United Thread - 2022/23

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JASR said:
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).
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...and can I also add that Arsenal coming along and taking a couple of our players who wanted away is obviously now OK, and not at all like when we took Kolo and Adebayor off their hands in 2009 ;)
 
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KS55 said:
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.
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I can see Eddie Woody buying this for a couple of squillions
 
its grim up north said:
I'm thinking over the last few years Raggies are now on to Plan Z,. Shortly to click over to Plan AA
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Plan...
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mcfc64 said:
Just done some research on her and she has made over one million pounds with her YouTube antics and she’s only 22 !
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Those YT estimations of earnings are bollocks - if she is worth £1m why doe she do her stuff in the corner of what looks like the back of a classroom in some FE establishment? Even Goldbridge can muster up a backdrop.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
The problem at united is that what everyone knows they need to do conflicts with what they absolutely can't do.

From a football point of view, they need to clear out the dross and give Ten Bob a few seasons - 3 as a minimum - to build a side. During that time, they will almost certainly need to sacrifice European football, certainly CL. Let's call that Plan A.

But sacrificing CL for a few seasons could be seismic for them. It will eat into their revenue significantly and reduce their appeal to top quality players. They've been lucky so far as they haven't spent two consecutive seasons without CL football but if they don't secure CL for next season, sponsorships get reduced and banking covenants that might require them to repay debt on demand could potentially kick in. So their available cash will be reduced significantly.

So their "strategy" (if you can call it that) has to be a series of short term fixes, hence the buying of older, big name players who they feel can give them a short term boost. Let's call that Plan B. If that doesn't work then they may as well go to Plan A but the likelihood is that they'll get rid of Ten Bob and try Plan B with someone else.
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Nobody's getting 3 seasons unless there's a marked improvement year on year. No CL for the season after next and Ten Bog is gone.
 
JASR said:
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).
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I‘ve never complained about City’s success or the amount they spent. Good luck to you. I’ve always been against the flawed concept of FFP because it’s an anti-competitive tool to keep out ambitious clubs from crashing the elite clubs’ party. For the same reason I won’t begrudge any success that comes Newcastle‘s way. I think anyone fair minded would agree with me. And anyway, success is not down to money alone or otherwise MUFC would still be dominating. You need a good structure, a smart strategy and talent not just on the pitch but off it also. Maybe the Glazers might finally see the wisdom of that? As for City, not just the football side but the regeneration of parts of east Manchester should be commended as well.
 
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