United thread 2017/18

[whitenoise]

Can't find anything about this on the BBC website. Is Mr Stone on holiday today or is he googling "polish a turd" ?

 

[1961_vintage]

They should build a new stadium down saarth.

Or a bunch of stadiums around the country and rotate, a bit like Lancs in the cricket.

 

[jaymcfc1968]

Tweet from Infamous Diner in the City Centre:

CITEH take on Leicester on Saturday, 5:30PM
.
Pre-match burgers & shakes are never a bad idea Pre-booking advised: infamousdiner.co.uk #Infamousdiner #manchester #nq #gameday #weekendvibes #eatmcr #mcruk

Boycott this place.

 

[Henkeman]

Not really, established stadiums have very low value in naming rights. No one calls them by the new name and you get so much hate for doing it that it's value is pretty negligible. New stadiums or ones like ours without an established name are far more valuable as it becomes the actual name. Just look at the farce up at Newcastle

Generally speaking, I'd agree. But Old Trafford might be a special case, not least the news coverage. It'd go down like a cup of cold sick though, which is why they've not done it yet.

 

[deano ou812]

Tweet from Infamous Diner in the City Centre:

CITEH take on Leicester on Saturday, 5:30PM
.
Pre-match burgers & shakes are never a bad idea Pre-booking advised: infamousdiner.co.uk #Infamousdiner #manchester #nq #gameday #weekendvibes #eatmcr #mcruk

Boycott this place.

Boycott,I’d torch the fucking place ...

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Generally speaking, I'd agree. But Old Trafford might be a special case, not least the news coverage. It'd go down like a cup of cold sick though, which is why they've not done it yet.

Fans would be so opposed to changing the name of the swamp that thousands would threaten to leave and form their own new club.

 

[BlueAnorak]

United loose £49m in last 6 months.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...9m-loss-donald-trumps-overhaul-us-tax-system/
I thought I was good at maths but this one has me stumped. I know it's an accounting charge - that could be for many things - but how can they blame it on Trump for paying less tax? Sorry it just doesn't compute.

 

[basokla]

Just a guess but I’m thinking the taxes paid to US (due to being listed in the US market) were used as a way to reduce operating income in the UK. Once the tax liability in the US was reduced the income increased for purposes of UK taxes due. And probably at a higher tax rate.

But like I said, just a guess. I really have no idea how entities with foreign ownership are taxed in the UK.

 

[jaiguruKun]

How surprising that he BBC has been remarkably quiet about this story. It's been sidelined to the gossip column. Maybe they haven't made a loss and it's just tittle tattle?

 

[lancs blue]

Just a guess but I’m thinking the taxes paid to US (due to being listed in the US market) were used as a way to reduce operating income in the UK. Once the tax liability in the US was reduced the income increased for purposes of UK taxes due. And probably at a higher tax rate.

But like I said, just a guess. I really have no idea how entities with foreign ownership are taxed in the UK.

I think it's related to "double taxation" policy, apparently there is tax relief available in the UK if tax is paid in the US - subject to HMRC's conditions. Details here if anyone fancies untangling them.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/double-taxation-relief/dt19853a