Manchester United partial sale completed: Jim Ratcliffe acquires 27.7% share, 100% control of sporting side)

[Jussi]

*sigh*

 

[Jersey Fresh]

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/manchester-united-sold-valuation-6-5-billion

United supporters will in shambles. They wanted the sugar daddy sheikh.

 

[Savant]

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/manchester-united-sold-valuation-6-5-billion

United supporters will in shambles. They wanted the sugar daddy sheikh.

The funny thing is the perfect owners for Utd would have been FSG; but the Utd fans wouldn’t have stood (even less so than the LFC fans) for the lack of transfer activity if that was the trade off.

 

[Jussi]

https://www.thestreet.com/sports/manchester-united-sold-valuation-6-5-billion

United supporters will in shambles. They wanted the sugar daddy sheikh.

Nope.

It might take longer, but if all the reports are accurate, this will end up with Sir Jim as the majority owner down the line. Maybe the timetable will more clearer when they finally announce it. 2026 has been floated around.

 

[hatterson]

The funny thing is the perfect owners for Utd would have been FSG; but the Utd fans wouldn’t have stood (even less so than the LFC fans) for the lack of transfer activity if that was the trade off.

I'm unsure why you think FSG would provide less transfer activity to United.

The Glazers have provided far, far less funding to United than FSG have to Liverpool. United just make far more than Liverpool do so they have a lot more to toss around.

 

[Savant]

I'm unsure why you think FSG would provide less transfer activity to United.

The Glazers have provided far, far less funding to United than FSG have to Liverpool. United just make far more than Liverpool do so they have a lot more to toss around.

I mean where is the evidence that they would have? If anything FSG would have prioritized fixing United’s rotting infrastructure; especially put money into fixing Old Trafford which is falling apart. United fans would be taking out the Norwich scarves though if they weren’t getting transfers. FSG model has largely been to keep net spend in check (with some obvious, but uncommon, exceptions). I don’t think that changes on a different team

 

[hatterson]

I mean where is the evidence that they would have? If anything FSG would have prioritized fixing United’s rotting infrastructure; especially put money into fixing Old Trafford which is falling apart. United fans would be taking out the Norwich scarves though if they weren’t getting transfers. FSG model has largely been to keep net spend in check (with some obvious, but uncommon, exceptions). I don’t think that changes on a different team

The evidence is that FSG has actually put money into Liverpool (albeit not remotely as much as Chelsea or City obviously) whereas the Glazers have taken hundreds of millions out of United.

Under the same amount of net owner investment that FSG has put into Liverpool, they could have spent a few hundred million revamping infrastructure and stadium stuff and still maintained the same level of net transfer spending.

 

[Savant]

The evidence is that FSG has actually put money into Liverpool (albeit not remotely as much as Chelsea or City obviously) whereas the Glazers have taken hundreds of millions out of United.

Under the same amount of net owner investment that FSG has put into Liverpool, they could have spent a few hundred million revamping infrastructure and stadium stuff and still maintained the same level of net transfer spending.

But they didn’t.

I’m saying that the Utd fans would not have stood for only the infrastructure upgrades if they weren’t getting transfers (going as over net spend as they currently) too

 

[hatterson]

But they didn’t.

I’m saying that the Utd fans would not have stood for only the infrastructure upgrades if they weren’t getting transfers (going as over net spend as they currently) too

Except there's no reason they wouldn't have got infrastructure upgrades as well.

FSG has, on net, put money into Liverpool. The Glazers have, on net, taken a boatload of money out of United.

If the Glazers had the same level of net investment in United as FSG have had in Liverpool, United could have maintained the identical level of transfer activity they already did and *also* had several hundred million dollars just floating around to upgrade infrastructure.

 

[Savant]

Except there's no reason they wouldn't have got infrastructure upgrades as well.

FSG has, on net, put money into Liverpool. The Glazers have, on net, taken a boatload of money out of United.

If the Glazers had the same level of net investment in United as FSG have had in Liverpool, United could have maintained the identical level of transfer activity they already did and *also* had several hundred million dollars just floating around to upgrade infrastructure.

Do you think Utd fans would accept only having the infrastructure approved if it meant less incoming high profile expensive signings?

 

[hatterson]

Do you think Utd fans would accept only having the infrastructure approved if it meant less incoming high profile expensive signings?

Probably not, but that's also not a choice that would have to be made.

 

[Savant]

Probably not

Thank you.

 

[hatterson]

Thank you.

Do you think Liverpool fans would have been happy with FSG literally burning cash in front of the stadium instead of buying players?

See look I can make up things that have no basis in reality either.

 

[Savant]

Do you think Liverpool fans would have been happy with FSG literally burning cash in front of the stadium instead of buying players?

See look I can make up things that have no basis in reality either.

I think asking if fans would be willing to sacrifice player signings for infrastructure improvements is certainly a fair question

 

[hatterson]

I think asking if fans would be willing to sacrifice player signings for infrastructure improvements is certainly a fair question

Sure, but it's also irrelevant as there's no indication that would be an actual outcome.

 

[Jussi]

Something FINALLY happening tomorrow/weekend?

 

[Jussi]

Club statement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe to acquire up to a 25% shareholding in Manchester United.

www.manutd.com

 

[Jussi]

From Redcafe:

Fairytale of Ten Hag

It was Christmas Eve Jim,
Down at Carrington,
Murtagh says to me, we won’t see another one.

And then he sang a song,
You’re getting sacked tomorrow,
I turned my face away, and dreamed of the Eredivise..

Got on a lucky one,
Lost by two goals to one,
I’ve got a feeling, this year we’ll be top four,
So happy Christmas,
I love you Jimmy
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true..

They've got pace, they've got Sheikhs, dodgy rivers I'm told,
And the teams pass right through, it's no place for the old,
When you first came along to the Premier League,
You promised me glory was waiting for me.

You were handsome, you were pretty
King of Amsterdam City
When Jong finished playing they’d be howling for more,
Fletcher was grinning and Murtough was singing
Arnold watched on from his local bar..

The boys of the New York Stock Exchange are chasing a payday,

And the bells are ringing out for the close of trade.

The boys in the MUFC squad are downing tools again,

And the fans keep turning up,
For groundhog day..

 

[Evilo]

Nice started performing when he stopped having interest.

 

[Jussi]

 

[hatterson]

Club statement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe to acquire up to a 25% shareholding in Manchester United.

www.manutd.com

I’m not sure how much of this is the fact that the request came from the board and the fact that it’s ultimately the boards responsibility to divvy up this stuff, so regardless of who had the idea they have to be the ones to assign/request that responsibility be taken.

Basically “accepted the boards request” feels far more like corporate board talk talk than an actual description of who initiated it.

 

[Jussi]

 

[Jussi]

OFFICIAL: Manchester City can confirm Omar Berrada has resigned from his role as chief football operations officer at City Football Group.

Berrada will join Manchester United as new CEO. Decision made as he informed #MCFC during talks, as per @David_Ornstein.

Omar's coming, yo!

 

[Jussi]

 

[Jussi]

It's official.