You took a mortgage from a bank to buy your home, no? The bank funded your acquisition but the bank does not own your home. Welcome to the difference between “funded” and “owned”. Seems like a pretty big difference.
Club Sale | It’s done!
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You're not getting paranoid!
Great, isn't it? My daily activities have drastically been reduced.
Haha! Pleased that I can spot it, at least for now... I've been messing around with it, haven't found a good way to use it for work yet but it's on the to-do list. Got an invite to the Google one a while back, the differences in writing styles are interesting. Here's the response to "how could blockchain technology be helpful to Manchester United?":
Here are some ways that blockchain technology can be helpful to Manchester United:
- Ticketing: Blockchain could be used to create a secure and transparent ticketing system for Manchester United games. This would help to prevent fraud and ensure that all tickets are sold to legitimate fans.
- Merchandise sales: Blockchain could be used to track the sale of merchandise, ensuring that all royalties are paid to the appropriate parties. This would help to prevent counterfeiting and ensure that Manchester United receives its fair share of revenue.
- Fan engagement: Blockchain could be used to create a more engaging experience for fans. For example, fans could use blockchain-based tokens to purchase merchandise, unlock exclusive content, and participate in polls and surveys.
- Player contracts: Blockchain could be used to create secure and transparent player contracts. This would help to prevent disputes and ensure that players are paid their fair share.
- Finances: Blockchain could be used to manage Manchester United's finances more efficiently. For example, blockchain could be used to track payments, manage assets, and generate financial reports.
Interesting that it hits some different points, and puts a different emphasis on some where they overlap, but I haven't seen a good comparative analysis of that yet.
What I do think holds true is that Bard sounds more...focused? Don't know how to describe it really.
Paddy Crerand is as red-tinted as they come on MUTV but sadly I think he's retired.
The thing the PL needs to consider is that if they allow a direct-to-consumer approach it would kill off the smaller ones as no one can compete with United then considering our global fan base.
Maybe they can have a hybrid model. Or the big clubs can band together and have a hybrid model for them.
I sent a letter to the club this morning. Fingers crossed!
There would still be away games which united will have to buy at a premium. That's 50% of our games.
I sent a letter to the club this morning. Fingers crossed!
Love it. And I don’t get to say it too often these days, but that one was a few years before my time.
How the hell do you know so much about blockchain? To call me blockchain dummy is giving me way too much credit.
It was written by AI
He used ChatGPT...
He is. He already did that once with the announcement at X o'clock and all it was some nonsense with "trust me bro" source.
The Ajax fans want Van der Sar to leave the club due to his ineptitude.
What’s the problem they have with him? From what I’ve seen, they’ve had a fair bit of success with him, but that was when Overmars and ETH were there. Generally, Ajax have hired bad coaches, other than ETH. He’s done well bringing in transfer fees, obviously.
He’s still the only ex-United player who has gone on to do anything of note in football after playing, so I wonder why the Qataris would promote getting any of them on the staff.
Depends where you are. The bank often does hold the title, or at the very least hold power over the home owner. Which of those two it is varies by jurisdiction.
For example, I live in a state (Florida if it isn't obvious by my screen name) that does "lien theory", where the borrow retains the title, but other states and countries have "title theory", where the bank holds it. However, if I have a mortgage I may still retain the title, but the bank can force me to have homeowners insurance (thus power and influence over decisions I make about my home).
So to the point of state funded or state owned, it really is semantics, as the state will get a lot of say in things.
Also, state funded, if that's how you choose to think of it, effectively means a loan (i.e., DEBT) from the state.
Gotta love ChatGBT.
I have been in the space for around 3 years now. I'm also very big on NFT's. The utility they will bring will be unbelievable.
He just rehashed Qatar are bidding 5.5bill
Correct.
Also, I have a Project which is based on the blockchain. I need a little more knowledge than just relying on ChatGPT.
But hey, that's the beauty of ChatGPT, we'll all be experts!
Ah, wicked. I haven't used Google's version yet. Something on my to do list. But it does look impressive, too.
He posted the exact same a few days ago without anything happening. Just because he put 'Qatari' in his name it doesn't mean we should give him any attention. It's a random troll account.
This is very important.
If the sale lingers through till next September (which is possible), we'll essentially be writing off another season, as the (outgoing) Glazers won't want to spend money on players in the Summer.
Overmars was kind of the glue that held things together and seemed to be the one with the vision of the club. VDS secured the talent, ETH enacted it on the pitch. Overmars was a massive loss. VDS is currently facing huge fan backlash, they want him out.
Hahahha, great catch! That is crazy.
What is the purpose of these leaks? It's not as if outsiders have any say in who gets the club.
Wouldn't it be better to come out with all this once the club is secured and they are looking to secure United hearts and minds?
BC for United, as a developer is a long way away, if ever. Some examples, they lack organisational readiness, i.e IT capability, data availability. There will likely be external resistance, i.e. stakeholders (including upstream integration), GDPR issues, lack of external commitment, there is no competitive pressure.
Finances/player contracts: There are some interesting article written by Professor Christian Catalini of MIT who suggests near real time financial information can be shared with stakeholders (that could include contracts, integrating into AI can create performance based payments). ACCA have started training BC to professionals. Ultimately, why would management or even players want to publish that information on the BC?
Fan engagement: Gamification for fan experience isn't ready. I was at an Academic conference on Blockchain last week, one presenter asked how many "knowledgeable" attendees used BRAVE Browser, only 2 people in the audience. Another asked who was using the Metaverse (those that don't know the metaverse can be built on the BC). The metaverse increases barriers rather than decreasing barriers i.e it takes more time and it's not inclusive. While i know those are only two examples. I'll add, end users cite, trust, risk, awareness, speed, knowledge, usefulness, questioning the value and doing what is socially normal (waiting for others)/subjective norms.
There is probably greater use value for BC with an FA/UEFA based system with BC folks for clubs.
The thing is that he's done nothing of note on the football side of the club and hence his role has been on the board of the club. And since Overmars and ten Hag have left the football side of the club, he got involved on the football side of the club and has been making poor decisions and they still don't have a Sporting director. And the Ajax fans confronted him after the defeat to Feyenoord in their last league game.
We don't know in what capacity the Qatari group would want former players involved on the football side of the club. Bayern and Ajax do the same thing and it works because everyone knows their roles. Real Madrid do similar, where Florentino Perez wants people who have the Madridismo and his personal adviser is former Real Madrid keeper, Iker Casillas.
But it's important to look beyond the former players and try and understand who is running the respective football departments. And at Real Madrid and Bayern, it's their heads of scouting who ultimately decide who is and isn't signed and they work in tandem with the DoF and head coach.
What do you see as the difference?
Are they lending Al-Thani the money, or just giving it away to be nice?
Well yeh, if you're willing to take everything at face value, even when it might contradict itself or lack any verifiable substance.
Not much. It's a silly line to draw
I'm going to assume to get fan engagement.
No, the fans won't be able to directly influence what happens per say, however, getting the fans onside early, will help later on.
Well, yeah. 'Isn't it wonderful' is a pretty horrific response to the pain of others.Really? You think the prospect of someone turning us into the best team in the country and are rivals being scared is the worst thing you’ve read in here? You must not frequent this thread very often then.
Zoomed to the last page and had to check I was in the right thread.
Some great views. Thanks for sharing.
The fact that Tezos has teamed up with the club, created a discord and their own NFT's, is an indication that they are open to blockchain technology.
The speed of full adoption, will take time. But they're on the road.
Knowing the Safestyle US family and their contempt for United fans, I think stuff like this actually strengthens SJRs bid.
Better to stay quiet
Yes, it looks something like that. I don’t know if VDS is solely responsible for hiring coaches, but ETH has been their only successful hire (possibly Bosz as well, but don’t remember if VDS was there then). I think Overmars is/was a real talent, equal to Ten Hag possibly, so it’s not easy to replace those two.
It’s the magic number the Glazer want, but I cannot see anything other than Qatar nailing this now.
Jassim turns 41 next month, which is positively over the hill!
Sell Jassim, sack Qatar.
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