| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles 21:15 - Oct 25 with 2540 views | Dubtractor |
That tax dodging tosser Jim Ratcliffe came in and thought he could be Mr Football genius, and he's finding out that he isn't so smart after all.
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 22:06 - Oct 25 with 1967 views | Guthrum |
Like many "entrepreneurs", very good at borrowing money and spending it while selling off poorly performing parts of companies. |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 22:44 - Oct 25 with 1861 views | WestStanderLaLaLa |
Not limited to football, he’s had the reverse Midas touch on cycling, F1 and sailing |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 08:46 - Oct 26 with 1455 views | flykickingbybgunn |
The empty stands before the end of the game against Bournemouth tell what the fans think. |  | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 08:55 - Oct 26 with 1421 views | Radlett_blue |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 22:44 - Oct 25 by WestStanderLaLaLa |
Not limited to football, he’s had the reverse Midas touch on cycling, F1 and sailing |
Ratcliffe is worth £15bn so sport is just a hobby for him. |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 08:59 - Oct 26 with 1407 views | EdwardStone |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 22:06 - Oct 25 by Guthrum |
Like many "entrepreneurs", very good at borrowing money and spending it while selling off poorly performing parts of companies. |
And lecturing us poor plebs on how unfair the UK tax system is to humble billionaires like himself
Whilst trousering huge government subsidies for his businesses
And similtaneously looking like a malnourished tramp |  | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:01 - Oct 26 with 1394 views | Radlett_blue |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 08:59 - Oct 26 by EdwardStone |
And lecturing us poor plebs on how unfair the UK tax system is to humble billionaires like himself
Whilst trousering huge government subsidies for his businesses
And similtaneously looking like a malnourished tramp |
So - like most of the super rich, eh? | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:07 - Oct 26 with 1381 views | EdwardStone |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:01 - Oct 26 by Radlett_blue |
So - like most of the super rich, eh? |
I like my whinging billionaires to look plump, sleek and well groomed.... like they know their way around around a foie gras and beluga laden buffet
Ratcliffe looks like he has trouble locating the soup kitchen | | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:56 - Oct 26 with 1312 views | JammyDodgerrr |
He couldn't have had an easier job to be more popular, and do a better job, than the Glazers. It's incredible how badly it's turned out. |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 10:16 - Oct 26 with 1260 views | cressi |
He did sweet FA in France with Nice so fully what I expected. |  | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 11:33 - Oct 26 with 1178 views | Guthrum |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:07 - Oct 26 by EdwardStone |
I like my whinging billionaires to look plump, sleek and well groomed.... like they know their way around around a foie gras and beluga laden buffet
Ratcliffe looks like he has trouble locating the soup kitchen |
True story: Some mates of mine had a table booked at a very nice pub in the Scottish Highlands, where they regularly ate while on holiday. Ratcliffe turned up in his yacht and was ferried ashore, but was made to wait until they'd finished before he could get in. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:28 - Oct 26 with 1076 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
There seems to be huge pressure on the CEO Omar Berrada. I wonder if Ratcliffe would be tempted to recruit Mark Ashton? |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:32 - Oct 26 with 1066 views | BlueBadger |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:56 - Oct 26 by JammyDodgerrr |
He couldn't have had an easier job to be more popular, and do a better job, than the Glazers. It's incredible how badly it's turned out. |
Paul Lambert to the Glazers' Paul Hurst. |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:32 - Oct 26 with 1066 views | Guthrum |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:28 - Oct 26 by LegendofthePhoenix |
There seems to be huge pressure on the CEO Omar Berrada. I wonder if Ratcliffe would be tempted to recruit Mark Ashton? |
I doubt Ashton would want to go there, given the state of the place, the people who would be over him and the likely much more limited freedom of action. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:39 - Oct 26 with 1051 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:32 - Oct 26 by Guthrum |
I doubt Ashton would want to go there, given the state of the place, the people who would be over him and the likely much more limited freedom of action. |
It's got to be one of the biggest jobs in football for a CEO. And Utd are in such a mess, they would need someone who can shake the entire club up and implement a vision. Those are things Ashton is good at, so he'd be well qualified. And politically I can't see anything being a problem.
Yes, he has a fantastic job at ITFC, the backing he has from the owners and he is a shareholder. If he was to be tempted, it would have to be on his terms with a huge amount of freedom to change things. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:49 - Oct 26 with 1003 views | Radlett_blue |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 09:56 - Oct 26 by JammyDodgerrr |
He couldn't have had an easier job to be more popular, and do a better job, than the Glazers. It's incredible how badly it's turned out. |
How popular football club owners are with the fans seems directly correlated with how successful the team is on the pitch. When that's going badly, suddenly all the other little things seem to matter. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:51 - Oct 26 with 1000 views | bournemouthblue |
The more he opens his mouth, the less likeable he proves to be |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:57 - Oct 26 with 966 views | stonojnr |
In what way has he claimed to be a football genius that have caused Man Utds woes which can be traced back to at least when Moyes was manager if not directly as a result of the Glazer takeover
All Ineos/Ratcliffe have done is gone you know what guys & gals at Man Utd, stop wasting so much damn money on stuff that actually doesnt improve performances on the pitch, it might have made some staff happier, might have funded Fergie in his dotage, might have kept the bandwagon of deceased season ticket holders attending games, but every penny you spend or lose on stuff like that is a penny they cant spend on better players.
And somehow this is represented as the wrong way to run a football club, because how dare a non football person explain real world economics and finances. | | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 13:36 - Oct 26 with 869 views | CrayonKing |
On the subject of Sir Jim I really don't like that he's still able to call himself that. Seems to me that if you choose exile from the "realm", for tax reasons or otherwise, you should lose the titles associated with that realm too. |  | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:10 - Oct 26 with 801 views | Radlett_blue |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 13:36 - Oct 26 by CrayonKing |
On the subject of Sir Jim I really don't like that he's still able to call himself that. Seems to me that if you choose exile from the "realm", for tax reasons or otherwise, you should lose the titles associated with that realm too. |
I have a much better solution. Stop awarding ancient feudal titles to rich businessmen who have donated to the right party, celebrities or washed up politicians. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:13 - Oct 26 with 794 views | Guthrum |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:39 - Oct 26 by LegendofthePhoenix |
It's got to be one of the biggest jobs in football for a CEO. And Utd are in such a mess, they would need someone who can shake the entire club up and implement a vision. Those are things Ashton is good at, so he'd be well qualified. And politically I can't see anything being a problem.
Yes, he has a fantastic job at ITFC, the backing he has from the owners and he is a shareholder. If he was to be tempted, it would have to be on his terms with a huge amount of freedom to change things. |
However, I can't see him being given that freedom by the likes of Ratcliffe and his underlings. Or the (necessary) spending money by any of the ownership group. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:19 - Oct 26 with 770 views | Radlett_blue |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:13 - Oct 26 by Guthrum |
However, I can't see him being given that freedom by the likes of Ratcliffe and his underlings. Or the (necessary) spending money by any of the ownership group. |
Man U are behind only Spurs in net spend on players in the last 5 years. Hard to argue that their problems are down to lack of spending on players. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:45 - Oct 26 with 733 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 22:44 - Oct 25 by WestStanderLaLaLa |
Not limited to football, he’s had the reverse Midas touch on cycling, F1 and sailing |
Not sure sailing is a great example - GB had never got to the final of the Americas Cup before his investment - however, what has happened since the last AC is no doubt less constructive | | | |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 14:49 - Oct 26 with 724 views | Dubtractor |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:57 - Oct 26 by stonojnr |
In what way has he claimed to be a football genius that have caused Man Utds woes which can be traced back to at least when Moyes was manager if not directly as a result of the Glazer takeover
All Ineos/Ratcliffe have done is gone you know what guys & gals at Man Utd, stop wasting so much damn money on stuff that actually doesnt improve performances on the pitch, it might have made some staff happier, might have funded Fergie in his dotage, might have kept the bandwagon of deceased season ticket holders attending games, but every penny you spend or lose on stuff like that is a penny they cant spend on better players.
And somehow this is represented as the wrong way to run a football club, because how dare a non football person explain real world economics and finances. |
And how is this 'real world economics' approach panning out for him?
Weird that you pick a dispute against a point no one has made. No doubt there was a lot of fat to be trimmed off the books on the off pitch stuff, none of that changes the fact that he has overseen a disaster on the pitch. Both technical staff appointments and crucially the on pitch transfer business has been dreadful. | |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 15:10 - Oct 26 with 688 views | Vic |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 12:57 - Oct 26 by stonojnr |
In what way has he claimed to be a football genius that have caused Man Utds woes which can be traced back to at least when Moyes was manager if not directly as a result of the Glazer takeover
All Ineos/Ratcliffe have done is gone you know what guys & gals at Man Utd, stop wasting so much damn money on stuff that actually doesnt improve performances on the pitch, it might have made some staff happier, might have funded Fergie in his dotage, might have kept the bandwagon of deceased season ticket holders attending games, but every penny you spend or lose on stuff like that is a penny they cant spend on better players.
And somehow this is represented as the wrong way to run a football club, because how dare a non football person explain real world economics and finances. |
I wondered that too! I wasn't aware that, apart from being stupid rich, he was such a failure. Then I saw the link below and realised there is indeed a pattern. How much can be laid at Ratcliffe's door I've no idea, but it's an interesting read.
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cy |  |
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| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 15:17 - Oct 26 with 667 views | MJallday |
| Another reason to enjoy Man Utd's struggles on 08:55 - Oct 26 by Radlett_blue |
Ratcliffe is worth £15bn so sport is just a hobby for him. |
youd have thought with all that money he'd have found a decent hairdresser |  |
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