United Thread - 2023/24

[manimanc]

Utd are waiting to find out if they are getting charged for failing Prem ffp.
I think they have to come up with an excuse for being £115 million in debt over three years.
I’m not holding my breath but that’s a minus ten points and puts them level with palace.

Are they really? Says who?

Or you on a wind up.

 

[Andy TheCatalyst Morrison]

Mick Mills played both right and left full back for Ipswich... and England also I believe.
His best football at Portman rd was at left back,with George Burley at right.

Did he indeed. Every day’s a school day!

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

I presume City are lobbying the premier league for United's email, ledgers and staff witnesses as this is going to get very interesting. Unlike Everton how have invested in a new stadium united have invested in fuck all and only the covid element could possibly save them

Maybe united could claim they’ve invested in buckets to catch the rainwater. That would surely be classed as investment in the stadium.

 

[jimharri]

 

[Impeccable One]

Rags lining up the Notts County Manager Luke Williams to replace Ten Bob.
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Is he just the next one on the bald fraud top ten list ?

 

[horlock_was_super]

Maybe united could claim they’ve invested in buckets to catch the rainwater. That would surely be classed as investment in the stadium.

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[RadcliffeRick]

£115 million you say?
I've heard that number somewhere else I'm sure.......

Yes, about 6 pages back :-)

 

[Donmcfc]

I can't really recall football on tv in the 70s/80s other than the FA Cup or World Cup/ Internationals. I know itv did broadcast live games , possibly with Brian Moore?

But in those decades Liverpool/ Forrest/ Villa/Arse/united all used to be in Europe, us too! The point is that these European games were on either BBC or itv, therefore nationwide coverage. After football's rehabilitation in Italia 90, the plans for the PL were accelerated.

There was a huge market for live league games and everyone got a dish. United became their pinups and everyone wanted a piece. Throughout the 90s the rebranded Champion's League remained on terrestrial TV. These fees from games added the saturated sly TV coverage gave united a significant financial advantage.

As the CL was engorged, this began to give fello istree boys liverpool and arsenal lesser advantage. Nouveau riche arrivistes chelsea started to upset the applecart.

However I would argue that since the 90s united and liverpool have exerted a vice like grip on both the FA and Uefa, to the detriment of football. This isn't by accident.

David Gill was chief executive at umbro before joining united. Rick Parry was chief executive of the PL before joining liverpool. Both were instrumental in bringing in FFP, to curb upstart City and their lucrative revenue streams.

Even now Gill's baleful influence extends through Uefa and FIFA. Parry left Uefa by mutual consent, coincidentally when the CAS case was lost, due to Uefa leaking like an incontinent tart.

Parry I think is still involved in the Championship, his is a very powerful voice outside the PL. He was one of the architects of making the PL an unhealthy cartel and I'm sure he and Gill have continued ambition for the European Super League.

We should always be on our guard with these two clubs, and the cunts doing their bidding, entrenching their influence. The fact that united "might" be sanctioned for failing FFP has delicious irony, but I'll believe it when I see it!

Is incontinent tart better with cream or custard?

 

[jimharri]

So; let's say Sancho goes back to Dortmund, and absolutely nails it (which is possible; he's played the best football of his career there). How will that reflect on PP?

 

[Nevizade]

They can't even win at darts.

Fuck 'em.