The GLAZERS and MANCHESTER UNITED…17 threads. An interpretation of events covering: - £1.4 billion transfer spend - tax avoidance (not illegal) - "disintegration of Old Trafford" - the 2013 squad - 2nd biggest debt in Europe - sale of 52m shares for $814m - exec pay; and more👇

Not a fan of this bollox, even in the best of times, but especially whilst we’re still recovering from a disastrous decade.

Clearly, this is not the first time he's done this 😅

This part of the agreement operates slightly strangely. So I wanna clear it up a bit. That way, everyone is working on the same page. To do so, let's look at the exact contract language, and simply call the parties "INEOS" and the "Bastards" (the glazers). I am also going to remove some parentheticals, to make it easy for everyone to read. Otherwise, there will be no changes from me. The goal is that you can read the contract without a layer of legalese, and form your own opinions. If it's in italics, it's from the contract. If not, it's from me. "Prior to making, or agreeing to make any Transfer of Class B Ordinary Shares (or marketing such Transfer), the Bastards must provide a written notice to INEOS, which shall state the specified number of Class B Ordinary Shares proposed to be Transferred" Follow? If the Bastards wanna sell, or even market a sale, they gotta tell INEOS how many shares they wish sell. Next: "INEOS shall have the right to provide the Bastards with written notice that it (a) wishes to acquire all (but not some only) of the Offered Shares at a price per share specified by INEOS or (b) does not wish to acquire the Offered Shares" So, after the Bastards say "we wanna sell," INEOS gets to provide them with the first offer; or say that they don't want to buy. It's their choice. The Cunts state the amount of shares to be sold; but INEOS states the price. "The Bastards shall provide INEOS with written notice that it (a) agrees to the terms or (b) rejects the terms." Easy enough. If the parties agree on terms, they enter into a contract, and INEOS gets the shares. But, if the parties don't agree on terms: "the Bastards may sell the Offered Shares to a purchaser at a per share price not less than the price offered by INEOS" So, the price that INEOS offered earlier, becomes the floor. The Bastards can't accept an offer which is below that.

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Or 449 Reds and a Barnsley fan like me. If a Yorkshireman is prepared to spend money subscribing it must be good 😀

Stop looking for Burnhamism - in six years, I’ve never found. Watching the mayor up close in Manchester, I’ve seen his unusual gifts and glaring weaknesses. Would he make a good prime minister? Our weekend read - by @joshi manchestermill.co.uk/stop-lo…

Manchester(ism) Our data driven report showed how Manchester Council entered a partnership w/ Abu Dhabi enabled public land income to be off-shored at great reputational cost See here sheffield.ac.uk/media/34821/…

"Your tickets are secure, are you f**king sure" ​Despite Manchester United’s assurances that digital NFC tickets are fully secure, a major flaw in the @SeatGeek ticketing platform leaves supporters highly vulnerable to unauthorised access. By knowing a fan's Supporter ID and just their surname or postcode, anyone can unauthorisedly view, download, and use their tickets without the owners knowledge. This has already resulted in legitimate ticket holders being turned away at both home and away matches because their tickets had already been scanned. ​The issue was deliberately kept quiet during the season to minimise disruption, but with the Premier League aiming for fully digital tickets next season, it must be prioritised over the summer. The risk is exacerbated by a club culture where fans have widely shared their Supporter IDs for ticket-forwarding purposes, and instances where Manchester United emails have inadvertently exposed this information. The author urges @SeatGeek and the club to implement a secure, user-led authorizlsation process rather than relying on flawed off-the-shelf solutions. ​To read more click here: open.substack.com/pub/cheese… Please repost, this is important for all clubs now digital ticket is the future, not just #MUFC

Manchester City, the BBC says, haven't yet sold their 6,000 home allocation of tickets for tonight's FA Youth Cup final against United. United. City said the final had to be switched to their titchy 7,000-seat training ground because main stadium has construction work - yeah!

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Fergie being booed at the Etihad today. So many childhoods ruined. It's a beautiful thing

Truths

🗣️Old Trafford: Stolen in Plain Sight Supporters asked to engage with a process that offered limited transparency and no meaningful opportunity to scrutinise key assumptions, financial models, or long term impacts. Engagement through pre selected forums without genuine challenge risked exactly what it became, a rubber stamping exercise rather than an open consultation. The club in full PR mode wheeling out all the bollocks when we all know this is nothing more than sacrificing our home at the altar of greed. Old Trafford is all we have left our history, our home, our identity and now even that is being chipped away, piece by piece. The Americanisation of the game, the dilution of fan culture, the pricing out of generational supporters. It’s not just change, it’s loss. The 1958 🇾🇪

Sit down and remember United in Roterdam 1991.

The more ridiculous the costs get, the higher the pressure to get greedy investors on board to finance it. The more the pressure for hospitality and premium seating to provide a return. The more Utd moves away from its core mission as a social institution. The less the point

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Utd say 5% increase. They've already engineered a 40% hike in matchday revenue this season by denying tickets to ordinary fans👇 And 600 more seats in SBC being sacrificed for hospitality x.com/ToeInTheWater1/status/…

Dear Andy, your support and dedication blah blah blah, but after 40 odd years of the same seat we're fucking you off because we can make more money from the tourists.. Thank you for your continued support.