Richard Arnold secretly filmed whilst speaking to supporters

My inner cynic says he knows this is going to be shared one way or another, especially because the fanbase is already growing frustrated watching the two best teams in the country get better.

This thought crossed my mind, he didn't land himself in it with his employers, but came across as understanding to the fans frustrations at the same time, at least he's clearly a smart guy.
 
Then yes, as expected you misunderstood my view. It’s damning in that we’re potentially fecked money wise, that was my point.

He didn't suggest that we were fecked. What makes you think that it's the case?
 
What are we trying to benefit from here? Why are we bashing the glazers here? Is this really necessary? Are we never happy?
So should be happy United as a football team on field are one of the worst run big clubs in the world? And that is mostly because of the current ownership. Call it bashing if you will but its the reality of situation.
 
I wonder what that entails. What the feck could he even be doing for that long? Just make them another offer.
I'd guess it's pretty constant communication with the bookkeeping about various offers/scenarios. It's not £70m flat usually, it's over time, bonusses ect.
 
Their "product" is still making the owners and their pals loads of money regardless of the laughing stock on the field.
Are we going to be overly cynical and make the assumption that literally everyone above the manager only cares about making money? Richard Arnold seems like a genuinely decent man who wants to do well. And anyway, even if all he cared about was making money for the Glazers, the best way to make money is to be successful

At the end of the day we've spent as much money as any club out there, we've just spent it badly due to having that useless tit Woodward in charge
 
Because of these a-holes fans our whole budget is now revealed, Jesus Christ. "Thanks a lot" lads.
To be fair, if it's the kind of information that could have a massively detrimental impact on our transfer dealings, he's at least partly to blame for revealing it to a bunch of indignant drunks in his local.
 
My inner cynic says he knows this is going to be shared one way or another, especially because the fanbase is already growing frustrated watching the two best teams in the country get better.
100%.

The fans complained he acted like a politician. I'm sure he underwent media training and I cannot imagine he thought it would remain private at all.
 
The fan base has been utterly ridiculous lately
 
To be fair, if it's the kind of information that could have a massively detrimental impact on our transfer dealings, he's at least partly to blame for revealing it to a bunch of indignant drunks in his local.
To be fair I think Barca realise we have more than 80m euros to spend
 
He knew he was being filmed, in fact I'm pretty sure he looked directly at the phone a couple of times.

I guess this way he can say some things fans want to hear without having to go through club media protocols.

Anyway he came across well, but as, always with our board - actions speak louder than words.

Whether he did or not, he's savvy enough to have expected it.

You'd be pretty dim in his position to just slag your owners off to a bunch of random pub goons, so it was never going to be as interesting as the threat title suggested.
 
Because of these a-holes fans our whole budget is now revealed, Jesus Christ. "Thanks a lot" lads.

Did he quote a transfer spend? He said about 250m for a training ground and that a stadium would cost a billion, so no club can afford without investment or from another source etc.
Neither of the 2 that we'll be doing!
 
So he has exposed Uniteds budget for the summer, something Im sure the club wants to keep a secret from agents and other clubs during the window
 
If it wasn't filmed then it would just be another "my mate was down the pub and such and such turned up for a chat" type thing. Nobody would actually believe it happened.

But I still disagree about filming someone without their permission.
 
I would have asked him how much of the club does Phil Jones own ffs.

Why we don't cut him lose is pathetic.
 
The fan base has been utterly ridiculous lately
Not condoning going to someone’s house but this fan base has been far too passive for far too long. Actions get things done.
 
Not being funny here, I'd genuinely be interested to know exactly what is involved in spending 14 hours per day working on a single transfer.

Common theme with us. Seems to me that it's because we always want to structure the payments in ways that make it easier for us to afford.
 
Recording someone like that and broadcasting it is grim, but even on a pragmatic level, you’ve basically ensured that the CEO will be so gun shy about getting caught out again that he’ll completely shut down when it comes to speaking. Doesn’t seem the most sensible thing for supporters who want greater engagement with the club.
 
They shouldn’t have filmed him without permission but fans have been treated with such disdain by the club and engagement is virtually non existent so what do you expect.

Arnold would have known (and maybe wanted) everything to end up on social media whether it was filmed or not but least he had guts to do it.
 
Calling other people rats after secretly filming Arnold and releasing it on twitter :wenger:
 
Really seems like that Arnold has the passion and cares. I loved his honesty and I think the club is in good hands.

i think all Manchester United fans should applaud this because if the Glaziers see a massive positive reaction they will communicate more with fans:devil:

and Lingard and Pogba.. scumbag traitors. Grant too!
 
Those who filmed him have done him a great favor, he came across very well.

It just goes to show the importance of giving the fans some visibility. Nobody at the club ever says a word.
 
Arnold comes across well. The fans are bellends.
 
Not sure Revealing we have £200m to spend was a wise move.

Barcelona will be rubbing their dicks over this news.
 
Not only are they twats for recording and posting it, they came off as ungrateful that he decided to sit down and give them info he had no need to actually share with them.

A bunch of scumbags. First they were going to protest at his house, then the record it and bash him for his answers. These were grown men and its why I have a problem with age shaming within the fanbase, we have a clueless cnuts of all ages.