United Thread - 2022/23

[oldhamblue]

Knighton mentioned Ratcliffe and others as part of his consortium planning a hostile take over. No doubt Knighton is a megalomaniac charlatan but a consortium cannot just decide to take over. The buyers have to be willing to sell.

Maybe Ric could organise a Bluemoon consortium and tell the press we are willing to take over the club should the owners wish to sell

 

[blue for life]

Will the Brexiteer be giving orders from the comfort of his home in the EU? Hypocritical rag ****!

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Could do without Ratcliffe buying them, really don’t want anybody that wealthy giving them money for players, or risk the fact he may know what he’s doing regarding appointing people to run the club.

Their incompetence has to continue long enough to really fuck them up for good, or at least very long term. I never, ever want to see that club win a trophy again.

They only want a fall guy for the Mibs to turn their attentions too, and what better than an Englishman with a couple of quid. You can see it now, “ he’s a billionaire & we’re gonna buy every top player there is” U***** are back!! etc etc, and when they still don’t win anything it’ll be his fault, despite him not taking anything out of the club (for fear of a backlash) and the Glazers will carrying on rinsing them for years to come…..happy days

 

[Grassland Blue]

You are corporal Jones and I claim my half a crown.

 

[dario2739]

Fuck me you're a load of soft arsed. A few anonymous sources have supposedly told a half pissed journo that Radcliffe is buying the rags and you are ending the party early, you've taken your records and your 3 cans of Fosters and you're out the door.
Just enjoy it. Why would the Glazers sell ? why would anyone buy that stinking pile of shite ?

N.B. Please note the use of single question marks.

Exactly - why would the Glazers sell their cash cow?

 

[domalino]

A few anonymous sources have supposedly told a half pissed journo that Radcliffe is buying the rags

His official spokesman isn't an anonymous source.

Why would the Glazers sell ? why would anyone buy that stinking pile of shite ?

I love the contradiction in these 2 back-to-back sentences. United are simultaneously too good for the Glazers to sell, and too shit for someone to buy?

Which is it, you can't have both.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Another non tax paying bastard

"in September 2020, Ratcliffe officially changed his tax residence from Hampshire to Monaco, a move that it is estimated will save him £4 billion in tax."

It can only be for tax reasons as most of Hampshire is bloody lovely

 

[remember arthur mann]

Exactly - why would the Glazers sell their cash cow?

Probably the scary demonstration on Sunday.

 

[halfcenturyup]

His official spokesman isn't an anonymous source.



I love the contradiction in these 2 back-to-back sentences. United are simultaneously too good for the Glazers to sell, and too shit for someone to buy?

Which is it, you can't have both.

You can if the seller and buyer have different objectives (dividend flow vs capital appreciation, for example).

 

[Blue Mist]

Plus he is a billionaire, they don't tend to give their money away.
How does he get a return for his 5 billion pound investment to buy the club and the one billion to rebuild the swamp.