18 Aug 2022 00:01:42
Well as boring as our football has been it's hardly ever boring being a Man Utd supporter! We're stuck in the middle of a media soap opera. I've spent far more time than usual on this page - like a number of others- repeating myself ad infinitum.

Could we be seeing the denouement of the Glazer's hold on our beloved club? I truly hope so.

There's been much talk about LBOs etc and whether they should be allowed. I'm against them generally, but particularly for football clubs, which are so much more than just plain businesses. In this modern era, football clubs have enormous reach around the world but in terms of business size they are small to small mid-cap companies. Football's strength and global is that it is steeped in history and tribal rituals. And as such, if the leader shows no loyalty to his/ her army, the whole thing falls apart. A football club is not like your favorite toothpaste where you can change your brand. Supporters are lifers. We regard the owners as trustees of traditions, and consider them to have a sacred duty to try to uphold them. The Glazers have destroyed all of this. And the LBO model they used, which by its nature uses the business's cash flow to finance the purchase, if applied generally, would destroy the sport as we have known it. LBO's threw millions of people out of work in order to create capital profits.

The attempt to create a European Super League franchise system was indicative of intent. Guaranteed participation and income. To hell with tradition.

An owner like Sir Jm, a Manchester man, has got to be an improvement even if success on the field remains elusive for a while. He will at least restore the bond between supporter and owner. We will sink or float together, just as it should be.

Keep your fingers crossed.

1.) 18 Aug 2022
18 Aug 2022 03:58:18
It’s hard to imagine a worse owner than the Glazers. That said, talk of a buyout couldn’t have come at a worse time. If the Glazers really are open to selling the club, they’ll have very little incentive to invest any more (of the club’s) money in player acquisitions during the remaining few weeks of the transfer window. If that’s the case, we’ll be stuck with McFred until at least January, by which point I could see Ten Haag getting the boot.

2.) 18 Aug 2022
18 Aug 2022 04:33:54
If by end of this season, the club gets sold it's amazing progress irrespective of where we finish.

3.) 18 Aug 2022
18 Aug 2022 08:25:59
Red seven…hard to imagine a worse owner…. have you forgot a certain Mr Mike Ashley!