United Thread - 2023/24

[bondsman]

I’m so sad for Mbappe. He’s been let down by this.

 

[fulabeer]

Can anybody explain how jim'll jinx it buying 25% helps them?

He's giving 12.5% to existing (fan) shareholders. So United get 0%.
He's giving 12.5% to the Glazers for their shares. So United get 0%.
The debt isn't being serviced with this money.

FFP rules are still in place, meaning spending is based on income.
So how exactly is this deal helping them?

 

[Pam]

Can anybody explain how jim'll jinx it buying 25% helps them?

He's giving 12.5% to existing (fan) shareholders. So United get 0%.
He's giving 12.5% to the Glazers for their shares. So United get 0%.
The debt isn't being serviced with this money.

FFP rules are still in place, meaning spending is based on income.
So how exactly is this deal helping them?

I don't think Jim'll Jinx is motivated to help them. His goal is to help himself. He seems to crave attention.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

So 25 percent ownership gets you the opportunity to run the whole footballing operation, the most important denominator of a football club’s ability to make money. I call bullshit on that, do you think the Glazers would give scruffy Jim carte blanch to start spending more money on transfer fees, contract extensions, what happens in the academy and who is the actual manager? Way things are going one of the new shareholders to do list will have sack Ten Hag and hire Giggsy till May at the top of it.

 

[threespires]

That was a great watch - a very unhappy man - he missed out on his Crispy Duck at the Chinese Restaurant when he headed the news about Sir Jim's success.

Presumably he's actually concerned that their demise will be sufficiently rapid that it knackers his business model. With his "it's our fault we've been divided" line is he positioning himself as some sort of rag Tecumseh who is going to lead the resistance? Fair play to Di Cesare, he knows his audience and gives them what they want.

 

[bigA]

If Jim'll Jinx It buys into United then they will be partly owned by a tax dodging cheat.

Ratcliffe, a petrochemicals magnate with an estimated £17.5bn fortune, officially changed his tax domicile from Hampshire to Monaco, the sovereign city-state that is already home to many of the UK's richest people. It has been estimated that the move will save him £4bn in tax payments.

It's like having Del Boy Trotter or Arthur Daley in charge.
United will run out to a well known TV theme tune no doubt....

"No income tax, no VAT...."

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

They are moving focus on to North London.

Back from where MotD never ventured far.

 

[Metal Biker]

In a world of turmoil (to put it mildly) its good to see some thing will never change and even better that the masses are finally seeing it :-)

And their fans wonder why the Glazers don't engage with their supporters.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Rat boy has finally had his say on yesterday’s news. His non-negotiables? Who the fuck does he think he is?

"Here's a starter for 16" ?

Bellend doesn't even understand how University Challenge works either!
You can bet he watches it too, in an attempt to make himself feel clever when he occasionally gets the modern music question correct.

 

[citizen_maine]

"Here's a starter for 16" ?

Bellend doesn't even understand how University Challenge works either!
You can bet he watches it too, in an attempt to make himself feel clever when he occasionally gets the modern music question correct.

By "modern", do you mean firmly stuck in the 90's?