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Unread 30-05-2010, 04:19 PM
LaPaz
 
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A consortium of businessmen tipped as possible buyers of Manchester United will shelve plans to make an offer, a report says.

The Red Knights were expected to make a bid of about £1bn in the coming weeks.

But the Sunday Times said this had been put on ice after investors baulked at the club's valuation.

Manchester United has said it is not for sale and that the Glazer family owners would "not entertain any offers".

The Glazers are said to value the club at £1.5bn.

The paper cited sources close to the Red Knights saying that the club's debts, the lack of money spent on players in recent years and rumours of manager Sir Alex Ferguson being close to retirement meant there was "a lot more downside than upside".

Revenues increased

On Friday the club announced a cut in debt from £543.3m a year ago to £520.9m for the January to March period.

In Man Utd's quarterly financial results, the figures also showed net assets of £794.9m and a cash balance of £95.9m.

The Old Trafford club said that in the nine months to March, year-on-year revenues were up 13.5% from £193.3m to £219.3m.

It also reported that quarterly match-day, commercial and media revenues had increased on three months ago.

However, losses for the quarter were up from £5.87m to £65.94m, mostly relating to various financing charges and costs.

Debts

Manchester United was bought by the Glazer family for £800m in 2005. In the 2009/10 season the club finished second to Chelsea in the Premier League.

They were also knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter finals, and have ended the season relatively unsuccessfully by their standards, winning only the League Cup.

Critics say the family has saddled United with massive debts, and the Red Knights have said that one of their priorities is to reduce debt levels.

Earlier this year the club launched a seven-year £538m bond that enabled them to refinance much of their more costly debt.

Fans have launched a campaign to oust the Glazers, many boycotting the traditional red shirts and scarves and instead wearing green and gold, the original colours of Newton Heath, the amateur side which was founded in 1878 and became Manchester United.

However, the club does not believe it has fully maximised its revenue streams from global commercial opportunities.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10194568.stm
 
Unread 30-05-2010, 04:24 PM
The Mull
 
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This is not the case according to BookFace:
The Red Knights Some people in the media are determined to ruin the takeover by the red knights by reporting that they have pulled out and have shelved plans to take over the club, utter rubbish. also if the glazers said the club is not for sale then why have they said they value the club at £1.5 billion?
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Unread 30-05-2010, 04:38 PM
LaPaz
 
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This is not the case according to BookFace:
The Red Knights Some people in the media are determined to ruin the takeover by the red knights by reporting that they have pulled out and have shelved plans to take over the club, utter rubbish. also if the glazers said the club is not for sale then why have they said they value the club at £1.5 billion?2 minutes ago · Comment ·LikeUnlike

I don't think they have said what they value the club at, the £1.5bn appears to be a guess, maybe an informed guess, by the media.
 
Unread 30-05-2010, 07:11 PM
ScarFace
 
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Green n Gold till all tickets are sold
 
Unread 31-05-2010, 06:10 AM
waynes ear's
 
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Green n Gold till all tickets are sold
 
Unread 31-05-2010, 07:51 PM
treme
 
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How predictable.

I said it all along.
 
Unread 01-06-2010, 12:39 PM
elephantstone
 
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How predictable.

I said it all along.
oh shut up you tart.

Have you not heard of fear of loss?
 
Unread 01-06-2010, 05:39 PM
redwhiteandblack
 
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How predictable.

I said it all along.
Give yourself a big pat on the back.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 07:21 AM
Pop
 
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Sky News now: No bid before the World Cup, no bid before the new season but if the Glazers do put the club up for sale they'll make a bid.

Zzzzzzzzz.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 11:51 AM
dunk
 
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Sky News now: No bid before the World Cup, no bid before the new season but if the Glazers do put the club up for sale they'll make a bid.

Zzzzzzzzz.
Much posturing and attention seeking about nothing, I'm afraid.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 12:28 PM
Tumescent Throb
 
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Unread 02-06-2010, 01:18 PM
Lok
 
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Do they not realise what a joke they're becoming. Does anyone actually believe they'll ever make a bid?

When we first heard about them we were told that a group of super powerful fans were going to buy the club and make it debt free. In the space of a few months it's turned out that they can't really afford it and if they were to make a bid it would put the club under "less debt" then we're in now.

With every day that passes it becomes clearer that they're a bunch of chancers who are trying to get the fans onside to devalue the club and allow them to swoop in and purchase it on the cheap.

MUST would do well to distance themselves from the 'Red Knights'.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 01:22 PM
Tumescent Throb
 
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MUST would do well to distance themselves from the 'Red Knights'.
they'd do better to get rid of £#%&!ing Drasdo tbf
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 01:48 PM
ScarFace
 
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Why should they sell when everybody renews?

Until people stop going, stop moaning about the owners/debt and concentrate on helping them pay it off.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 02:06 PM
Tumescent Throb
 
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Why should they sell when everybody renews?

Until people stop going, stop moaning about the owners/debt and concentrate on helping them pay it off.
or alternatively, if people are serious about buying United then perhaps they should be prepared to pay for it, it including a £#%&!ing huge fanbase you plum
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 03:30 PM
dunk
 
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Why should they sell when everybody renews?

Until people stop going, stop moaning about the owners/debt and concentrate on helping them pay it off.
You do realise this is %@#$&!s, don't you?

If nobody went, they would have an excuse to sell the ground, training ground and anything else that took their fancy.

Fair play to all those that still go, they are probably keeping United alive.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 06:34 PM
ScarFace
 
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People not going untill they sold would mean... they'd sell.

Let them sell what they like, they'd make more selling it as a whole.

If somebody who could afford the joke price they want, they'd of bid.

Anyway i'm done, dont care, untill we win nothing on a regular basis, nobody of any note will stop going.
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 06:45 PM
Tumescent Throb
 
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People not going untill they sold would mean... they'd sell.

Let them sell what they like, they'd make more selling it as a whole.

If somebody who could afford the joke price they want, they'd of bid.

Anyway i'm done, dont care, untill we win nothing on a regular basis, nobody of any note will stop going.
paraphrasing, "raising the money is the easy part"
 
Unread 02-06-2010, 08:52 PM
redloner
 
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"Joel? Hiya, this is Jim O'Neill. How much can we give you for your shares? £2 billion? £3 billion? I know you don't give a shit about the fans Joel, but they would like a club that might just be debt-free by 2100. Oh, you don't give a shit? Right. You'll milk it for every penny unless you're offered twice what it's worth?

Ok. See you when the income and the value start to drop..."
 
Unread 03-06-2010, 12:10 PM
Tumescent Throb
 
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just out of interest, and ignoring history and future, what value would you place on United atm redloner?
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