The Rags potential demise ... and costs.

There will be no demise, only a decline, which was inevitable anyway.

They botched their transfer strategy in the summer and failed to strengthen enough - similar to us a couple of summers ago.

They'll remain a perennial top 4 club, but I believe the consistent dominance is over and the spoils will be more evenly shared between a few clubs from now on.

United will probably spend a lot of money next summer (to zero criticism of course), possibly even some in January, to replenish their squad and not be as average next season.
 
LoveCity said:
There will be no demise, only a decline, which was inevitable anyway.

They botched their transfer strategy in the summer and failed to strengthen enough - similar to us a couple of summers ago.

They'll remain a perennial top 4 club, but I believe the consistent dominance is over and the spoils will be more evenly shared between a few clubs from now on.

United will probably spend a lot of money next summer (to zero criticism of course), possibly even some in January, to replenish their squad and not be as average next season.
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"Munificent Glazers plough money into the game".

There, headline written.
 
United without bacon face are like an x man that lost their superpower. They still think they can leap tall buildings, but they just keep crashing into that wall. It's fun to watch.
 
LoveCity said:
There will be no demise, only a decline, which was inevitable anyway.

They botched their transfer strategy in the summer and failed to strengthen enough - similar to us a couple of summers ago.

They'll remain a perennial top 4 club, but I believe the consistent dominance is over and the spoils will be more evenly shared between a few clubs from now on.

United will probably spend a lot of money next summer (to zero criticism of course), possibly even some in January, to replenish their squad and not be as average next season.
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I personally don`t think they will mate.They need to spend £M`s to even be at a level with us and I think the difference was without doubt Purple Nose,as much as I hate to admit it.Perhaps his "fear factor" instilled into his players at the time,has now died a slow agonising death,with no chance of a revival in the forseeable future.
 
Liverpool hung on so long because they had European football and both domestic and European cup success in those lean PL years. They also had Captain Fantastic, Stevie G, stick by them. How will United fare if they don't get European football for a few years, don't get domestic cup success and their talismans leave for greener pastures? Their squad consists of aging players and below-par youngsters. If Rooney and RvP were to up and off, they would be up sh!t creek, although it is difficult to know where Rooney could or would be allowed to go since he doesn't seem cut out for a life with a foreign language and United would have to be desperate to sell to another PL club. NYCFC perhaps? ;-)

As regards their revenue from fans, there are three types of fans. The foreign (and a very few domestic) fans who follow football fashions because a club is successful or in major competitions, or because of high profile players such as Beckham, Rooney, or fellow nationals such as any of United's oriental players (or Dzeko!) These fans provide a lot of revenue whilst taking up hardly any stadium space but, since they may already also support several other top teams, they will melt away should Untied falter.

Then there are the diehard fans who will follow the team, and only the team, no matter what. There aren't enough of these to support the business.

Between the two are the fans who have a love for the one team but are not dedicated to football for whatever reason: family or career priorities, the team not playing well, and so on. These won't bother if the team is playing sh!t, so that revenue stream will dry up.

Sponsorship and TV money are linked to success on the pitch. It could get very tricky for United if that success isn't forthcoming for two or three years. I hope United are as good as their word and give Moyes a long, long bedding in time.

*rubs hands with expectant glee*
 
http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2013...ns-expecting-glazers-backing-dont-look-at-th/

I thought this was an interesting article. The net spend of less than £15m pa since the Glazers takeover is an interesting stat.

United will still have a huge worldwide fanbase even if they have a lean spell on the pitch as per Liverpool and Arsenal.

Personally, however, much as I would like to dream about an imminent demise, (I've been wondering how they squeeze results out of their squad ever since that Macheda goal against Villa) I will settle for them not challenging regularly for the the title and us continually beating them.
 
I'm hopeful of them not qualifying for the Champs league, which affects their revenue and their attraction for better players

Uncle Malc will have to re structure his debt again and this in turn will have a knock on effect to the budget for players they can purchase
 
DrBlueBob said:
http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2013...ns-expecting-glazers-backing-dont-look-at-th/

I thought this was an interesting article. The net spend of less than £15m pa since the Glazers takeover is an interesting stat.

United will still have a huge worldwide fanbase even if they have a lean spell on the pitch as per Liverpool and Arsenal.

Personally, however, much as I would like to dream about an imminent demise, (I've been wondering how they squeeze results out of their squad ever since that Macheda goal against Villa) I will settle for them not challenging regularly for the the title and us continually beating them.
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what? purchasing unsold tickets themselves and lying about support levels to make money? Malcolm no.....
 
LC's hit the nail on the head: no demise, just a palpable, but modest relative decline.

A return to a semblance of footballing reality for their freakishly spoiled supporters. To some of them it will feel like the universe is imploding and others will look upon it as part of the vicissitudes of supporting a football club, following an incredible run. The worry for united is the ones in between. The less fully committed among their support.

Will their interest collectively wane to the extent that it starts to impose itself on the club's financial performance to a meaningful extent? The lesson from Liverpool and Arsenal would suggest no, sadly, but one can still dream.
 
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