Is there anyone left at Manchester United with hair on their head?
Omar Berrada | Man Utd CEO
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Blanc and Brailsford are INEOS so will be other focuses, not just United, but they will sit on the United board.
City were apparently eyeing up ten Hag as a potential pep replacement, could be good news for him.
Nicely done.
Almost everything since this investment from INEOS was announced has been positive from them. It feels like it bodes well.
Also, you notice how it's a "joint decision" and an INEOS and Glazer appointment? Completely expected but they'll get their mitts over anything remotely positive that they've probably had nothing to do with. Scum.
100% getting his name on the back of my jersey
Isnt he going to be implicated in Citys FFP charges if they are convicted?
My worry. I don't know anything about him but i wonder how much he will end up involved
This would be an incredible statement of intent. Not so much for the fans, but I'm talking about within the football world. To agents, owners, fellow CEOs, DOFs etc. It lets the whole footballing world know that United arent the same shambles inside the club as they've been for 15 years.
Whip round for a Welcome to Manchester banner?
Agreed. Based on his reputation I am learning about, that would be the big positive.
INEOS know what they are doing. Positive signs. Hopefully the post Fergie circus ends now.
Yes even if they somehow escape most of it with clever lawyer work, it's a weird way to start this new era. And if they do get punished i hope this isn't going to be a situation where all the big shots run away to other clubs/leagues and someone (and the fans) is left holding the gun.
Read the tweet above your post, it’s for a bigger role.
He'll sit on the board and have overall control of Business and Football
His guys CV reads "Barca 2008-16, City 16-2023"
He's not a man who joins teams he feels are going nowhere.
He's not a man who joins teams he feels are going nowhere.
Idk anything about this man, so not sure what to say in terms of cocks being sheathed or otherwise. But with the context of the impending issues from City’s FFP breaches, it must be ominous (for them) that their CFO is moving to their rivals?
Remember when WCW got Russo and thought they won the jackpot then folded a year later after they discovered he was a fraud hiding in plain sight and wasn't some intelligent savior they had bet the farm on?
Sorry, bit of a weird comparison but it immediately popped in my mind for whatever reason. I should be excited. And I am. Just won't show it on the outside for some time.
Sorry, bit of a weird comparison but it immediately popped in my mind for whatever reason. I should be excited. And I am. Just won't show it on the outside for some time.
Interesting news. Very unexpected I must say and I'd be lying if I said I'd even heard of the guy before. I assumed it would be that Blanc lad as he seemed to check all the boxes on paper, but I guess they prefer to keep him in his more general INEOS role.
It's a bit weird to get excited about a CEO appointment but it is nice to see someone who has actually worked in similar positions across clubs come in and do the job rather than the bankers and generally non footballing people we've had for years now.
My one, and honestly pretty big, concern is how much they guy was involved in the charges that City currently face. He was COO there during a few years of the period they're being charged for and that puts a bit of a dark cloud over him in my books. Barca aren't exactly the most upstanding club in the world either in terms of the conduct of their executives. I don't want anything shady going on at United that's for sure. I also have to wonder if city are found guilty, then is this lad also going to face a ban?
It's a bit weird to get excited about a CEO appointment but it is nice to see someone who has actually worked in similar positions across clubs come in and do the job rather than the bankers and generally non footballing people we've had for years now.
My one, and honestly pretty big, concern is how much they guy was involved in the charges that City currently face. He was COO there during a few years of the period they're being charged for and that puts a bit of a dark cloud over him in my books. Barca aren't exactly the most upstanding club in the world either in terms of the conduct of their executives. I don't want anything shady going on at United that's for sure. I also have to wonder if city are found guilty, then is this lad also going to face a ban?
Im sure due diligence was done by SJR, The Glazers, and the club before offering him the position.
Yup, when he started at City he was there "Head of Sponorship" so he's deeply involved. If anything I feel this might indicate nothing is going to happen. United would be dumb to give him this role when he's deeply involved in City case moving clubs won't save him.
Some set up that would be
Top move this. Exactly what we needed, and a real statement of intent.
The nerd in me is compelled to point out though that we need to be very careful if we appoint anyone called Klaatu & Nikto as his assistants.
The nerd in me is compelled to point out though that we need to be very careful if we appoint anyone called Klaatu & Nikto as his assistants.
Ah, cool. Thanks. Now it makes sense to me.
Promising!
My fear is he's implicated in the City mess and is banned like Paritici of Spurs.
My fear is he's implicated in the City mess and is banned like Paritici of Spurs.
it’s the three bs, bitch.
The clubs charged but he isn’t?
A look into the future for Ten Hag & his staff
It's like those group tasks at uni. There was always that one cnut who did feck all the entire project but would then insist on reading out the report in front of the class. But everyone knew they didn't do anything. Oh, how we all knew...
it’s a lot like the redcafe lifetime achievement award in a lot of ways.
Or we’re confident they’ll get away with it…
Or we don’t care and get dragged into it ourselves by proxy
Surely both are just as likely? Not to be a party pooper or anything.
Yeah. Even if this guy is spotless himself (unlikely) Starting our new glorious era by appointing a leading figure from a rival accused of 115 counts of fraud doesn’t scream ‘amazing coup’ to me as much as ‘wild swing’
But then our fans are fecking desperate, if you hadn’t noticed
Now for Pep and Haaland to jump ship.....
His accent is interesting. It's like a mixture of Manc, Scottish, Irish, and Spanish. That makes him mysterious and difficult to handle. I can see him dancing around rooms during negotiations, confusing his prey whilst reciting lines from Hamlet, doing comical jazz hands as a small man in the corner wearing a top hat and ballerina costume says "ooooooooh!" sporadically.
In short, I think we're on to a winner purely because of this possibility.
In short, I think we're on to a winner purely because of this possibility.
He was Head of Sponsorship at Barcelona, at City he was appointed CEO in 2016 after originally being hired by City Football Marketing as a Comercial Director.
Not really. Doing nothing during course projects still results in you getting a passing grade. The lifetime achievement award is like rewarding someone for spending years of their life shoving hot marbles up their ring piece. Yes, they've persevered at something but what was the fecking point?
Not Pep please, I wouldnt want that man anywhere near this club.
Good start by Ratcliffe. That's what we need, people with a proven track record of success running the football side
Makes sense — probably has a 6 month non-compete clause in his contract
YES! Off to Ravens game right now.....I will hear the whistle!