Man Utd Thread:

[Armagh18]

Ratcliffe with a bid now as well. Can't imagine him competing with the oil money.

[Nanderson]

Ratcliffe with a bid now as well. Can't imagine him competing with the oil money.

He's buying it through Ineos his company which is valued well over £100 Billion

[trailer]

Not a fan of Qatar bid.

[Milltown Row2]

The Glazers will sell it to the highest bidder, end of...

Unfortunately that'll be one of the oil bidders..

[snoopdog]

Yes. Glazers won't care who buys as long as they get the cash. Nothing the fans can do about it. Ideally it would be Rathcliffe but unlikely.

[nrico2006]

Yes. Glazers won't care who buys as long as they get the cash. Nothing the fans can do about it. Ideally it would be Rathcliffe but unlikely.

Would the fans want Radcliffe over the Qatar bidder? I would rather have the latter.

[Armagh18]

Yes. Glazers won't care who buys as long as they get the cash. Nothing the fans can do about it. Ideally it would be Rathcliffe but unlikely.

Would the fans want Radcliffe over the Qatar bidder? I would rather have the latter.

I don't know tbh. Do we end up like City in 10 years with massive investigations and an asterisk next to everything we (hopefully) win?

[ONeill]

Don't kid yerselves. If the highest bidder was the divil himself you'd accept it if he brought with him the riches to buy who you want and win silverware galore.

[nrico2006]

Well I'm sure none of us know too much about whoever is buying United, if he is from Qatar is it OK to negatively stereotype him?

[Armagh18]

Don't kid yerselves. If the highest bidder was the divil himself you'd accept it if he brought with him the riches to buy who you want and win silverware galore.

Honestly? I dont think so tbh, I'm not fussed on the Qatari's. We've spent more than our fair share the past decade so clearly money can't buy success if you're not spending it wisely.

[Armagh18]

Well I'm sure none of us know too much about whoever is buying United, if he is from Qatar is it OK to negatively stereotype him?

It's state backed, like City, like Newcastle, like PSG.

[screenexile]

Don't kid yerselves. If the highest bidder was the divil himself you'd accept it if he brought with him the riches to buy who you want and win silverware galore.

But United have been one of the richest clubs in the world and have spent as much as any club the last 10 years with very little to show for it??

ETH seems to have got a structure in place which could work for them hopefully a Qatari circus like PSG can put them back into disarray!

[nrico2006]

Don't kid yerselves. If the highest bidder was the divil himself you'd accept it if he brought with him the riches to buy who you want and win silverware galore.

But United have been one of the richest clubs in the world and have spent as much as any club the last 10 years with very little to show for it??

ETH seems to have got a structure in place which could work for them hopefully a Qatari circus like PSG can put them back into disarray!

More to it than that. Need owners who are interested in bringing in the right people on and off the pitch, owners who will also invest in the infrastructure etc. too.

[Armagh18]

Don't kid yerselves. If the highest bidder was the divil himself you'd accept it if he brought with him the riches to buy who you want and win silverware galore.

But United have been one of the richest clubs in the world and have spent as much as any club the last 10 years with very little to show for it??

ETH seems to have got a structure in place which could work for them hopefully a Qatari circus like PSG can put them back into disarray!

More to it than that. Need owners who are interested in bringing in the right people on and off the pitch, owners who will also invest in the infrastructure etc. too.

Owners like City (without breaking any financial rules) would be the dream. They get football people and good structures in place without sticking their nose in like that tool who owns Chelsea and just sign the cheques

[magpie seanie]

Have to say the last 24-48 hours have been utterly depressing. While getting rid of leeches like the Glazers is essential the next priority is getting owners who just don't get in the way. And you certainly don't want outright scum in charge. Alleged United supporters preferring Qatar over Radcliffe can do one in my opinion. Unfortunately saw some online polls indicating a strong majority favouring this. They're not United supporters in my mind (realise this is controversial but stand over it and won't be replying). Radcliffe may not be perfect but he's not someone who stands over slave labour and murder. Qatar taking over United would be an absolute disaster and disgrace. Surely the "fit and proper persons" regulation should be too high a bar for a country like Qatar?

United don't need oil money to get back to the very top. They just need owners who aren't bleeding the club dry while being totally incompetent.