As sponsors, Saudi Telecom is not using Manchester United to whitewash the immoral activities of the House of Saud or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is what would happen if the kingdom owned the club outright.
Saudi sports minister gives update on buying club from Glazers
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
As sponsors, Saudi Telecom is not using Manchester United to whitewash the immoral activities of the House of Saud or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is what would happen if the kingdom owned the club outright.
The people wanking themselves silly over this make me sick to my stomach. Literal stomach churning stuff.
Please no! Wouldn't mind a takeover, but please not by oil money.
Wonder if MBS would pass the 'fit and proper' test?
So you didn’t care until it affected you? Hmm
Well he’s fit as far as royals go and he’s proper loaded
More chance of Rupert Murdoch buying United
How you can possibly take meaning that is baffling.
What about the Chinese taking over? I mean, the Alibaba investment isn't just that. There will be a bigger picture within all this, with a takeover probable. But who is behind it all? Would a Chinese consortium be better than the Saudis?
I know the poem if that’s what you mean, had two grandfathers in the war, just don’t understand the relevance.
The Saudi’s aren’t taking over Europe or committing genocide on an industrial level the last time I checked
I replied to the poster, I know the poem
Then your answer makes no sense at all.
Nope.
If the Chinese Communist Party took us over it would suck, too. Ditto for any state owned Chinese companies.
Not even a consortium. The Saudi sports ministry ffs.
You're going to give up your ST over it?
Honestly, do you think the beeb are the bastion of truth and impartiality? They're just like every other single media outlet.
It does my head in why people just conflate these two things and use that as an argument for Saudi's owning United being not much much worst than some sponsorship deals. Its the same with the arguments Glazers are as bad as MBS they'd welcome the Saudi ownership.
If you want progress in the Arabic world then this must be a good thing.
Leeds were bought for £45 million a couple of years ago. Mike Ashley wants around £350 million for Newcastle.
I think this type of purchase is far more attractive to an oil tycoon rather than spending £4 billion on Man Utd. Man City were a nothing club but an example that it makes more sense for an investor to buy a club cheaply, then pump 1 billion into the club, as opposed to spending £4 billion on a giant, and then needing another vast amount to rebuild the team.
I think this type of purchase is far more attractive to an oil tycoon rather than spending £4 billion on Man Utd. Man City were a nothing club but an example that it makes more sense for an investor to buy a club cheaply, then pump 1 billion into the club, as opposed to spending £4 billion on a giant, and then needing another vast amount to rebuild the team.
Could I still watch Winnie the Pooh?
By definition when you “support” a football club you assist financially in some form, just as you assist society when you pay your taxes. You may as well say people need to stop connecting their moral beliefs to their government.
So if Hitler had won the war and bought man utd you would be saying that owning utd wont make him gas any more people?
I want us to be the best but not at that price.
I am not in any way advocating that we should be bought by the Saudis but net worth should be used to understand the full picture.
A quick google search shows that Sheikh Mansour's net worth ~ 30 Billion so if he was to buy United then it would require 13.3% of his on-paper net worth. Whereas MBS's net worth is 1.4 Trillion, so to buy united only .3% (that's after rounding) of his net worth would be required. If he wanted to buy United then the money is hardly an issue.
If they choose to buy a club that is probably the route they will go down, there would also be more outrage/resistance if they bought Utd. Could go under radar a bit more with another club and then it would be forgotten about after a while, would suit their whitewashing a lot more that way.
No thanks
One of the Rantcast guys said a few episodes back that from what he’s heard inside the club a deal isn’t concluded but there is no smoke without a fire so to say.
The Glazers backed Donald Trump for his presidency so MBS would be a step in the right direction.
Man up.
One of the more bizarre posts i've read on here. Weird.
I'm surprised he could type that post, what with how sore his knuckles must be!
I could well give up on top flight football altogether in all honesty.
Yeah, agreed.
As much as I want rid of those glazer leeches, to see our club in the hands of those cnuts would be heartbreaking.
Feck this. Save us Ratcliffe please, you're our only hope. Nice is awful anyway just think of all the overcast drizzly days you're missing out on.
It's probably worth pointing out that, before anyone gets confused, a country and a business are not the same thing.
This reads like the apologists for apartheid in South Africa during the 80s, like Gatting’s rebel tour.
I doubt very much United fans “assisting the Saudi’s financially” is what they are looking for by purchasing United, the last thing they need is money.
Who owns United is not a fan choice, we don’t get to vote on our owners, it has no relevance to political voting.
Why are people comparing the Saudi’s to Hitler and the Nazi’s, it’s such an exaggerated comparison.
The former have a poor human rights record and are responsible for some awful things (so are the majority of western countries.)
The latter were aiming to conquer Europe and in the process tried to erase an entire race of people through genocide on an industrial level.
Granted the Saudi’s have some awful traditions and way of life but it’s still a bit of a stretch to compare the two.
Well that post is a blast from the past.
I wonder what people from there think of the country our current owners are from.
This whole levels of evil thing is just plain weird to me reading the posts above. Both sets of people arent good people, its as simple as that. Frankly i cant think of many billionaires that are saints bar Bill and Melinda Gates (Kudos to them)