United Thread 2014/15

[Pam]

Will their luck eventually run out?

It already did.

 

[alanblue]

Will their luck eventually run out?

It already did.

Fingers crossed.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I think the key to their season may well rest on the scope and extent of their putative Globetrotter-style tour.

Woodward, if he possesses a backbone and is capable of independent thought, should realise how important a top four finish is in the season ahead for the long term strategic goals of the club and should act accordingly, even if it means standing up to his paymasters.

There will doubtless be short-term commercial benefits to ad hoc visits to South East Asia during the season, but a surfeit of any such trips will erode the competitive advantage united currently enjoy over their rivals for the Champions League spots. An accumulation of long-haul trips will doubtless sap the squad's individual and collective energy; a number of mindless, meaningless friendlies will diminish their individual and collective spirit.

The Glazers have been incredibly lucky so far that their project has remained on track. Their commercial instincts have proved to be extremely well judged and a single season away from the spotlight of Champions League football will do little to derail their ongoing MO of using the club as a well-stocked ATM, but their well established avarice may get the better of them on this occasion.

Failure to qualify once again will have a profound effect on the standing of the club: UEFA Coefficient points; sponsorship deals; covenants with lenders; appeal to prospective players. All those elements which are the building blocks of any contemporary major football club would be significantly undermined by a further season out of the Champions League.

Will they be able to resist the short-term urge to fill the tills, in order to ensure their long-term plan stays on track? Will logic prevail over greed?

Will their luck eventually run out?

But with the lucrative deals they now have, financially they will be fine. In fact, they be able to go for anybody they want.

If the club was debt-free then what you post would be indisputable. They are peerless in the English game when it comes to revenue generation.

You are, however, basing your assertion on their current financial standing, which is based on (pretty much) perpetual Champions League participation. Regular exclusion invokes eye-watering penalties on much of their bonds, which will itself impose, domino-like, upon player recruitment etc..

The club is like an oil tanker in financial terms. It is powerful, but not at all agile. It cannot adjust its course with any particular ease.

 

[alanblue]

I think the key to their season may well rest on the scope and extent of their putative Globetrotter-style tour.

Woodward, if he possesses a backbone and is capable of independent thought, should realise how important a top four finish is in the season ahead for the long term strategic goals of the club and should act accordingly, even if it means standing up to his paymasters.

There will doubtless be short-term commercial benefits to ad hoc visits to South East Asia during the season, but a surfeit of any such trips will erode the competitive advantage united currently enjoy over their rivals for the Champions League spots. An accumulation of long-haul trips will doubtless sap the squad's individual and collective energy; a number of mindless, meaningless friendlies will diminish their individual and collective spirit.

The Glazers have been incredibly lucky so far that their project has remained on track. Their commercial instincts have proved to be extremely well judged and a single season away from the spotlight of Champions League football will do little to derail their ongoing MO of using the club as a well-stocked ATM, but their well established avarice may get the better of them on this occasion.

Failure to qualify once again will have a profound effect on the standing of the club: UEFA Coefficient points; sponsorship deals; covenants with lenders; appeal to prospective players. All those elements which are the building blocks of any contemporary major football club would be significantly undermined by a further season out of the Champions League.

Will they be able to resist the short-term urge to fill the tills, in order to ensure their long-term plan stays on track? Will logic prevail over greed?

Will their luck eventually run out?

But with the lucrative deals they now have, financially they will be fine. In fact, they be able to go for anybody they want.

If the club was debt-free then what you post would be indisputable. They are peerless in the English game when it comes to revenue generation.

You are, however, basing your assertion on their current financial standing, which is based on (pretty much) perpetual Champions League participation. Regular exclusion invokes eye-watering penalties on much of their bonds, which will itself impose, domino-like, upon player recruitment etc..

The club is like an oil tanker in financial terms. It is powerful, but not at all agile. It cannot adjust its course with any particular ease.

They should'nt be allowed to sign any players while they are in debt, the same goes with other clubs

 

[zandvoort blue]

 

[FantasyIreland]

Whoops.....

Duncan Castles ‏@DuncanCastles · 2m
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Manchester United to miss out on another elite player as Di Maria chooses Paris Saint-Germain. #MUFC #PSG #RMCF #ARG

 

[pikku]

lolz,can't wait to see the show down bw rooney and van gaal.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

If the club was debt-free then what you post would be indisputable. They are peerless in the English game when it comes to revenue generation.

You are, however, basing your assertion on their current financial standing, which is based on (pretty much) perpetual Champions League participation. Regular exclusion invokes eye-watering penalties on much of their bonds, which will itself impose, domino-like, upon player recruitment etc..

The club is like an oil tanker in financial terms. It is powerful, but not at all agile. It cannot adjust its course with any particular ease.

It's fantastic for us that they waited until after they'd dropped out of the CL to invest seriously in their team. It means they get ripped off for players, because everyone knows they're desperate, their first choice players snub them because they're not in the CL, and they probably have to offer more generous contracts to compensate for the lack of CL football. Hopefully, even if they manage to get back into the top 4 next season, they end up tying a load of average players to expensive contracts.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

I think the key to their season may well rest on the scope and extent of their putative Globetrotter-style tour.

Woodward, if he possesses a backbone and is capable of independent thought, should realise how important a top four finish is in the season ahead for the long term strategic goals of the club and should act accordingly, even if it means standing up to his paymasters.

There will doubtless be short-term commercial benefits to ad hoc visits to South East Asia during the season, but a surfeit of any such trips will erode the competitive advantage united currently enjoy over their rivals for the Champions League spots. An accumulation of long-haul trips will doubtless sap the squad's individual and collective energy; a number of mindless, meaningless friendlies will diminish their individual and collective spirit.

The Glazers have been incredibly lucky so far that their project has remained on track. Their commercial instincts have proved to be extremely well judged and a single season away from the spotlight of Champions League football will do little to derail their ongoing MO of using the club as a well-stocked ATM, but their well established avarice may get the better of them on this occasion.

Failure to qualify once again will have a profound effect on the standing of the club: UEFA Coefficient points; sponsorship deals; covenants with lenders; appeal to prospective players. All those elements which are the building blocks of any contemporary major football club would be significantly undermined by a further season out of the Champions League.

Will they be able to resist the short-term urge to fill the tills, in order to ensure their long-term plan stays on track? Will logic prevail over greed?

Will their luck eventually run out?

But with the lucrative deals they now have, financially they will be fine. In fact, they be able to go for anybody they want.

Going for anybody you want and getting them are two different things my friend!! as is shown with Di Maria.. :)

 

[Pride of Chadderton]

I think the key to their season may well rest on the scope and extent of their putative Globetrotter-style tour.

Woodward, if he possesses a backbone and is capable of independent thought, should realise how important a top four finish is in the season ahead for the long term strategic goals of the club and should act accordingly, even if it means standing up to his paymasters.

There will doubtless be short-term commercial benefits to ad hoc visits to South East Asia during the season, but a surfeit of any such trips will erode the competitive advantage united currently enjoy over their rivals for the Champions League spots. An accumulation of long-haul trips will doubtless sap the squad's individual and collective energy; a number of mindless, meaningless friendlies will diminish their individual and collective spirit.

The Glazers have been incredibly lucky so far that their project has remained on track. Their commercial instincts have proved to be extremely well judged and a single season away from the spotlight of Champions League football will do little to derail their ongoing MO of using the club as a well-stocked ATM, but their well established avarice may get the better of them on this occasion.

Failure to qualify once again will have a profound effect on the standing of the club: UEFA Coefficient points; sponsorship deals; covenants with lenders; appeal to prospective players. All those elements which are the building blocks of any contemporary major football club would be significantly undermined by a further season out of the Champions League.

Will they be able to resist the short-term urge to fill the tills, in order to ensure their long-term plan stays on track? Will logic prevail over greed?

Will their luck eventually run out?

But with the lucrative deals they now have, financially they will be fine. In fact, they be able to go for anybody they want.

Going for anybody you want and getting them are two different things my friend!! as is shown with Di Maria.. :)

I heard they're still going to sign Sneider.....;)