United Thread - 2022/23

[bobbyowenquiff]

I do not know if it is true, but I have heard it said that the Glazer Malls are losing money, so they might actually need to sell.

The entire Glazer empire is built on debt and interest rates have gone up so they could easily be in a difficult position.

 

[old blue]

If you put an infinite number of Shakespeares in a room at Old Trafford with an infinite number of monkeys, they will eventually write a cohesive transfer policy for United.

Plus Simean Jordan to pontificate to the great unwashed.

 

[bluebanana83]

Can we hold off throwing all our Apple products in the bin?

I’ve already forewarned the missus that her AirPods and watch will be in the bin if this nonsense happens.

 

[vmsuhail]

Why should a tech giant get involved in a football club ?

 

[JRockBlues]

A Beckham consortium to take over and install a Neville as manager. If Carlsberg did takeovers...

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Nobody in Dubai will go near United or Liverpool, gentleman agreements with Abu Dhabi.

Meta and Amazon can't and won't.

It will be Ratcliffe at similar monies to what he offered to do at Chelsea, or an American hedge fund daft enough to put Beckham and Tom Brady as the figureheads.

Ratcliffe wasn't offering Chelsea any more money for transfers than United have already splurged, and he wanted to spread it over years.

He knows he can build up the asset with infrastructure spending.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

My first thoughts when it arose KB - distraction tactics from the club and friendly media whores.

Glazers enjoy their cashcow too much to give it up.

None of us know what financial pressure the Glazers are under within their wider business or what impact recent moves in currency values and interest rates have had on their liquid assets. Or Covid. Or fuel prices.

Any attempt to second guess this announcement can only be speculation but it is perfectly feasible that they are selling because they have no choice.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Nobody in Dubai will go near United or Liverpool, gentleman agreements with Abu Dhabi.

Meta and Amazon can't and won't.

It will be Ratcliffe at similar monies to what he offered to do at Chelsea, or an American hedge fund daft enough to put Beckham and Tom Brady as the figureheads.

Ratcliffe wasn't offering Chelsea any more money for transfers than United have already splurged, and he wanted to spread it over years.

He knows he can build up the asset with infrastructure spending.

I agree. The Rags have one of the biggest brands in the world and with the huge long-term potential from digital broadcast revenues the club is still a license to print money if you get it right on and off the pitch.

 

[Vienna_70]

What a self-obsessed wanker!

 

[Vienna_70]

Extremely likely, I would say.

Him and his brother send out mixed messages all the time, as he is a season ticket holder at Chelsea, while also saying a boyhood United fan.

Typical rag, then?