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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40040 on: August 17, 2022, 08:46:21 pm »
But but but the Glazers don't want to spend any moneeeeeeeeeey!!!


Well they don’t want to spend any of their own money! They’ll spend big on transfers, but none of it is from owner investment. It’s money that’s generated from the club revenue. If you look at the last 10 years the Glazers have pocketed over £150m from the club, no wonder they don’t want to sell and long may they continue running the club into the ground and racking up the enormous debt :D

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40041 on: August 17, 2022, 08:48:54 pm »
Wonder what amount it will take for the glazers to sell to Radcliffe? £5b ish maybe?

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40042 on: August 17, 2022, 08:55:35 pm »
Wonder what amount it will take for the glazers to sell to Radcliffe? £5b ish maybe?
Let's hope that a deal never happens , he's the wealthiest man in the UK? Isn't he?
Need the Glazers to keep them where they are, and secure the 6th position on the table each season  ;)

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40043 on: August 17, 2022, 09:12:59 pm »
fucking hell, 130M is insane amount for him, isn't he technically a flop since wearing Atletico short?
Yes, still young and there is talent there but I think he is worth half of that price.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40044 on: August 17, 2022, 09:15:07 pm »
fucking hell, 130M is insane amount for him, isn't he technically a flop since wearing Atletico short?
Yes, still young and there is talent there but I think he is worth half of that price.
He has kicked on lately and is now their star player.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40045 on: August 17, 2022, 09:17:36 pm »
fucking hell, 130M is insane amount for him, isn't he technically a flop since wearing Atletico short?
Yes, still young and there is talent there but I think he is worth half of that price.
I made the argument on Twitter against the SZN biffs, saying his goals and assists to games is woeful for a forward  "bUt HeS nOt ThAt TyPe Of FoRwArD!!1111", I know he plays for a shithouse, but is he even a 1 in 5 forward yet?

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40046 on: August 17, 2022, 09:23:07 pm »
I made the argument on Twitter against the SZN biffs, saying his goals and assists to games is woeful for a forward  "bUt HeS nOt ThAt TyPe Of FoRwArD!!1111", I know he plays for a shithouse, but is he even a 1 in 5 forward yet?
Bobby scored only 1 league goal at Anfield in 2019/20 yet he was a key player.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40047 on: August 17, 2022, 09:23:37 pm »
I made the argument on Twitter against the SZN biffs, saying his goals and assists to games is woeful for a forward  "bUt HeS nOt ThAt TyPe Of FoRwArD!!1111", I know he plays for a shithouse, but is he even a 1 in 5 forward yet?
i really don't rate him but I suppose Atletico has seen Brentford thrashing Utd and how desperate they are. So, it's gonna be hilarious if they end up paying 150M-ish for them.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40048 on: August 17, 2022, 09:38:58 pm »
Bobby scored only 1 league goal at Anfield in 2019/20 yet he was a key player.

The difference being he's a foil for Salah and Mane - not quite the same if you're making space for Rashford and Elanga...

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40049 on: August 17, 2022, 10:06:08 pm »
Wonder what amount it will take for the glazers to sell to Radcliffe? £5b ish maybe?

Wasn't he rumored to want to buy Chelsea too before the American bloke
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40050 on: August 17, 2022, 10:08:28 pm »
Am I the only one who finds Gary Neville's logic completely batshit crazy?

The crux of his argument seems to be that until new owners come in and repair the stadium, the first team can't improve

At least, that's what I think he's saying. The billions being chucked at the squad are pointless until the rust on the roof beams gets sorted

That's basically what he's saying, isn't it? 
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40051 on: August 17, 2022, 10:09:42 pm »
Christ the media can't help wanking over them can they. They are a mid table club and yet they are the top 5 stories on Sky sports news just now. Make that the top 6 stories. It's ridiculous, there is a desperate attempt to keep them relevant
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40052 on: August 17, 2022, 10:12:27 pm »
Christ the media can't help wanking over them can they. They are a mid table club and yet they are the top 5 stories on Sky sports news just now. Make that the top 6 stories. It's ridiculous, there is a desperate attempt to keep them relevant

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40053 on: August 17, 2022, 10:13:34 pm »
The Moyes one hit 1000 pages and he didn't even last a full season. ;D

Almost as many pages to the thread as there were crosses against Fulham


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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40054 on: August 17, 2022, 10:17:04 pm »
Wasn't he rumored to want to buy Chelsea too before the American bloke
Yep: for 4.25 Billion.  Heard a Certain Class of 92 player gave advice to Sir Rat-on-cliff going by the name of Gary "Socialism for me, not for thee" Neville. Also, I heard Rio Ferdinand is there will become Director of Football with 11 Blank Checks signing Mbappe and the Galacticos. "We are Man Utd, we do what we want".

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40055 on: August 17, 2022, 10:17:52 pm »
If they get Casemiro, it may be an upgrade from McTominay  8)

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40056 on: August 17, 2022, 10:18:41 pm »
If they get Casemiro, it may be an upgrade from McTominay  8)
He'd only come for the money.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40057 on: August 17, 2022, 10:23:50 pm »
He'd only come for the money.
Yes, I'm seeing 500k a week and 5 years contract, insane amount and length of contract.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40058 on: August 17, 2022, 10:24:57 pm »
Yes, I'm seeing 500k a week and 5 years contract, insane amount and length of contract.
He might be tempted according to Spanish papers because he needs the money for charity.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40059 on: August 17, 2022, 10:26:28 pm »
Is charity a particularly expensive girl then?
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40060 on: August 17, 2022, 10:29:00 pm »
Is charity a particularly expensive girl then?
Lol. He just sees them as a pension fund. Is that the type of player they want?

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40061 on: August 17, 2022, 10:46:55 pm »
Yep: for 4.25 Billion.  Heard a Certain Class of 92 player gave advice to Sir Rat-on-cliff going by the name of Gary "Socialism for me, not for thee" Neville. Also, I heard Rio Ferdinand is there will become Director of Football with 11 Blank Checks signing Mbappe and the Galacticos. "We are Man Utd, we do what we want".
Isn't that sort of thing breaching FFP rules? (whatever rules they actually enforce)

I mean they're all just going to do what City did- having set the precedent, but still.. there would be some sort of financial checks and balances regardless of the Sugar Daddy.

Anyway, can't stop laughing at these gushing over the billionaires taking the piss out of them! L0L! ;D

Elon Musk? Radcliffe? In ya dreams! They're trolling... using the publicity.
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In such a sumptuous festival of shite, I wouldn't be so quick to pick a winner..

But he'd make the shortlist

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40062 on: August 17, 2022, 11:08:41 pm »
Gary Neville's

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40063 on: August 17, 2022, 11:15:11 pm »
So, who will have “attracted their interest” tomorrow?

I’ll have a stab at Griezmann, purely on the basis he’s an overrated attention-seeking c*nt and name who’ll demand £300k a week, so perfect for them really.
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40064 on: August 17, 2022, 11:23:23 pm »
Apparently Bezos used to have a paper round in Salford and was a big Gary Pallister fan
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40065 on: August 18, 2022, 12:15:28 am »
Casemiro would be such a bad signing for them - the complete opposite of what they should be doing ..... so expect it confirmed any day now

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40066 on: August 18, 2022, 04:48:39 am »
How much of a difference could Jim Radcliffe be for them?

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40067 on: August 18, 2022, 06:04:11 am »
How much of a difference could Jim Radcliffe be for them?

Glazers will want at least 5-6 billion you'd think. According to Bloomberg he's "only" worth $7.1 billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/james-a-ratcliffe/

Either way, it's not like they haven't been spending a ton of money. Unless this guy is suddenlly a genius at running a footbal club, nothing's gonna change
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40068 on: August 18, 2022, 07:06:04 am »
United are a cash cow.  They’ve bleed it for cash for a decade and a half.


Why would they sell?
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40069 on: August 18, 2022, 07:55:07 am »
Some fans see a billionaire’s net worth of however many billions and think they are going to sink a large percentage of that into the club. It doesn’t happen. It doesn’t matter how many billions Jim Ratcliffe has, I’ve seen it around £10B but reports differ. Do the Mancs really believe he’s going to sink around half of that into their club? Deluded. If anything it will be similar to Chelsea’s takeover and will still be run as a business. No private individuals can compete with the despotic states that now own PL clubs so nothing will change for united.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40070 on: August 18, 2022, 08:30:55 am »
Glazers will want at least 5-6 billion you'd think. According to Bloomberg he's "only" worth $7.1 billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/james-a-ratcliffe/

Either way, it's not like they haven't been spending a ton of money. Unless this guy is suddenlly a genius at running a footbal club, nothing's gonna change
His net worth is not just money, it also includes the value of his assets like his house, car, e.t.c.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40071 on: August 18, 2022, 08:32:13 am »
Some fans see a billionaire’s net worth of however many billions and think they are going to sink a large percentage of that into the club. It doesn’t happen. It doesn’t matter how many billions Jim Ratcliffe has, I’ve seen it around £10B but reports differ. Do the Mancs really believe he’s going to sink around half of that into their club? Deluded. If anything it will be similar to Chelsea’s takeover and will still be run as a business. No private individuals can compete with the despotic states that now own PL clubs so nothing will change for united.
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40072 on: August 18, 2022, 08:41:03 am »
I hate Radcliffe. His Ineos plant is within 2 miles of my local club, Falkirk. He employs a fair few locals and pollutes the air around town on a daily basis. A million pound would mean nothing to him but would garner so much goodwill among the locals and keep the club afloat for a long time, yet he gives them nothing, doesn't even have an advertising hoarding at the ground.

I know he is not a charity, and for all I know the club probably haven't even approached him, but every time I see Ineos sponsoring other sports teams it just grinds my gears, probably illogically, but Falkirk are shite at the moment and I am jealous.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40073 on: August 18, 2022, 08:46:35 am »
Bobby scored only 1 league goal at Anfield in 2019/20 yet he was a key player.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40074 on: August 18, 2022, 08:49:09 am »
Glazers will want at least 5-6 billion you'd think. According to Bloomberg he's "only" worth $7.1 billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/james-a-ratcliffe/

Either way, it's not like they haven't been spending a ton of money. Unless this guy is suddenlly a genius at running a footbal club, nothing's gonna change

Exactly, he’s rich but he’s not Abu Dhabi rich. If he buys them it’s to make money at the end of it, not to sports was his public image.
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40075 on: August 18, 2022, 08:55:24 am »
Exactly, he’s rich but he’s not Abu Dhabi rich. If he buys them it’s to make money at the end of it, not to sports was his public image.
Exactly, he is an extremely wealthy individual who will want to grow his wealth. He is not a ruler of a country using it’s state funds.

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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40076 on: August 18, 2022, 08:58:10 am »
I hate Radcliffe. His Ineos plant is within 2 miles of my local club, Falkirk. He employs a fair few locals and pollutes the air around town on a daily basis. A million pound would mean nothing to him but would garner so much goodwill among the locals and keep the club afloat for a long time, yet he gives them nothing, doesn't even have an advertising hoarding at the ground.

I know he is not a charity, and for all I know the club probably haven't even approached him, but every time I see Ineos sponsoring other sports teams it just grinds my gears, probably illogically, but Falkirk are shite at the moment and I am jealous.
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40077 on: August 18, 2022, 09:06:31 am »
How much of a difference could Jim Radcliffe be for them?

He would probably improve their midfield but only in the short term as he is 69.
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40078 on: August 18, 2022, 09:07:03 am »
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Re: Man United thread. Revolution Number... 6?
« Reply #40079 on: August 18, 2022, 09:15:31 am »
They really are in a mess of their own making aren't they.

They've been given everything they've demanded and had removed everyone they wanted rid of. 

They've dictated every detail of their own downfall but not realised it yet nor are they looking like stopping any time soon.

Players, managers, board members, scouts, coaches, backroom staff, even pundits and the general media have all been blamed yet they're still lurching from one bad decision to the next.

They're no longer attractive to new players as who wants to tie themselves to such a disfunctional organisation where the fans turn on you after a couple of bad moves in a game and you're stuck there for another 4 or 5yrs with no escape.

I hope this isn't the wake up call they really need to scrap everything and start again with young, decent players to build on but I doubt it.

They'll need to see through their new target of driving out their rogue owners who they now see as responsible for the downfall which will take a concerted and determined drive for a good couple of years and they don't have the fortitude to do that.

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