United Thread - 2023/24

[malg]

Found him.........

 

[SSBlue]

My son turned up for the first game at the Etihad (or COMS as it was known then) in full kit, including shin pads, goalkeeping gloves and football boots.

Mind you, he was only 4 at the time!

What's the problem turning up in full kit just to watch the game?

{Insert Kalvin Phillips joke here}

 

[Silva2021]

Source?

Not trying to be clever, just haven't seen that in any documentation

Edit: Strike that, seen it in the SEC documents. For A and B shares. 200m on completion and 100 before end 2024. Still not sure how that works in practice, and doesn't seem particularly generous or confident, tbh, but who cares? :)

I get it but was a bit surprised, it dilutes the shares slightly.

Still seems to leave a hole for me and whether the plan is for Jim to continue to buy equity with money into the company I’m unsure.

The £200 million could be used for Carrington, it’s not enough for Old Trafford. Alternatively some could be used towards players as owner investment to help with profit and sustainability.

Given how bad player recruitment has been, I’d quite happily see them spend money on players rather than infrastructure. Harder to get that one wrong.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Bit more to that day Jim which we will never know about, apart from Bobby Manc getting sacked that was on the radio whilst on the M1 heading for f**king Luton ffs ;-)

.... Reading I think.

 

[Grassland Blue]

I don't think it's right to call Jim Ratcliffe 'Catweazle'.


















It's Worzel Gummidge for me!

 

[Protein Junkie]

I don't think it's right to call Jim Ratcliffe 'Catweazle'.


















It's Worzel Gummidge for me!

Outside bet - The Cowardly Lion.
I’m in the Catweazle camp.

 

[malg]

What's the problem turning up in full kit just to watch the game?

{Insert Kalvin Phillips joke here}

John Terry supports this post.

 

[malg]

Fucking hate it when players just fall over and the ref gives it. Cunts.

 

[big gaz]

.... Reading I think.

Correct, on FA cup day me and mates were going to Luton ( hotel and Train into London) But the big rumour talking point with blues at the services was Bobby was for the chop.
Hope that clears thing up :-)

 

[freshie]