.
I hope this article about Ratcliff’s plans pisses off the Raine group and the glazers, just like the way he did in the attempted Chelsea takeover by himself.
I’m all honesty, giving details of his plans smells of panic that other bidders are favoured in the process to win. This article is a ploy to garner support from the ‘Manchester’ based Utd fans.
I’m all honesty, giving details of his plans smells of panic that other bidders are favoured in the process to win. This article is a ploy to garner support from the ‘Manchester’ based Utd fans.
Nope. It’s time to get gassed.
A friend of mine is a well known Cycling journalist he told me some stories about INEOS and it’s a bit of a joke.
All the bidders are actually just Qatar in different costumes.
Why does there always have to be some cynical motive at play? Can it not be as simple as the man genuinely wanting to make United great again
Qatari bidders are like buses aren't they?
Reading this thread im not sure anybody does
Everytime they reveal more of Jim's plans, the more I want him to go away.
No Jim. We don't want a fecking cyclist manager or whatever he is to be running our club.
If the only thing they care about is making cash then there are far better investments to make for £5bn
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