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👇

For all Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s achieved in business, his legacy and family name will be remembered for driving home the final nail in a coffin built by the Glazer family. History will not be kind.

“The horse that brought down Manchester United” There’s a sad irony of Ferguson sat in the stands watching the destruction of his legacy. theguardian.com/football/202…

I bet he’s gutted he didn’t sign for United.

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Cracking from today's Times on Andy Burnham being "grilled" on GMB by Richard Madeley of all people

City Football Group issued 11.3m A Preference shares for £100m on 14 Oct. Recipient unknown until the next confirmation statement is published (unless I overlooked public disclosure), but Newton / Sheikh Mansour has been the only owner injecting funds over the past few years.

Eddie Howe would be the most underwhelming appointment as Manchester United manager for nearly 50 years since Dave Sexton?

- ESPN (@MarkOgden_) put out an article saying Glazers are hands-off Utd in current problems - Joel and Avram are 'Executive Co-Chairmen' of Utd - By law, they cannot abdicate their responsibility. These two gimps are up to their neck in it

**THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE SALOON** Our club have acted from day one as though the new stadium is already a done deal. Surveys built around theoretical scenarios, diluting the voices of the very people who fill Old Trafford and have devoted their lives to this club. There is a rot, a decay, a sense of hopelessness all due to the Glazers and Ratcliffe. They have sucked the life and dignity out of our club. **Make no mistake. We are at a crossroads** Act now or wave goodbye to the Manchester United you once knew. Over the coming weeks, we will lay out clear plans. Plans that demand **ACTION** And those actions will be down to **YOU, the fanbase.** Not The 1958. Not another supporters' group. Not somebody else. **YOU** You might not like us. You might think we should smash the place up or somehow empty a 75,000 seat stadium. We don't care what you think of us. It's all irrelevant. This is bigger than The 1958. Bigger than egos, personalities and petty differences. **Get behind the action or STFU when the club tramples all over you.** Stop waiting for somebody else to fight your battles. Because if we sit back and everything we've warned about becomes reality, don't start complaining that nobody did anything. **You were warned. You had a choice.** The plans will be crystal clear. The actions will be crystal clear. The question is whether enough Reds give a shit to follow through. **More to follow. Get your notifications on.** The 1958 🇾🇪

Since 2005 Premier League clubs have had a total interest cost on borrowings and financial debt of £3.5bn. One club and one set of owners is responsible for 35% of the total. #Glazernomics Figures per @valuball

"Sell United and f*k off home" sing MUFC fans, the only good thing about the club right now. And it's right. The Glazers have made their money many times over for 21 years. Fans never wanted it and that takeover should never have been allowed. Do the right thing: sell up and go.

Berrada and Wilcox out of the door first. Glazers and Ratcliffe to follow. Who is in manager's chair does not really matter, as we've seen over last 13 years

Some eye-raising stuff in this

This is not ‘just a football story’ but rather a story of a city-region in northern England aligning its economy into the orbit of an authoritarian state in the Gulf, accused of human rights abuses at home + terrible war crimes in Sudan. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…

These claim they have revenues that surpass Real Madrid. Manchester City Poundland 🤣🤣

BREAKING UPDATED HMRC GUIDANCE: Tax collectors will BREAK INTO YOUR PROPERTY TO SEIZE YOUR VALUABLES WITHOUT A WARRANT HMRC website: gov.uk/guidance/what-will-ha…

I’ll be lambasted for pointing this out, but #MUFC sold its soul when our greatest manager ever was still in charge. He was the first with the, ‘Theres no value in the market’ nonsense. I have so many questions about the £30m he’s been paid and his thirteen year silence.

"As a lead reporter for Manchester United, I was once BANNED from any mention of the Glazers for 10 days, after calling them parasites for what they've done to a great institution." - @MelissaReddy_ (ex-Sky Sports senior reporter) Man Utd is officially a dictatorship.

Arf!

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