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.