United Thread | 2024/25

[freshie]

 

[mosssideblue]

Rag Ogden in complete and utter denial

Recruit better. LMAO. Sure, all the top talent will be forming an orderly queue pleading to be signed.

 

[mexico1970]

Rag Ogden in complete and utter denial

It might be a good thing in the long run :)

 

[freshie]

 

[dadnlad]

The Rags just won £5m prize money last night, and £3.5m of that now has to go to Chelsea for Mason Mount playing last night.

so am i right the sancho loan is 5 million which now becomes 1.5 million or full sale of 25 million so easy just to send him back

 

[paulchapo]

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Detention and hopefully a fine for missing school on top lol.

 

[paulchapo]

That last night has hopefully set them back years
Drink it in blues

It's fantastic just hope we don't miss out on the top five.

 

[Kippax77]

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Is that Maguire's lad?

 

[johnevans]

Finished my daily early swim this morning at 7.30am to find a trio of swim buddies, all Reds, gathered at the shallow end for what can only be described as a 'mutual counselling session' as they discussed last night's events in Bilbao.

Of course, I offered my condolences and joined in the discussion to offer my services to help reduce their collective grief (..not!) over two matters in particular:

First - one Red chum railed against Spurs' tactics, saying they had very little possession, just one shot on goal and played with two deep banks of five in front their goalkeeper, or 'anti-football' as he described it. I just said 'Welcome to our world for the past 15 years..' (there may have been an 'effing' in there, I'll admit..!)

Second - the other two got going about how The Red Filth need to spend big on players over the Summer to 'get back to competing for trophies again'. I pointed out that without European football that would be difficult and, anyway, even the current state of The Filth's finances means that FFP will restrict their financial capability/flexibility. This was then met with 'Well, Ratcliffe will just have to get his hands in his pockets won't he..?' To which I replied with a sentence or three about the APT case and how loans were now treated as impacting on the FFP assessment (..and there were definitely a couple of 'effings' in there too, to emphasise the point!)

I headed for the showers leaving them looking even glummer, saying 'I've been telling you all this for ages, while you've all been banging on about '115' etc but you wouldn't listen.. now it's come back to bite you on your backside.. careful what you wish for, lads!'

Couldn't happen to a nicer club, could it? (..well, apart from The Red Scouse Filth and The Tarquins too..)

 

[lefty goldblatt]

 

[tommy116]

they unfortunatly will get someone who knows what hes doing him from bournmouth plays good football and law of averages they must get one right sooner or later

Not to sure about that, they have had good managers over the past few years, problems are from top to bottom there and long may it continue. Any manager with any sort of good reputation wants their head examined if they go there.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

They’ll be playing foreign trip friendlies on European week nights to try and claw back some of the shortfall.

I’m sure Mr Simon ‘expensive gift watch’ Stone will be ecstatic he can still use his passport and claim his jollies expenses from the BBC

They might enter that European thing the splitters go into

 

[eyalluvitt]

Luke Shaw daydreaming about his next all you can eat buffet when he should be defending

 

[rowarta]

Share price, lovely

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/MANU/

 

[Totnes Blue]

I can't see how they 'buy their way out of it in January'. No players to sell, no money to buy, loss of sponsors, massive interest on loans and a billion in debt.

I believe they still owe £300,000,000 on players bought a while ago.

 

[Blueboy73]

Yeah, the very same who proclaim this myth are guess what? the legacy clubs or fans of. Remarkable how KDB,Sergio,Vinny, David, Erling,Ferny, Rodders have given their best years to a small and insignificant Club, managed by two of the greatest in Mancini and Pep.

The same fans who were could be heard in the background last night on Granada Reports singing nursery rhymes about a small insignificant club thst they're not bothered about whilst McIlroy and Blackmore were being interviewed live from a venue in Trafford Park.

 

[I'm Blue]

 

[Bluesince1979]

Talkshite this some “massive united fan from…. (Insert place no where near manchested)

“Therell be a lot of players still attracted to manchesyoonited cos of our history”

Why? Some 21 year old worldie has no idea they used to be good and he’ll care less

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

That last night has hopefully set them back years
Drink it in blues
could be a major tipping point, meaning years of mi-table or lower-galf-table

It could turn out to be a major tipping point, meaning years of seasons like this one where they finish in the bottom half of the table, and where European football is just a memory.

At worst, they could face a relegation battle amid severe financial constraints. A big test will come in the next couple of years where they have to refinance £575m debt. The interest they pay will increase significantly and if I was a potential lender I'd be looking to protect myself by insisting on repayment of capital as well.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

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The last thing that fat twit needs is a bbq ;)