Man Utd Thread:

Captain Obvious · August 15, 2022, 03:43:02 PM

Quote from: Gael80 on August 15, 2022, 02:45:47 PM

I was answering your question about Sky hype, in highlighting it was one of Brentford's best 3 performances in the last few years. When they played like that against Liverpool it was 3-3 so even if United were on it, they'd still have struggled on Saturday.

We'll agree to disagree though 🙂.

We'll have to and in the future best not to answer a question you already answered the previous day.

RedHand88 · August 15, 2022, 03:44:03 PM

Friendly reminder Rob Green picked them to finish 2nd a fortnight ago.

Cunny Funt · August 16, 2022, 05:24:58 PM

First lick of paint Old Traffords got in ten years will the leaking roof be fixed next?

gallsman · August 17, 2022, 06:08:30 AM

Elon Musk to the rescue. Enjoy the ride!

Throw It Up Ref · August 17, 2022, 09:28:37 AM

Quote from: gallsman on August 17, 2022, 06:08:30 AM
Elon Musk to the rescue. Enjoy the ride!

I don't think you can take anything Elon Musk writes on twitter seriously. The man has a strange sense of humor.

gallsman · August 17, 2022, 09:55:35 AM

Of course you can't. He's an absolute dickhead of the highest order.

clarshack · August 17, 2022, 01:14:24 PM

Quote from: gallsman on August 17, 2022, 06:08:30 AM
Elon Musk to the rescue. Enjoy the ride!

turns out he was joking.
how Utd have fallen to be the butt of jokes from Elon Musk!.

trailer · August 17, 2022, 02:02:36 PM

Musk is a w**ker but it shows you the reach of the Manchester Utd brand. He wouldn't strike you as someone who follows a lot of sport in that he's a complete nerd.

Throw It Up Ref · August 17, 2022, 02:29:12 PM

United are a laughing stock at the minute.

They're being linked with a new signing every few hours.

trailer · August 17, 2022, 02:47:31 PM

Quote from: Throw It Up Ref on August 17, 2022, 02:29:12 PM
United are a laughing stock at the minute.

They're being linked with a new signing every few hours.

I think they are throwing names out to see if the supporters would approve. It's like they're doing a social media poll to decide.

GJL · August 17, 2022, 11:04:42 PM

Jim Ratcliffe now being linked with buying the club. I'd guess that would be an upgrade..

trailer · August 18, 2022, 09:34:22 AM

Quote from: GJL on August 17, 2022, 11:04:42 PM
Jim Ratcliffe now being linked with buying the club. I'd guess that would be an upgrade..

I'll believe it when I see it. But even a wealthy business man probably can't compete with state ownership like City or Newcastle.

seafoid · August 18, 2022, 09:40:37 AM

   https://www.ft.com/content/aae4029a-7f28-4b6f-92ae-20d41fad7ae8

   Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has declared his interest in buying English football club Manchester United if its controlling owners, the Glazers, are open to a sale.

Ratcliffe, founder of the Ineos petrochemicals group and one of the UK's richest people, is a life-long supporter of the club and has often been tipped as a possible bidder if the US family chose to sell.

When asked on Wednesday about the prospect of acquiring or investing in United, an Ineos spokesperson said: "Yes, we are interested if the club is for sale." Manchester United declined to comment.

Earlier on Wednesday Bloomberg reported that the US-based Glazer family were considering a sale of a minority stake in the club.

Public shares in United, which listed on the New York Stock Exchange 10 years ago this month, rose more than 6 per cent on Wednesday to $13.60. However, the stock has fallen 20 per cent in the past 12 months and is still below its initial public offering price of $14.

   United dominated English football in the 1990s and much of the 2000s, winning the title 13 times under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. However, the team has failed to add to that tally since his retirement in 2013.

Not even the return of Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo last season restored the club's fortunes; United failed to qualify for the lucrative European Champions League and finished sixth in the English top flight.

Manchester United sit bottom of the English Premier League with zero points after losing their first two games of the new season. The team lost 4-0 to Brentford on Saturday, in what the Manchester United Supporters Trust described as a "new low in our decade of decline". "We demand urgent and radical change," the group said.
According to football finance analyst Swiss Ramble, the club has spent over £1bn on interest, debt repayments and dividends, and management fees associated with the Glazer buyout.

thewobbler · August 18, 2022, 09:47:55 AM

I'll never really understand United fans' obsessive dismay at the Glazers taking money out of the club.

They've bankrolled a series of managers and have matched the salaries of any club in the world. This doesn't make them generous of course, but f**k me just how much money does a club need to spend before success should be inevitable? Would another £300m really have made a difference the past few years?

trailer · August 18, 2022, 09:55:04 AM

Quote from: thewobbler on August 18, 2022, 09:47:55 AM
I'll never really understand United fans' obsessive dismay at the Glazers taking money out of the club.

They've bankrolled a series of managers and have matched the salaries of any club in the world. This doesn't make them generous of course, but f**k me just how much money does a club need to spend before success should be inevitable? Would another £300m really have made a difference the past few years?

I think money is only part of the problem. The main issue is that they haven't a f**king clue how to run the club. Buying players is like 10% of the job and they can't even get that right!