This is an excellent, well informed article. The Glazers approach to transfers and executives isn't what makes them terrible owners though. It's the colossal debts they accrued when they took over the club. Debts that have been the catalyst for United's problems & have crippled us ever since. All of this spending + alot more would be quite comfortable if United didn't have the Glazer debts to contend with. Their takeover honestly should have been illegal or blocked by the FA.
I love your work, but to be honest, now we know Mourinho did not want Pogba. He is the victim too, and Matt Judge Ed always the guy who want to renew contract with players (not in coach's plan)
'Given less money would have come in, this could have potentially tied United’s hands a bit more next season. Instead, they let their books rest for another year. Contracts came off the books, older deals are getting paid off. When next summer comes around they’ll have more flexibility.'
And so it is coming to pass as you had written. The Glazers and Woodward clearly trust Ole orders of magnitude more than they did Jóse. And you can see why, Ole only has VDB as a flop and the jury is still out on him.
'Given less money would have come in, this could have potentially tied United’s hands a bit more next season. Instead, they let their books rest for another year. Contracts came off the books, older deals are getting paid off. When next summer comes around they’ll have more flexibility.'
And so it is coming to pass as you had written. The Glazers and Woodward clearly trust Ole orders of magnitude more than they did Jóse. And you can see why, Ole only has VDB as a flop and the jury is still out on him.
This is an excellent, well informed article. The Glazers approach to transfers and executives isn't what makes them terrible owners though. It's the colossal debts they accrued when they took over the club. Debts that have been the catalyst for United's problems & have crippled us ever since. All of this spending + alot more would be quite comfortable if United didn't have the Glazer debts to contend with. Their takeover honestly should have been illegal or blocked by the FA.
I love your work, but to be honest, now we know Mourinho did not want Pogba. He is the victim too, and Matt Judge Ed always the guy who want to renew contract with players (not in coach's plan)
https://theathletic.com/3287110/2022/05/02/judges-resignation-raises-questions-over-manchester-uniteds-summer-transfer-plans/
'Given less money would have come in, this could have potentially tied United’s hands a bit more next season. Instead, they let their books rest for another year. Contracts came off the books, older deals are getting paid off. When next summer comes around they’ll have more flexibility.'
And so it is coming to pass as you had written. The Glazers and Woodward clearly trust Ole orders of magnitude more than they did Jóse. And you can see why, Ole only has VDB as a flop and the jury is still out on him.
'Given less money would have come in, this could have potentially tied United’s hands a bit more next season. Instead, they let their books rest for another year. Contracts came off the books, older deals are getting paid off. When next summer comes around they’ll have more flexibility.'
And so it is coming to pass as you had written. The Glazers and Woodward clearly trust Ole orders of magnitude more than they did Jóse. And you can see why, Ole only has VDB as a flop and the jury is still out on him.
Brilliant article!
" trailing only Manchester City - who weren’t exactly following the rules"
CAS and multiple reputable accounting firms disagree with you there
Top notch write , so easy to see how many things have gone wrong and whats the malaise the team have to deal with
Really enjoyed this article
Good article
This is a really good article, very eye opening 👍