United thread 2012/13 (inc merged IPO thread)

[sir baconface]

Stalin's USSR was a happy-go-lucky democracy in comparison to Taggart's swamp.

 

[The Pink Panther]

If anyone is in any doubt that Rooneys tackle on Sturday was not reckless then look at the picture that captures the tackle, third picture down.

The text suggests he was blocking the shot, however, if blocking a shot entitles you to go in two footed and waist high (bear in mind the left foot was waist high during the move and the right foot at least 6 inches off the ground) then I guess it was a good challenge. I wonder what Rooney would have been saying to the ref had that challenge been made by (say) DeJong on Phol Jones.... I venture to guess

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Is that one of Coleen's sex toys in the corner just over his left shoulder

 

[jrb]

Back down to $13.57.

Not doing much.

 

[laserblue]

Back down to $13.57.

Not doing much.

 

[SWP's back]

Oliver Holt did what many of the press are too afraid to say today and called Ferguson a bully in his Mirror column.

Holt named various journalists who Ferguson has attempted to bully the truth out of the latest being a Daily Telegraph reporter this week who was banned for being correct about something.

Anyone got a link for this? Can't find it

 

[halfcenturyup]

Where? I don't see a picture of Ryan Giggs ....

If anyone is in any doubt that Rooneys tackle on Sturday was not reckless then look at the picture that captures the tackle, third picture down.

The text suggests he was blocking the shot, however, if blocking a shot entitles you to go in two footed and waist high (bear in mind the left foot was waist high during the move and the right foot at least 6 inches off the ground) then I guess it was a good challenge. I wonder what Rooney would have been saying to the ref had that challenge been made by (say) DeJong on Phol Jones.... I venture to guess

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2194779/Wayne-Rooney-posts-picture-injured-leg.html?ito=feeds-newsxml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... ds-newsxml</a>

Is that one of Coleen's sex toys in the corner just over his left shoulder

 

[Zardon132]

Don't see them beating Southampton tbh. If we barely got past them at home, rags will be lucky get a point away.

 

[squirtyflower]

Don't see them beating Southampton tbh. If we barely got past them at home, rags will be lucky get a point away.

wigan didn't exactly struggle

 

[VOOMER]

<a class="postlink" href="http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/man-united-ipo-slog-suspicions-confirmed-as-us-authority-slams-glaser-launch/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/ ... er-launch/</a>

MUFC overvalued by 281%, Jefferies bought big to support price

Independent authority warns price could fall 64%

America’s Private Company Financial Data Authority (privco.com) has emerged to quantify the level of hyped Manchester United valuation following last week’s New York IPO. It also vindicates The Slog’s claim that directionalised buying was necessary in order to stop the launch turning into a disaster.

The newly released analysis of Manchester United’s real valuation calculates that the club (offered at $14 a share) is in fact worth a mere $4.97/share, only about 1/3 of its $14 IPO asking price. Agents working on the launch had to place large open-market bids at $14/share to prevent the stock from closing below the IPO price.

The PrivCo data also suggests that, when put alongside other recent IPOs where IPO underwriters were forced to make ‘stabilizing bids”‘on first days’ trading ‘correlated with a rapid plunge in stock prices’ soon afterwards. This augurs very badly indeed for United’s public shareholders.

PrivCo CEO and Founder Sam Hamadeh stated, “The magnitude of the overvaluation of ManU’s IPO – and therefore the potential for a disastrous collapse in the company’s stock – is reminiscent of IPOs from Zynga and Groupon.”

As the market opened again yesterday (Monday) United kicked off below the offer price – at $13.96 – and more massive support buying was required:

To the far left of this Marketwatch graph, we see MUFC at the red dot opening below $14. Massive support moves the price up for 90 minutes to the second red dot. It then meanders down again until dropping back to…$14 again. (The updated version of ‘after hours’ shows United IPO agents then buying big again.)

So in a nutshell, a lot of people are spending a lot of money to make the Glasers rich, but it ain’t gonna happen. Stay tuned.

 

[LoveCity]

Evra and Young both injured and out this weekend. I Can't Believe It's Not Buttner making his debut against the Saints.