Scum take over?

[Crossie]

http://sport.uk.msn.com/football/news/a ... =156101662

Not being widely reported yet.




Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, are on the verge of selling the club to Qatar Holdings in a £1.6 billion deal, according to the Daily Express.

The newspaper reports that United's American owners are "only haggling over details" as they close in on a deal worth more than double the £790 million they paid for the club in 2005.

United are preparing to take on cash-rich neighbours Manchester City on Saturday, who are themselves owned by a wealthy Middle Eastern backer in Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, but it is believed the Manchester derby could be the last at Old Trafford under the Glazer regime.

The unpopular Americans have been at United for less than six years, and in that time have faced mass protests against their stewardship, with fans concerned that the debt-laden structure of their ownership puts the long-term future of the club at risk.

The Daily Express claims that the Glazers had been holding out for an offer of closer to £2 billion, but have accepted the £1.6 billion bid, up from an initial £1.5 billion, with a "well-placed" source quoted as saying: "The deal is pretty much done and they are only haggling over details".

Despite the claims that Qatar Holdings, the investment branch of the Qatari royal family led by the Gulf state's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is nearing a takeover deal, United have continued to deny that the Glazers have been entertaining any bids.

And on Thursday, United's director of communications Phil Townsend maintained that no offer has been made. "There has been no approach to buy Manchester United and no approach would be welcome", he told the Daily Express.

Qatar Holdings already boasts a portfolio of assets in England that includes London's American Embassy and upmarket department store Harrods, which it purchased from Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed last year.

[Beefymcfc]

Nice boost for the Rag supporters................AGAIN!!!

[Lee_R]

Not going to happen.

[Lionheart]

Scum were recently announced as the 3rd most profitable club in the world behind real and Barca.

The Glazers will not sell.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Bull shit, funny how this story comes out right before the derby

[Ted Hughes]

Whether it's true or not, I don't know but I recon Rooney thinks it is & has been assured they will be buying players, hence the change of heart. Just my opinion but I recon that's the only reason he's still there.

[Beeks]

It's complete and utter bollocks..spokesman for the Glazers released a statement to that fact straight after this

Rest easy folks

[DoomMerchant]

It's complete and utter bollocks..spokesman for the Glazers released a statement to that fact straight after this

Rest easy folks

Why does everyone act like the Glazers ownership has been problematic? they have fuclin won everything under the sun under their steward.

I'm kinda bored of us, as blues, feeling like there is an issue no matter who owns them. They aren't destroying themselves or going away. We've got to work through them and i wouldn't have it any other way.

Am i alone in this regard? No need for a tin hat. My skull is made of titanium.

Cheers

[Slim]

It's complete and utter bollocks..spokesman for the Glazers released a statement to that fact straight after this

Rest easy folks

Why does everyone act like the Glazers ownership has been problematic? they have fuclin won everything under the sun under their steward.

I'm kinda bored of us, as blues, feeling like there is an issue no matter who owns them. They aren't destroying themselves or going away. We've got to work through them and i wouldn't have it any other way.

Am i alone in this regard? No need for a tin hat. My skull is made of titanium.

Cheers

They haven't won the FA Cup or the Super Cup.

[DoomMerchant]

It's complete and utter bollocks..spokesman for the Glazers released a statement to that fact straight after this

Rest easy folks

Why does everyone act like the Glazers ownership has been problematic? they have fuclin won everything under the sun under their steward.

I'm kinda bored of us, as blues, feeling like there is an issue no matter who owns them. They aren't destroying themselves or going away. We've got to work through them and i wouldn't have it any other way.

Am i alone in this regard? No need for a tin hat. My skull is made of titanium.

Cheers

They haven't won the FA Cup or the Super Cup.

Fine. Pedant. Do you really disagree with the point im making here, Clark Kent?

[Slim]

I would say they have issues with the debt, not entirely sure anyone knows the full story here unless you are very high up on the glazers payroll. Last season I believe the only reason they ran in the black was because of the sale of Ronaldo to Madrid, how many times can they do that? And will the lack of having sell-able resources like him make a difference...well you tell me.

However I would say that their treble winning side of 99 has gotten progressively worse over the years and when Scholes, Giggs and van der Sar retire they have some massive holes to fill that they may not have the resources to replace adequately. Some great players in Evra, Vidic, Nani and Rooney but there comes a point where a spattering of great players isn't enough, we know this when Anelka goes out and scores a hatload for us, but we still end up in 15th? 14th? something, you get my point.