They can’t be that attractive to buy as an investment though currently?I’ve said a million times Utd was destined for a death spiral until the Glazers finally decided to sell. Now that day appears to be at hand. I’ve seen this kind of press release a few hundred times. The other “alternatives” they’re “exploring” are non-existent. They are selling.
They’ve looted the coffers, left them second tier competitively with a crumbling stadium, no youth program, a declining brand and an overlevered balance sheet. And yet I’m guessing someone will pay far above the odds for the “glamo(u)r” of owning this club.
In short, this has been a wildly successful LBO on every level.
I’ve enjoyed their decade of LOL comedy and their spoiled rotten fan base meltdown. And I’m enjoying this last great stage encore of their conquering hero melting into a pool of hair gel before everyone’s eyes.
But the bell is tolling now. They may not get better; they may get worse. But as long as the Glazers owned them, after Ferguson it was a 100% stone cold lock they were gonna get worse.
It was awfully fun while it lasted.
I think the bloke just wants to score as many goals as possible to cement his legacy. He was struggling at the rags, so will go somewhere easier to score goals, maybe in the CL too.But that’s what he wanted. He can now go to a team with no fee meaning a club can afford his wages (though they’ll be high). It’s a media spin because rags are the losers not Ronaldo
Who is going to pay the wages he is demanding is what I'm struggling to fathom?I think the bloke just wants to score as many goals as possible to cement his legacy. He was struggling at the rags, so will go somewhere easier to score goals, maybe in the CL too.
They’re up for sale because the yanks can’t see big profit in them without the ESL.The news that the rags and the scousers are both for sale demonstrates beyond any doubt that the long term vision of the respective American owners was always the super league, which would have been a monstrosity. The fact they are now bailing out means hopefully it is over for ever as an idea.
In terms of who buys either of them, it is an interesting proposition, as they are both hugely overpriced, with stadiums needing massive development, average or ageing squads, etc. The better long term investments are much cheaper clubs with huge room for improvement and growth, like we were, like Newcastle and arguably Leeds or Everton. I just hope that they both get bought by the very worst type of dodgy owners and we can happily watch the angst of the deluded and entitled glory hunters as they become ever more irrelevant.
you've missed bullying all the refs web clatenbergh and coIt is a myth.
Taggart is frequently referred to as the best manager of all time, bollocks !!
All they ever did during his reign was buy everyone's best players, like Van Persie, Rooney, Cole etc etc etc...the list is huge. (even tried to buy Shearer).
How can anyone forget the 2011 CL final. When Pep's Barca absolutely outplayed Taggarts team. Played them off the Wembley park.
Pep Gave the old piss can a humiliating footballing lesson that night. Best ever manager my arse.
Plenty. America, the emirates, he wont be short of an offerWho is going to pay the wages he is demanding is what I'm struggling to fathom?
Funny that, the Glazers have spent around the same as Sheikhy so obviously they want to spend more.Listening to slimey Stone this morning it's ours and Newcastle fault ; )
He may take less for somewhere like Sporting. Easy league and CL next season.Who is going to pay the wages he is demanding is what I'm struggling to fathom?