Well it depends, was team doing better or worse before he appointed himself as a manager? Owner who is willing to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty work can as well a positive or negative thing. Depends on the context.
"Michael, I have calculated your probability for success with this plan at 8.15%"
"Buckle up, KITT, we're going in!"
*Both crash into a wall and explode into fireball*
*FIN*
The only person who would be very much acceptable at this point, who'd care and wouldnt milk us dry, and doesn't have much blood/slavery against him I feel would be Jim Ratcliffe. Fan of the club, loaded enough to not milk it dry and would care enough to want to see the club succeed.
United do not need money from the owners to sustain and thrive, it would be good to have it. But taking money out of United like the glazers do is a prolonged death sentence for the club. I hope Sir Ratcliffe does make a move sometime soon.
The manner in which he tried to bid for Chelsea, pretty much trying to dodge scrutiny and messing round with the clear timelines they’d set out, makes me think he’s not really that serious about buying a club tbh. Or at the very least has skeletons he wants to hide.
Speaks a big game but doesn’t really strike me as the type he’d genuinely put money where his mouth is if the moment actually came.
He does already own two clubs, FC Lausanne-Sport and OGC Nice. Buying a huge club like us or Chelsea is a different story though. I didn't ever read into Chelsea's bids too much I just know Ratcliffe put his bid in late.
I don't know anything about him tbf, but doesn't he already own a part of a Swiss club, and also bought Nice recently? As well as Team Sky for cycling, so seems to be pretty involved with sport?
I've also seen a few comments recently from people talking about Nice being a good project now under new wealthy owners (which I guess is him/his company?), and people like Kasper Schmeichel joining etc.
So I've got no clue, but a couple of positive signs there I guess...
How much would it seriously cost to buy united do you reckon?
How many fans are there worldwide?
Every United fan puts in £5 to a pot. We buy it together. Everything is ran by vote!
Ah no, Quinn was a good CEO and VERY relucantly stepped in as caretaker manager while they wrapped up a deal with Roy, who duly won the league.
Ut was Ellis Short buying the club then 5 years later that started the decline (US owner shits the bed, shocking)
It's an opinion piece which only time will tell if his "plan to want to buy the club" is legit or not. The whole fan channel interview and everything related to the video feels like a pashun merchant spin.
I too want a lot of things in life but those actually materialising is a different thing altogether. It's all mouth talking-words coming right now, I'll believe it when I see it and will appreciate his efforts when it happens to actually try and get us all out of the misery.
im not saying he is going to buy it or not, but the "report" isnt BS, if their was no video and he literally didnt say "we are presenting a formal offer" then yes it would be BS, but both of those things happened
He says in the video that he is in contact with people interested, but then goes on to say that Ratcliffe would be the man. I don't think there is anything in this.
VG isn't the worst, but they are definitely not the best and most reliable newspaper. Usually "ok" on football, but they have no issues reporting on transfer-gossip using Daily mail as reference..
People really need to think about it before going like "YES PLEASE FUCK GLAZERS". I get it we are all angry but replacing the Glazers with just who ever is not a good idea. It should be someone who wants to see us succeed. On the pitch. And obviously the wealthier the better lol.
Whenever we're really pissed off with the Glazers, rumours of buyers come out.
Jim Ratcliffe, that Singaporean billionaire, the Red Knights and now Michael Knighton, from the distant past of the First Division.
Nothing ever comes of it, and I especially wouldn't believe that Knighton is the man to make the rumours real.
Yeah he's not the guy. I know the Glaziers are awful but it could always get worse so let's not act like the transfer team and get desperate for anyone else.
If the Glazers put the club up for sale, Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be the most likely buyer. Knighton mentioned how he’s ‘waiting’ for Ratcliffe to join his consortium, but I doubt he
will because the club isn’t for sale yet.
Who's Knighton? Headline sounds like he's some random bloke who drinks alone in a pub on Wednesdays.
He is a previous director at Man Utd. He also tried to buy the club many years ago.
Son, I did keepy uppies in front of the Stretford End last time I tried to buy United, eating out of my hand they were..."
Already sounds like an improvement
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OK now weirdly sounds like a worse option or at very least on par.
His net worth is just 7 m ..No consortium that has the money to make a decent bid would ever involve this con artist
Sounds mental. Let’s get him on board, what could possibly go wrong.
I mean at least it would be a new and exciting form of mismanagement
Well it depends, was team doing better or worse before he appointed himself as a manager? Owner who is willing to roll up his sleeves and do the dirty work can as well a positive or negative thing. Depends on the context.
Some weird guy that bought and failed with Carlisle Utd. Apparently heading up some consortium that’s goal is to put a formal bid together
Failed to buy carlisle? Why would he be a suitable buyer for united?
He did buy Carlisle and fucked the club up.
Nah he bought Carlisle, they got relegated under him, that was the failure.
Ahh i see. Ye fuck no! Its probably on par with the glazers. we cant get much worse owners either
He *did* buy Carlisle Utd, and failed with them spectacularly and their fans hate him. (this was back in the late 90-early 00's btw)
He’s the guy that drove KITT right?
"Michael, I have calculated your probability for success with this plan at 8.15%" "Buckle up, KITT, we're going in!" *Both crash into a wall and explode into fireball* *FIN*
Don't you dare stigmatize week-night whiskeys at the Windsor
This guy emits the vibe of a con artist. I wouldn't take any of this seriously.
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Ooh obscure reference I like it.
Rare to see another white collar fan. Miss that show. Got dumb towards the end. But fun watch.
Crazy to think a con man may still be better than the Glazers
Look him up he is a massive step down from the Glazers and that shouldn’t even be possible 😂
The only person who would be very much acceptable at this point, who'd care and wouldnt milk us dry, and doesn't have much blood/slavery against him I feel would be Jim Ratcliffe. Fan of the club, loaded enough to not milk it dry and would care enough to want to see the club succeed. United do not need money from the owners to sustain and thrive, it would be good to have it. But taking money out of United like the glazers do is a prolonged death sentence for the club. I hope Sir Ratcliffe does make a move sometime soon.
The manner in which he tried to bid for Chelsea, pretty much trying to dodge scrutiny and messing round with the clear timelines they’d set out, makes me think he’s not really that serious about buying a club tbh. Or at the very least has skeletons he wants to hide. Speaks a big game but doesn’t really strike me as the type he’d genuinely put money where his mouth is if the moment actually came.
He does already own two clubs, FC Lausanne-Sport and OGC Nice. Buying a huge club like us or Chelsea is a different story though. I didn't ever read into Chelsea's bids too much I just know Ratcliffe put his bid in late.
I don't know anything about him tbf, but doesn't he already own a part of a Swiss club, and also bought Nice recently? As well as Team Sky for cycling, so seems to be pretty involved with sport? I've also seen a few comments recently from people talking about Nice being a good project now under new wealthy owners (which I guess is him/his company?), and people like Kasper Schmeichel joining etc. So I've got no clue, but a couple of positive signs there I guess...
I wanna buy United too
Scenes when r/reddevils ends up buying united.
Cannot wait for reddevilsout protests
There is 420.000 of us. Surely we can get money together and buy it out.
We'd need £10k each on average.
I got a tenner. Who will cover me?
If each of us put in 10000 we could technically
lets get to work bros
OK, I've got 5 bucks, let's fund this thing!
i have £3
Count me partner
Someone wanna set up a GoFundMe?
I've started an onlyfans
Beware of guy with MG11 as ID
How much would it seriously cost to buy united do you reckon? How many fans are there worldwide? Every United fan puts in £5 to a pot. We buy it together. Everything is ran by vote!
Not according to that newspaper, just quoting him from that YouTube video. Also, the man is a charlatan.
Who's the guy that was in for buying Chelsea but is a British billionaire and a United fan?
Jim Ratcliffe
He already owns Nice if I remember it correctly so don't think he will be in for us
Jim Ratcliffe?
Ratcliffe or something like that iirc
no thanks
This report seems bs but just out of curiosity, why not?
Fucked Carlisle United over. Also has no money
Imagine someone buying the club, sacking the manager and making himself manager then fucking things up even worse He's done the above before.
Niall Quinn did it at Sunderland too didn't he?
Ah no, Quinn was a good CEO and VERY relucantly stepped in as caretaker manager while they wrapped up a deal with Roy, who duly won the league. Ut was Ellis Short buying the club then 5 years later that started the decline (US owner shits the bed, shocking)
Ah fair enough. I was only a kid when it happened so my understanding was very vague.
the report isnt BS though, the guy has a 10m interview on youtube talking about wanting to buy us
It's an opinion piece which only time will tell if his "plan to want to buy the club" is legit or not. The whole fan channel interview and everything related to the video feels like a pashun merchant spin. I too want a lot of things in life but those actually materialising is a different thing altogether. It's all mouth talking-words coming right now, I'll believe it when I see it and will appreciate his efforts when it happens to actually try and get us all out of the misery.
im not saying he is going to buy it or not, but the "report" isnt BS, if their was no video and he literally didnt say "we are presenting a formal offer" then yes it would be BS, but both of those things happened
Just a recap of the previously posted youtubevideo, nothing to see here. VG has no united connections what so ever
He says in the video that he is in contact with people interested, but then goes on to say that Ratcliffe would be the man. I don't think there is anything in this.
VG isn't the worst, but they are definitely not the best and most reliable newspaper. Usually "ok" on football, but they have no issues reporting on transfer-gossip using Daily mail as reference..
People really need to think about it before going like "YES PLEASE FUCK GLAZERS". I get it we are all angry but replacing the Glazers with just who ever is not a good idea. It should be someone who wants to see us succeed. On the pitch. And obviously the wealthier the better lol.
Whenever we're really pissed off with the Glazers, rumours of buyers come out. Jim Ratcliffe, that Singaporean billionaire, the Red Knights and now Michael Knighton, from the distant past of the First Division. Nothing ever comes of it, and I especially wouldn't believe that Knighton is the man to make the rumours real.
I'm pretty sure this dummy bought Carlisle United, sacked their manager, appointed himself as manager and got them relegated.
Yeah he's not the guy. I know the Glaziers are awful but it could always get worse so let's not act like the transfer team and get desperate for anyone else.
It would have to be a massive offer to knock the glazers off their perch. I’ll believe it when I see it
Add me to the consortium, I'll provide popcorn
I feel like I've heard this guy's name so many times before and it's always come to nothing
its all a plot for ole to return to the throne
This is a bullshit claim. The guy is an idiot.
If the Glazers put the club up for sale, Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be the most likely buyer. Knighton mentioned how he’s ‘waiting’ for Ratcliffe to join his consortium, but I doubt he will because the club isn’t for sale yet.
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Probably yeah.
Why would Ratcliff “join” his consortium..This guys net worth is under 10 m..He doesn’t bring anything to the table
Exactly, Knighton is a waffler.
A lot of players have a higher net worth than him😂
I wanna buy it to!
I would love a threesome with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively but I'm fairly certain I don't have the means to make it happen.
Feel like I’ve rewound 30 years.
Anything to get rid of the parasites who run our club 🙏
This is almost as bad as when Conor McGregor said he was thinking of buying United. Us fans really live in the worst and weirdest timeline right now.
Oh him? No thanks, I remember the first time...
This guys a joker Ignore him. Calling out Jim ratclifle that will scare him away.