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Well if people are shallow enough to let a bit of news about a football club affect their christmas mood then more fool them
Joel, Jim & Jassim - Utd Ownership
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It's quite the achievement from the Glazers in terms of managing expectations that a minority sale, securing the Glazers long term ownership and giving football control to a man that has performed terribly at Nice is considered good news and a present to fans.
The only positives to take from this is that there's money to repair the roof at Old Trafford and at worst, Ratcliffe can't do any worse than the Glazers in terms of running the football side of things.
The only positives to take from this is that there's money to repair the roof at Old Trafford and at worst, Ratcliffe can't do any worse than the Glazers in terms of running the football side of things.
It's not good or bad news really, it's just news. We have no say in what happens, the fans have protested against the Glazers fairly consistently and they simply don't care.
The good news is that we've avoided becoming a sportswashing front for Qatar. Yes, I know that potentially has its own benefits, but it's not ideal.
As you say, they can't really do any worse, but Jean-Claude Blanc and Brailsford is an infinitely more enticing prospect than more garbage under the Glazers - to me, at least.
It will make a huge difference, but what sort of a difference remains to be seen.
Twas a joke, I saw a few journos tweeting about it earlier. As baz said quite the achievement from the glazersI wasn't, it was the Sky News guy.
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I think the biggest factor is it also gives them a massive excuse of ‘well, we have nothing to do with the football side of it’ when it completely fails. Theres far too many jokers at high level within the club.
Special report: Inside the football operation Ratcliffe stands to inherit at Man United
An in-depth look at Manchester United's football operation over the past decade reveals confusion, some dysfunction and competing interests
theathletic.com
Worth a read. It’s an incredible read. It’s like a guide on how not to run a football club.
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I think the biggest factor is it also gives them a massive excuse of ‘well, we have nothing to do with the football side of it’ when it completely fails. Theres far too many jokers at high level within the club.
Special report: Inside the football operation Ratcliffe stands to inherit at Man United
An in-depth look at Manchester United's football operation over the past decade reveals confusion, some dysfunction and competing interests
Worth a read. It’s an incredible read. It’s like a guide on how not to run a football club.
That is what the Glazers do anyway? They really don't care. As long as the commercial side of the club churns over plenty of money, they are happy.
INEOS will look to restructure the entire football side of the club, whether they succeed or not remains to be seen, but it's a big change and hopefully a good thing.
Ratcliffe must be keen on making an impact, this is a complex deal and an absolutely mammoth task - probably the most difficult in football currently. A lot of people didn't really know who he is, and now he'll be slagged to the high heavens if it goes wrong.
Newcastle are a good example of how you can aggressively change things quickly, and positively. I am expecting a similar approach here.
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This seems a good read for a breakdown of the deal between the rat faced ***** and SJR
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1740043630356627854.html
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1740043630356627854.html
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Didn't realise how flipping tall Ratcliffe was, we should try him up front
The article says -
Along the same lines, Newcastle United's Dan Ashworth is currently reluctant to go to Old Trafford, due to the scope of his role at St James' Park.
It is understood the Manchester club would have to go very high with a financial offer and well-defined terms to tempt him.
Delaney isn't particularly knowledgeable though.
I don't think any concrete offers will have been made yet, INEOS won't be in official control for another 3-4 weeks at least. I am very hopeful Brailsford will get the right people in place, Jean-Claude Blanc is very experienced too (the new CEO). A huge change from the likes of Ed Woodward making a mess of things.
Along the same lines, Newcastle United's Dan Ashworth is currently reluctant to go to Old Trafford, due to the scope of his role at St James' Park.
It is understood the Manchester club would have to go very high with a financial offer and well-defined terms to tempt him.
Delaney isn't particularly knowledgeable though.
I don't think any concrete offers will have been made yet, INEOS won't be in official control for another 3-4 weeks at least. I am very hopeful Brailsford will get the right people in place, Jean-Claude Blanc is very experienced too (the new CEO). A huge change from the likes of Ed Woodward making a mess of things.
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Imagine all those billionaires and all those people to run a club and a little old red nosed Scottish bloke did it all himself 
. It does make you realise he was cut from a different cloth.
. It does make you realise he was cut from a different cloth.Imagine all those billionaires and all those people to run a club and a little old red nosed Scottish bloke did it all himself
He had people helping him and football was a far far far simpler business back then. Especially as the United manager.
