The United Kingdom does business with Saudi including selling them bombs that are dropped on Yemen. What’s your opinion on that?
Did I say they did?Does the United Kingdom own Manchester United ?
We reside in a country that’s turning a blind eye to atrocious so what difference would it make if we were owned by one?It’s horrid and shouldn’t be happening. But what does that have to do with United?
I agree. They shouldn’t. And if they wanted the integrity of the game back, they’d force Newcastle, PSG and city’s owners to sell like they did Abramovich and ban counties owning clubs.
But they won’t do either ever. And Newcastle won’t be the last English team to be bought and given a blank chequebook
Therefore if they’re coming regardless, I figure there’s not much point opposing it. It can’t be stopped. At least they’d be profiting a club who should have had more PL titles anyway
We reside in a country that’s turning a blind eye to atrocious so what difference would it make if we were owned by one?
Is this serious?We reside in a country that’s turning a blind eye to atrocious so what difference would it make if we were owned by one?
What in the love of God does this have to do with anything?!All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
Well said!All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
Genuinely weirdest post I’ve seen in some time.What in the love of God does this have to do with anything?!
Pretty much sums it up. It’s hard to imagine a club I’ve followed all my life just ceasing to have a hold on me cos of new owners. Morally it should, but it’s a huge part of my life and some of my happiest memories of supporting them and travelling to Old Trafford with my Dad. It’s a bridge I’ll have to cross if/ when it happens.I wouldn’t want state backed but I’d find it hard to just switch off supporting United. Maybe I’d naturally lose interest but it wouldn’t be an immediate decision.
See, this entire wall of text is completely destroyed in one sentence.All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
Neither Tony Blair or George Bush are currently in the running to buy the clubAll these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
I wouldn’t want state backed but I’d find it hard to just switch off supporting United. Maybe I’d naturally lose interest but it wouldn’t be an immediate decision.
All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
This is my worry if Liverpool and Manchester United get bought by foreign owners I think I’d lose interest in the premier league altogether. 4 clubs owned by states pumping in tons of cash would just ruin the league as a spectacle for me.A lot of whataboutism but the point is sound enough - to me the political side doesn't matter as most people have very little understanding of politics and history (as we see highlighted r.e. Qatar over and over again).
What I object to is the oil states pumping unlimited amounts of funds into clubs using dodgy sponsorships. It ruins the idea of a footballing contest, which is what underpins the game at the end of the day. If lower teams have no way to build their clubs like say Spurs did because the top spots are always occupied by literal countries owning clubs then football is dead. City and PSG are already stain enough on football as it is.
No. Would be the end of the feeling that it was my club. Born and grew up in Salford.
To be just another ‘franchise’ for a state somewhere in the Middle East that has morals where women are treated as lesser beings and people are persecuted/executed for being different to their ideal is too much for me.
End of the line stuff.
United can survive and prosper without it.
The United Kingdom does business with Saudi including selling them bombs that are dropped on Yemen. What’s your opinion on that?
We dont need to be owned by a state. We generate enough money on our own. All we need is someone who can afford us, and wont just use us as a piggy bank. Id rather we found our successes the old fashioned way and avoid being just another sports washing vehicle for some state with a questionable take on human rights.
I fear the Glazers have made it all but impossible to avoid either of state ownership, or cnut ownership. I dont want us to be another City. I dont want to buy the league with oil money. I want us to earn it like we always have by paying our own way, recruiting well, and nurturing talent. Call me an old romantic, but I like being somewhat of an underdog. Even if we are an elite underdog. I dont want to go into every game knowing we are going to win because we have owners playing billionaires Fifa.
All these opinions against some of those oil rich states and their human-rights violations, it is ironical that most of those regimes use American and European investments, weapons and weapon-systems. Also, the club itself is based in England, which if I recall correctly was supplying weapons to a country that killed more than 500 kids in one operation not so long ago.
No country rich enough is innocent enough to pass judgements on another.
The Iraq War caused the death of almost half a million people and the two main culprits there were George Bush and Tony Blair, isn't it?
So, extremely hypocritical talking about other rogue nations.
When China was hosting the Winter Olympics, there was a proper genocide going on of Uyghurs there. The Russian World Cup came under less scrutiny than the Qatar one even though everyone knows which nation is a bigger nuisance to foreign policy of Western powers.
When Ozil spoke up, Arsenal got rid of him, the German National team moved him out and suddenly they remembered about human rights when they weren't allowed to wear OneLove Bands? Hypocrisy Max!
I wish football was kept away entirely from these state-backed powers. I wish football could go back to being clean, but that is never gonna happen.
Behind every fortune lies a crime.
If Apple owns us, they have a long list of labor rights issues, hell they were even found using child-slave labor.
So, unfortunately, we just have to roll with the punches and move with the times, 'cos at the end of the day, nobody on the caf or even the fans who are season ticket holders, will have any control over who buys the club.
But, at least stop pretending to be holier-than-thou when it comes to States and human-rights violations. None of them are clean enough to point a finger at another.
The victims of Grenfell Tower fires are still seeking justice. Who speaks for their rights? Or are they not human enough?
So you are all in for Ratcliffe then who I still don't think is genuinely interested,however neither is Ortega so now options are starting to dry up a bit
I dont really know enough about Ratcliffe, but from what little Ive seen he seems like the best of the worst case scenarios. But as you say, it might all be bullshit. The unfortunate things about being us, we generate an ungodly amount of click bait. Im shocked McDonald's hasn't been linked to buying us yet with a move to rebrand us Big MacChester...
Not sure his estimated net wealth is enough
I read someone say that he could use his company to buy us. Not really sure how feasible that would be, or the ins and outs of it. But I guess its a sliver of hope.
