If you want to know how unpopular the Glazer family is with the huge number of Manchester United supporters, or if you care even a little bit about it, here's a social media tip for Sir. I should have watched the reaction. Jim Ratcliffe's apparent interest in buying clubs.
Overall positive. In case you don't remember, this is the man who once threatened to shut down a petrochemical plant in Scotland, leaving 1,000 workers unless the union representing the workers agrees to layoffs, wage freezes and tougher terms of dismissal. More jobs are at risk Abolition of the final payroll pension system.
Looks like our gym. The idea of him giving the common people a say in running the club seems far-fetched. But at least he's a die-hard supporter of Manchester United andrecently tried to buy Chelsea.
"I'm a Chelsea season ticket holder. I've been a Manchester United fan for many years," he said. And he seems to be a very principled billionaire.A staunch supporter of Brexit, he once promised to build a car factory in Wales, but he has decided not to build one in France. opposed to Ratcliffe said as early as 2015 that "the UK will be a fully successful independent nation." It's working.
And Ratcliffe was a patriot, boosting support for Monaco and saving billions more in tax payments. Unlike other billionaires who own football clubs we can name, Ratcliffe isn't overly shy about publicity, so much so that his publicist said he was interested in buying Manchester United.
The idea that those who talk about it don't make it, but those who don't talk about it, aren't necessarily right. No. Ratcliffe bought French and Swiss football clubs, financed the America's Cup sailing challenge, was the lead partner of the Mercedes Formula One team and of course took over the Team Sky Cycling franchise. Obviously, he can mouth his money.
But Ratcliffe would find himself in the midst of very serious competition should the Glazers decide to sell. Manchester United may have been terrible on the pitch now, but they remain a commercial giant and a sporting organization with a global profile. Offers will come from afar.
Ratcliffe also has a reputation for not overpaying the odds for anything, which is United's allure, and the Glazers far more than the club is officially rated. will demand the amount of (just over $2.2 billion, according to Thursday's New York stock market). All in all, a Ratcliffe takeover seems unlikely.
But the fact that the slim chance is celebrated, like some kind of dream scenario, does all you need to know how intolerable the Glazer regime ultimately turned out to be. And with a little awareness and common sense, Ratcliffe or not, it will sell.
