The Mailbox ponders the prospect of a Manchester United becoming the game’s biggest super power under Qatari control. Also: Arsenal really ought to grow up…
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If Qatar come for Man Utd
I’d just like, if I may, to offer a different comment with regards to the possibility of Qatar taking over Manchester United. Ever since City were bought, I’d always said I’d walk away if United were ever state owned; the truth is since then, I’ve already walked far enough away that it doesn’t matter anymore. I still watch our games, both legally and illegally, but the emotional and financial investment I once had is gone. I still love the game, but I despise the business.
What should be especially concerning, and from what I’ve read is putting the sh*ts right up the big clubs on the continent, is the wider implications of Man Utd becoming state owned. You see, for all Man City, PSG and Newcastle are “big” clubs, they’re not in that super club bracket that the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid and co are. Those clubs have been able to financially compete, in the main, with the state backed clubs due to their mass commercial appeal and enormous fan bases.
As such, if one were to come into state ownership, and the same financial mechanisms that have been employed at City and PSG especially are implemented, then there’s the potential to blow everyone else out of the water and still be able to abide by FFP. A debt free Manchester United, with a new/improved stadium and commercial deals inflated from those that are already at the upper end of the market? That’s terrifying. That’s a budget 50-100% more than anyone else can afford.
So whilst I’m no fan of US hedge funds, I’d much rather a well run version of that came in (unlike the absolute leeches that are the Glazers) than go into state hands. Supporting that would be like walking into a casino and cheering for the house.
Lewis, Busby Way
Captain Erik’s controlled chaos
I’m praying that Erik Ten Hag starts wearing an eyepatch for no reason other than he can. And possibly do interviews smoking a pipe.
Have you ever seen a more in-control maniac?
He’s the captain of they craziest pirate ship the Premier League has seen in a long time, and we’re coming for EVERYTHING!
Players playing out of their “natural’ position, Shaw at CB, Martinez at LB, Bruno all over the place, AWB popping up in midfield. And then, why not switch…
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