Glazer Take Over Man Utd
 

It's going to get ugly. I'm loving every minute of it.

GO ARSENAL!!!

cristiano ronaldo is the shit, did anyone else see that game last week against WBA? he was just toying with everyone when he had the ball

Moe........just sit there and be bitter at Chelsea like the rest of us...

Man U hasn't been the same since the treble. I recall ESPN doing a story on ticket sale hikes, and how the lower middle and even middle class could no longer afford tickets, which led to a big decrease in fan chanting and singing (the upper echelon of society aren't the hooligan-ish type).

Fergie did the best job with British players. Now that he's following the world's suit and getting all the foreign help he can get, they've slipped.

They'll be back. Once Darren and Ronaldo come to true form, it'll be like the Yorke/Cole days.

As far as Glazer goes....I HATE it, but it's business...and barring a miracle we just have to accept it. I have a feeling Man U will struggle once the merger takes form, but Fergie is bound for one more run before he retires....

Hey, at least we still have the FA cup to contend for.

Hey Moe...I CANNOT STAND that primadonna drama queen Jose Mourinho.....how about you?

I hate that guy. He is such a sore looser. "The better team lost." Whatever Maurinho. benitez out coach him and Liverpool played a better defensive game. Maurinho is just a little bitch.

Arsene, you're not funny...

http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/050514/1/3sj0g.html

Saturday May 14, 10:34 PM
Fan fury targets Glazer takeover of Man Utd

Manchester United fans opposed to the club takeover bid launched by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer were desperately looking for ways to block the deal.

The American businessman was poised to take full control of the footballing giants having secured a fraction short of the 75 percent stake he needs under stock market rules to take the club into private ownership.

A spokeswoman for the London stock exchange said that it was possible remaining shares in the club could be traded over the weekend.

This could allow the 76-year-old Glazer, through his Red Football investment vehicle, to reach his target although the transactions would not be reported to the market before Monday.

The Glazer family moved to defuse fan fury on Friday by issuing a statement saying that they were "long-term sports investors and avid Manchester United fans."

But grass-roots opposition to the takeover was persisting with the club's final Premiership game at Southampton on Sunday a likely sounding board for their anger.

There were angry scenes involving hundreds of fans outside the club's Old Trafford stadium on Thursday and supporters groups have pledged a campaign of disruption and boycotts of games and merchandise.

They fear that Glazer has no sentimental attachment to the highly profitable club and simply intends to cream off profits in order to repay debts incurred in the takeover bid which values the operation at 790.3 million pounds (1.16 billion euros, 1.47 billion dollars).

The move is also seen as undermining the position of veteran manager Sir Alex Ferguson and possibly leading to a sell-off of top players.

Suporters already own an estimated 18 percent of the club and have tried to secure financial backing from a Japanese bank to buy more shares and block the Glazer takeover bid.

"Glazer will soon realise, if he doesn't know it already, that we will not be going away quietly," said Nick Towle, the chairman of supporters' umbrella group Shareholders United.

"He is known as a persistent and determined man who always gets what he goes for.

"Well, he will now find out that the United fans are just as persistent and determined, and they are fighting for love not money.''

Meanwhile there was support for Ferguson's position from one of his main rivals, Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese manager of championship winning Chelsea.

"I hope to have him (Ferguson) as an opponent for some years to come," Mourinho told The Times newspaper.

"There is always one day for us to stop. The difficulty is choosing the right moment.

"But if you have achieved what Alex Ferguson has, you should choose. No one should tell you. Especially if you are speaking about a great manager, the most successful in the history of the Premiership."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warned that it was too early to cast Glazer off as a scavenger out to strip the club of its assets.

"I don't agree that Manchester United will fall apart for the simple fact that if you invest 790 million pounds into something, do you want to destroy that capital? No. Why should he want to destroy the club?" Wenger asked.

"There is a reluctance from Manchester United supporters at the moment. The United fans have a feeling that he is not really in love with the club. There is a reluctance and the hurdle is more psychological than realistic.

"They are a public company and they have to accept that if the main shareholders sell. That's what happens.

"Don't convict the guy who has not made one decision. He could be very good for the club," said Wenger

Rest In Peace Man U

The Manchester United Football Club - 1878-2005

Unlike Liverpool, fans for United HAVE to walk alone....

Hey Stan, lots of my Man U fan buddies have this fear that Man U is going to be the next Leeds.

No, they're going to be a poor man's Newcastle...

Which makes me wonder what a rich man's Newcastle would look like...

Oh wait, I drank one last night.

Hey, watch what you say about the Brownies!!

Fucking Wuss........Be a man and own up to what you've just done.



BTW.....3-0 at the half, holy shit. I knew Milan would win, but not this bad.

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Glazer doesn't respond to questions about Manchester United
May 25, 2005

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Asked to deliver a message to Manchester United fans, Malcolm Glazer stayed silent Wednesday.

During a news conference at the NFL's spring meetings to announce that Tampa will host the 2009 Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owner declined to answer questions about his takeover of the world's richest soccer club.

Glazer didn't respond to a reporter's query, and his son Bryan said: ``We're here today to celebrate the Super Bowl in Tampa in 2009. It's a very important day and I would hope you'd respect that.''

Glazer's sons Bryan, Joel and Ed operate the Buccaneers for their father.

Another question about United was asked, and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue glanced over at Glazer, who smiled but didn't say anything.

After the news conference, Glazer was asked more questions about Manchester United, and he walked away without responding.

Many Manchester United fans have opposed Glazer's $1.47 billion takeover of the club, in part because they don't want a foreign owner.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday that Glazer's acquisition of United doesn't violate the league's cross-ownership rules and that there was no problem related to the debt Glazer is incurring. Aiello said the only potential concern with the deal is a proposed joint venture between United and a Las Vegas firm to build a casino.

Updated on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:20 pm EDT

It's 3-3 now. :eek: :eek:

THIS IS BULLSHIT! I TOOK LUNCH TO WATCH THE FIRST HALF, WENT BACK TO WORK, WENT ON ESPN.COM AND THE GAME IS TIED!!!!!!!!

Good job Liverpool

They might become my team.....Robert kraft, owner of tha Patriots, is thinking of buying them, but not doing a Glazer but doing a Roman.