Jerseybean Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 As per the title Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, has confirmed a bid to buy Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64684703 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 I’m not buying it. His watch is average at best. Therefore, he doesn’t have the funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thought the Disney Corporation would be making a bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert tann Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: As per the title Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, has confirmed a bid to buy Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64684703 He also owns a 9% stake in the Arab Jordan Investment Bank where the Al-Quidi family retain 27%. By my reckoning that makes the Al Quidi's considerably richer than him. And Rovers three times as valuable as Manchester United. You know it makes sense. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 The mental gymnastics from both sides of the argument are going to be off the scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: As per the title Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar's biggest banks, has confirmed a bid to buy Manchester United. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64684703 Chairman of one of the banks, and prominent member of the royal family. Let's not make it sound like he got the gig on merit. Let's also not make it sound like this is a private individual buying them. It's not one rich banker, it's Qatar that's made the bid, the nation we were all berating only 3 months ago for being unsuitable hosts of the World Cup. 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 No bid from the fake sheik north of the river then , or are all his funds tied up in go outdoors umm I mean the new all seater stadium there building for the premiership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hope it all turns to shit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 A lifelong fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 One of the worst parts is the reaction of United fans being 'we need the money to compete with City' as to why they need this bidder rather than other multi billionaires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GrahamC Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, The Gasbuster said: Hope it all turns to shit. It already has. These people own PSG, that country already owns Man City. Newcastle owned by a country that executes minors, women & the disadvantaged every single day. What a total ******* shitshow football has become at the very top, repressive regimes sportwashing their reputation by buying these clubs. Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people. 45 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 hours ago, GrahamC said: It already has. These people own PSG, that country already owns Man City. Newcastle owned by a country that executes minors, women & the disadvantaged every single day. What a total ******* shitshow football has become at the very top, repressive regimes sportwashing their reputation by buying these clubs. Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people. well said GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 Man Uni£££ed trying to buy the title yet again is no great sheiks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: I’m not buying it. Saving your cash for when SL sells instead eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip City Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 11 hours ago, GrahamC said: It already has. These people own PSG, that country already owns Man City. Newcastle owned by a country that executes minors, women & the disadvantaged every single day. What a total ******* shitshow football has become at the very top, repressive regimes sportwashing their reputation by buying these clubs. Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people. Great post. Let’s hope SL keeps his moral compass when he decides to sell. I fear that might be a challenge for him as there seems to be very little UK interest in buying any football club. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mendip City said: Great post. Let’s hope SL keeps his moral compass when he decides to sell. I fear that might be a challenge for him as there seems to be very little UK interest in buying any football club. Oh I don't know. The other guy that has bid - the billionaire who's made his money from exploiting this country's hard to extract fossil fuels rather than another's - he's British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Oh I don't know. The other guy that has bid - the billionaire who's made his money from exploiting this country's hard to extract fossil fuels rather than another's - he's British. I don't really get that? Is it better to exploit someone else's fossil fuels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: I don't really get that? Is it better to exploit someone else's fossil fuels? Simply saying that it's a case of picking your poison, and that getting a "British" buyer doesn't necessarily mean you get one any more palatable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: Simply saying that it's a case of picking your poison, and that getting a "British" buyer doesn't necessarily mean you get one any more palatable. ok, get you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 Yay another Gulf state \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) This will get signed off rather fast by our new energy security ministers Edited February 18, 2023 by CiderHider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucky Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 14 hours ago, maxjak said: Thought the Disney Corporation would be making a bid? Only the club up the road would accept Mickey Mouse bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Stripe Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 12 hours ago, GrahamC said: It already has. These people own PSG, that country already owns Man City. Newcastle owned by a country that executes minors, women & the disadvantaged every single day. What a total ******* shitshow football has become at the very top, repressive regimes sportwashing their reputation by buying these clubs. Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people. Hear, hear. It's truly disgusting. On a related note, it doesn't need to be said, but I will anyway, the money at the top end of the game is distorting the EFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 If only they would have fell into the hands of alien abuctee Micheal knighton, he couldn't raise the Thirty million, but he did do six keep ups tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 13 hours ago, GrahamC said: Steve Lansdown can frustrate me at times but I’d genuinely rather be Championship also rans under him than accept money from these people. We need to be watchful though. We need to be on it. If there's a whisper of us being sold to someone who we as fans are unhappy with then we have to voice that. We cannot accept it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReds Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: Simply saying that it's a case of picking your poison, and that getting a "British" buyer doesn't necessarily mean you get one any more palatable. Good grief. Being compared to Qatar is quite frankly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted February 18, 2023 Report Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, chucky said: Only the club up the road would accept Mickey Mouse bids. But?...............they don't need the money........theyr'e already loaded Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReds Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) . Edited February 19, 2023 by TheReds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReds Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 37 minutes ago, Percy Pig said: Bit of a political post, take it to the other forum. Oh dear. Got to love the ones who get criticised, whose first thought is to search someone's posting history and try and find some "gotcha" moment. A little bit snowflakey,.... Anyone could quite easily argue that this topic should be in the Politics forum and I wouldn't be surprised if it got moved, especially when the opening post is about Qataris buying a club in the UK. Not sure how it's some sort of gotcha moment when you have actually gone out your way to shoehorn in those pesky Tories into a thread about Warnocks clothing though. Still each to their own. If it makes you feel better you claim it as some sort of win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 It seems that when you live in the hot desert the rain of Manchester and the coldness of Newcastle become very appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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