The "When the arabs get bored....." insult ?

[LoveCity]

If a day comes when Sheikh Mansour decides to sell, by that point we'll be such a powerful and valuable brand that we'll attract a rich buyer anyway, even if not as crazily rich as HRH.

 

[Vienna_70]

I'm tempted to start a website which is a crossover of <a class="postlink" href="http://www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk/</a> and <a class="postlink" href="http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/</a>

I'm thinking havethearabsleftyet.co.uk

NO, then a clock counting the days they've been here. Maybe a few facts about their investment in the club and area as well. It'd be a quick retort to anyone getting sick of making the same argument. All those in favour say aye.

It sounds like a great idea, Skashion.

 

[stonerblue]

Is it me or is this petty attempt to degrade city laughable ? IF and thats a big IF Sheikh Mansour does decide to pack his bags then how on earth would we be in trouble ? The price of this club has rocketed since he originally took over meaning someone would have to pay a huge fee to buy us now. Anyone with that sort of money would surely be rich enough to sustain our current success. Am I missing something or is it just another deluded comment from those who are so keen to see us fail ?

how much interest a day on the rag mortgage??

 

[The perfect fumble]

Is it me or is this petty attempt to degrade city laughable ? IF and thats a big IF Sheikh Mansour does decide to pack his bags then how on earth would we be in trouble ? The price of this club has rocketed since he originally took over meaning someone would have to pay a huge fee to buy us now. Anyone with that sort of money would surely be rich enough to sustain our current success. Am I missing something or is it just another deluded comment from those who are so keen to see us fail ?

how much interest a day on the rag mortgage??

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/17/manchester-united-debt-glazers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012 ... bt-glazers</a>

Manchester United's net debt up by £26m as income falls nearly 6%

• Glazers spend £71m on buyback of bonds and on interest
• United's cash reserves drop from £113m to £25.6m

Manchester United's net debt has risen by £26m and total revenue is down 5.8%, according to quarterly figures released by the club. The figures also reveal that the Glazer family spent the equivalent of more than £250,000 a day – which amounts to Wayne Rooney's weekly salary – on a £71m buyback of bonds and on interest payments over the past nine months.

Critics of the club's American owners argue such money should be spent on buying players and the revelations will cause further anger among fans, who view the heavy leveraging of United by the Glazers as affecting their ability to compete with Manchester City, the new champions, in the transfer market.

While United's accounts say gross debt has dropped by £61.2m from £484.5m to £423.3m, a 12.6% reduction, this is countered by the club's cash falling from £113m to £25.6m – a reduction of £87.4m – meaning the former champions are £26m worse off than 12 months ago.

The 5.8% fall in total revenue – from £75.2m to £70.8m – reflects United's exit from the Champions League at the group stage.

 

[Vienna_70]

Is it me or is this petty attempt to degrade city laughable ? IF and thats a big IF Sheikh Mansour does decide to pack his bags then how on earth would we be in trouble ? The price of this club has rocketed since he originally took over meaning someone would have to pay a huge fee to buy us now. Anyone with that sort of money would surely be rich enough to sustain our current success. Am I missing something or is it just another deluded comment from those who are so keen to see us fail ?

how much interest a day on the rag mortgage??

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/17/manchester-united-debt-glazers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012 ... bt-glazers</a>

Manchester United's net debt up by £26m as income falls nearly 6%

• Glazers spend £71m on buyback of bonds and on interest
• United's cash reserves drop from £113m to £25.6m

Manchester United's net debt has risen by £26m and total revenue is down 5.8%, according to quarterly figures released by the club. The figures also reveal that the Glazer family spent the equivalent of more than £250,000 a day – which amounts to Wayne Rooney's weekly salary – on a £71m buyback of bonds and on interest payments over the past nine months.

Critics of the club's American owners argue such money should be spent on buying players and the revelations will cause further anger among fans, who view the heavy leveraging of United by the Glazers as affecting their ability to compete with Manchester City, the new champions, in the transfer market.

While United's accounts say gross debt has dropped by £61.2m from £484.5m to £423.3m, a 12.6% reduction, this is countered by the club's cash falling from £113m to £25.6m – a reduction of £87.4m – meaning the former champions are £26m worse off than 12 months ago.

The 5.8% fall in total revenue – from £75.2m to £70.8m – reflects United's exit from the Champions League at the group stage.

What a bloody shame!

It couldn't happen to a nicer club and set of moronic fans.

 

[Damocles]

I'm weeping for them

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

I get the feeling this club will one day be a gift for his son.


*enjoys a warm glow inside*

 

[S04]

They are also clutching at the straw og"when the Arab spring reaches Abu Dhabi the sheikh will be shot then you'll be fooked"

Desperate?

Obviously they have no knowledge of the arab world, or how arab youth regards different countries..

The UAE is seen as a model nation by youth in the Middle East.

The fourth ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2012, results of which were released in Dubai on Wednesday, revealed that when Arab youth look across the region and the world, they see the UAE as the country where they would most like to live —and as the country they would most like their own nation to emulate.
The findings were based on 2,500 face-to-face interviews with Arabs between the ages of 18-24 conducted by international polling firm Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) in 12 Middle Eastern countries in December 2011 and January 2012.

When asked which country in the world they would most like their own country to be like, the UAE was the top choice among Arab youth, named by 40 per cent of respondents, followed by Turkey (28 per cent), Saudi Arabia (18 per cent) and Qatar (16 per cent).

When young people in the region were asked which country they would most like to live in, the UAE again topped with 33 per cent, followed by France (17 per cent), the United States and Turkey (16 per cent each) and Saudi Arabia (14 per cent).

Among all the countries surveyed for determining the popularity of the UAE as a destination to set up residence, at top position were Lebanese youth with 43 per cent of them opting for the UAE as their first choice, followed by 38 per cent of Egyptian youngsters. Egyptian youth were also strongly attracted to the idea of living in Saudi Arabia (28 per cent) and Turkey (28 per cent).

When asked which country’s model of growth and development would they most like their country to follow, the UAE was once again the first choice, with 27 per cent of Arab youth opting for the UAE. Among countries, 36 per cent of Libyan youth felt that the UAE had the best model of growth and development.

The popularity of the UAE is reflective of the Emirati youth, who the survey revealed were the most positive among youth in all nations surveyed when it comes to confidence in their nation’s ability to compete internationally. Eighty-four per cent of young people in the UAE were confident of their country’s ability to compete on the world stage.

The survey revealed that the Arab youth were more concerned about personal issues like being paid a fair wage, the rising cost of living and the price of home ownership than being part of a democracy.

Being paid a fair wage was not only the highest collective priority among those surveyed — with 82 per cent of all Arab youth citing it as “very important” — but was also the highest individual priority in each of the 12 countries covered. About 63 per cent of Arab youth said that they were “very concerned” about the cost of living, up from 57 per cent last year.

On the contrary, the percentage of respondents who said that living in a democratic country was “very important” to them declined by 10 percentage points in the 2012 survey. This year, 58 per cent of Arab youth said that this is “very important” to them, down from 68 per cent in 2011. However, 72 per cent of Middle East youth agreed that, following the events of the Arab Spring, the region is better off today.

Nearly three-quarters of Middle East youth believe their governments have become more trustworthy and transparent since the events of the Arab Spring. However, at the same time, concerns about corruption have skyrocketed.

A majority of young people in every Middle Eastern country agreed that traditional values are paramount. However, the percentage of youth who say that such values are outdated and need to be replaced continued to increase.

The findings also indicated that reading or writing blogs is the top online activity among young people in the region, with 61 per cent saying they engaged with blogs, up from only 29 per cent in 2011.

 

[MCFC BOB]

They can't think about leaving until they make a profit, or else the whole thing will have been a waste of time. And by the time they start making profit we'll be successful enough to sustain ourselves on revenue.<br /><br />-- July 3rd, 2012, 8:16 pm --<br /><br />

If a day comes when Sheikh Mansour decides to sell, by that point we'll be such a powerful and valuable brand that we'll attract a rich buyer anyway, even if not as crazily rich as HRH.

This exactly.

 

[The perfect fumble]

In the oil rich Middle East the underclass are "guest workers", they work, they send their money home, that's it.

They'll not take to the streets clamouring for democracy, it's not their country.

I get the feeling this club will one day be a gift for his son.


*enjoys a warm glow inside*

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansour_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansour_bi ... _Al_Nahyan</a>

"Mansour has two wives and four children...."

Maybe a stand each?