United Thread - 2022/23

[yeah whatever !!]

"Who the fuck is Alice" ???

… Oh, I don't know why she's leaving
Or where she's gonna go
I guess she's got her reasons
But I just don't want to know
'Cause for 24 years
I've been living next door to Alice. :)

 

[yeah whatever !!]

To think, not so long ago, the mantra of every second United fan was: "We're a brand, you see. That's why United will always be strong".
It had an impressive ring to it and sounded ominous, to be fair. Little did they (or many others like myself) imagine back then how servicing that brand would be their downfall.

They've gone from Team Viewer to Team ooeerr.

 

[abu13]

Anyone buying the Rags would need to stump up anything between 3 - 5 billion, they would then have to rebuild the team and undertake major improvements on the ground. Say they found someone to do this they then need the invester to commit to not taking any dividends from the club or else the Zebra pants will be out again.

Good luck finding that.

Their listing on the stock exchange in the long run has been the biggest problem for them.

 

[JASR]

Well, we clearly had some catching up to do! On a serious note, the relative lack of spend of the Kroenkes up to around 2018 was due to the minority ownership of Usmaniv. When they bought him out, they were happy to spend more as all the benefit would then accrue solely to them.

wooooah. 'we clearly had some catching up to do'.

Ok, so there's nowt wrong with spending to 'catch-up' then? (There isn't).

Great, I look forward to the apologies from the years of Arsenal, United, Liverpool fans for castigating City when they had to spend to 'catch-up' (when spending money became available after takeover, rather than the pitiful whip round's we survived on for years of crappy Swales legacy).

 

[manclad]

… Oh, I don't know why she's leaving
Or where she's gonna go
I guess she's got her reasons
But I just don't want to know
'Cause for 24 years
I've been living next door to Alice. :)

Roy "Chubby" Brown !!!

 

[Keep the Faith]

Net spend in the 10 years from 2012

1. Manchester City – £948.19million

2. Manchester United – £914.52million

3. PSG – £767.39million

4. Arsenal – £548.28million

Which when you consider the number of top class players we have allowed to see out their contracts and leave with the clubs thanks and blessing is quite an achievement.

 

[When The Levee Breaks]

Just realised its a new thread, a new season and I havent posted this yet;

Shit Club Useless Management

 

[KS55]

FOR SALE
One Football Club. Used to be good, but now a laughing stock.
LOCATION: Not Manchester. Near the exciting frontier town of Sale, the gateway to Cheshire. Very close by rail links.
STADIUM. Room for 75,000 who are shorter than 5ft 7in and whose legs are no more than 2ft long. Not suitable for fully grown adults or fatties. Could do with a lick of paint or, alternatively, complete demolition. Umbrellas recommended. Bring your own rat poison.
CORPORATE.
A complete jumble of 30 interlocking companies, designed to put regulators off the scent.The main company is a non trading shell, registered in a tax haven. Two classes of shares. ‘B‘ shares have all the voting rights. ‘A‘ shares which lose value at an alarming rate, sold to gullible Yanks, drug dealers, and money launderers. Close business links to Saudi, kept well quiet. Management available to continue, but you really wouldn't want them to.
CUSTOMERS.
7 billion known customers, mostly in Singapore. Can be conned into buying fake replica shirts. Local customers identifiable by Cockney accents and domiciled in Surrey. A few scrotes from Salford, keep well clear.
FINANCES.
Not too bad on the surface but rather more debt than meets the eye. Outstanding bank loans to prop up failing US business. Multiple dividends payable.
FUTURE.
Not much.
PRICE.
£ 49.67 o.n.o. Known risks: You will meet Sir Govan Pisscan, a notorious shadowy figure with a hairdryer who stalks the corridors.
This is an exciting opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a sinking ship.
APPLICATIONS.
In the first instance, apply to Michael Knighton, a comedic figure last seen drowning in a Carlisle flood while juggling a football.

 

[its grim up north]

Arsenal have done Plan A to be fair but that's still not a guarantee of top 4. But I'm confident that you'll finish above united.

I'm thinking over the last few years Raggies are now on to Plan Z,. Shortly to click over to Plan AA

 

[mcfc64]

Her name is Alice :)

Just done some research on her and she has made over one million pounds with her YouTube antics and she’s only 22 !