United Thread - 2022/23

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Video footage of the violence towards GMP at the start and during the protests. Loads of bottles being thrown at GMP officers.

For some reason, only GMP know why, GMP TAG(helmets, body armour, shields, etc) weren’t deployed before or during the demonstration.

Note: ’Some’ Man Utd fans.(BBC News at it’s best)



www.bbc.co.uk

Manchester United fans sentenced after protest turned violent

Some Man Utd fans were protesting against the Glazer family's ownership of the club last year.
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It's great the GMP nicked them really good but it just makes more mad that the dipperforce couldnt nick one dipper for the coach attack.

Two different police forces run differently I guess.

What was utd fine for the stewards letting them ?
 
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bluesince76 said:
Fuck Apple, I'd be willing to boycott air or water if necessary. Still won't buy anything made by Sharp.

Would love to see what businesses think they get from sponsorship deals, especially if they're already known. At best, the fans of the club feels more warmly towards you, but I've not owned a Saab or anything by Brother, but you do manage to piss off millions of other potential customers.
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Let the message be sent loud and clear.
We. Will. Make. You. Pay.
For decades...
 
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jrb said:
Statement from the Glazers & United.

More via the link.

Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU), one of the most successful and historic sports clubs in the world, announces today that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives for the club.

The process is designed to enhance the club's future growth, with the ultimate goal of positioning the club to capitalize on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially.

As part of this process, the Board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the Company.

There can be no assurance that the review being undertaken will result in any transaction involving the Company. Manchester United does not intend to make further announcements regarding the review unless and until the Board has approved a specific transaction or other course of action requiring a formal announcement.

www.manutd.com

United to explore strategic alternatives

The Board of Directors announces a process designed to enhance the club's future growth.
www.manutd.com www.manutd.com
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'Positioning the club to capitalise on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially'
...which was the reason you bought them in the first place...

So basically, you're saying that you're selling up because now you have no idea how to do so, or possibly that there really aren't any, given their current situation.

And covering your tracks by trying to make it sound like there are.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
With the £ so poor in recent years on average if the Glazers were taking out £50 million a year that would be $75 million.
Now $50 million would be $59.4 million at today's rate.
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So basically, they were only ever worth $15mill a year.
Which I wouldn't sniff at, especially if I could make that happen at zero risk to my own finances.
But still...I'm.sure there are better ways to make more money if you are already a multi-billionaire
 
Plays By Sense Of Smell said:
So basically, they were only ever worth $15mill a year.
Which I wouldn't sniff at, especially if I could make that happen at zero risk to my own finances.
But still...I'm.sure there are better ways to make more money if you are already a multi-billionaire
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That fifteen million was their cut.....
The debt loaded on to the club would have been in $$$$ - and the money taken to pay back the dollar interest was coming from money earned in £££££
So the weakened sterling fucked the Glazer's twice, as well as ultimately, the rags.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
That fifteen million was their cut.....
The debt loaded on to the club would have been in $$$$ - and the money taken to pay back the dollar interest was coming from money earned in £££££
So the weakened sterling fucked the Glazer's twice, as well as ultimately, the rags.
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Have we finally got something to thank Truss and Kwarteng for? ;-)
 
Would the new owner have to keep them floating on the stock exchange or could they buy all the share, how would that work?
 
117 M34 said:
I think the ideal scenario is they sell 20% to 5 different people so there are loads of internal fighting for years like arsenal had
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They seem to clamour for the ‘German model’ of fan ownership 50+1 (because that’s worked out brilliantly with Bayern winning 10 in a row… and having the inflated and biggest sponsorships with related members on the executive), which would be a recipe for disaster - fan ownership and decision making involvement by people entirely unsuited to running a football club.

In further lack of understanding of capitalism they think that Saudi PIF should sell-on Newcastle to a private Saudi investor and take on Trafford instead … despite it being obvious that the potential for profit of Newcastle is way more.

Trafford is encumbered with large debt, failing infrastructure needing replacement (ground & training), lack of potential growth opportunities, lack of adjacent area commercial expansion, flatlined and now falling commercial revenues, most expensive ongoing squad wages, random scattergun transfer business, random coaching and managing styles, many ex current players speaking out about the stagnated time warp culture, toxic vocal unreasonable and unrealistic fanbase, still loomed over by the shuffling shadow of the past… off the top of my head.

I suppose on the positive side for any investors, they have:
Guaranteed English National team players.
Endless reams of media pieces.
Endless Ex players in the media.
Lots to chat about the importance of ‘istree.

…I can see why they are thought as such a good deal for anyone who manages to gloss over the real negatives, because of the artificial positives above. Muppets.
 
JASR said:
They seem to clamour for the ‘German model’ of fan ownership 50+1 (because that’s worked out brilliantly with Bayern winning 10 in a row… and having the inflated and biggest sponsorships with related members on the executive), which would be a recipe for disaster - fan ownership and decision making involvement by people entirely unsuited to running a football club.

In further lack of understanding of capitalism they think that Saudi PIF should sell-on Newcastle to a private Saudi investor and take on Trafford instead … despite it being obvious that the potential for profit of Newcastle is way more.

Trafford is encumbered with large debt, failing infrastructure needing replacement (ground & training), lack of potential growth opportunities, lack of adjacent area commercial expansion, flatlined and now falling commercial revenues, most expensive ongoing squad wages, random scattergun transfer business, random coaching and managing styles, many ex current players speaking out about the stagnated time warp culture, toxic vocal unreasonable and unrealistic fanbase, still loomed over by the shuffling shadow of the past… off the top of my head.

I suppose on the positive side for any investors, they have:
Guaranteed English National team players.
Endless reams of media pieces.
Endless Ex players in the media.
Lots to chat about the importance of ‘istree.

…I can see why they are thought as such a good deal for anyone who manages to gloss over the real negatives, because of the artificial positives above. Muppets.
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The german model sounds great until they realise they would need 3 billion quid

Edit - as they don't like dividends they can never make any money back.
 
funny thing is, they don't see it ? money is not the reason and the Glazer have given united managers since Fergie over a £billion on players, they have spent more than any other club in the Premier League, so what différance will more money make to them,

football is about a time period and making last as long as you can before somebody else takes over, united have had their glory years were from the early 1990s to the 2010s and nothing will bring it back
 
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