As mentioned above, I know that. So that means we bend over, oil ourselves up and twerk for it? Never.The days of a businessman buying his local club are long gone, breh.In 2023 it's either a choice of a consortium of clueless Yankees or Oil baron Sheikhs with questionable human rights records.
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Ukbrotha
Superstar
Yeah I’m SURE they have no connection to the state
I’m not naive enough to believe anyone who has that amount of money hasn’t exploited someone along the way, i’m also not naive enough to think we can avoid what English football is now in terms of ownership.
But it doesn’t mean I can’t voice my concern over being used as a sportswashing project for people from places that hold backwards views that are diametrically opposed to my own and what I believe our society should stand for.
‘But but but…the uk goverment give them money’ 1. The UK government/anyone connected to them aren’t trying to buy us. 2. fukk the UK government, they’re wrong for what they do.
Anyone getting on that whataboutery is essentially admitting they don’t have a valid argument.
Put it this way, Manchester has a significant gay population, i know gay people, and we’re meant to accept owners that would likely have these people chucked in the back of a van and vanished for living their lives?(if they were in Qatar/Saudi)
I realise this place is a cesspit when it comes to these issues(omg hahahahha fukk them gays hahaha), but it’s something I believe in.
And that’s before we get on to the general human rights abuses, workers rights etc etc
Have your culture and run your country how you want, buy yourself a word cup to try and pull the wool over the worlds eyes. But if you buy a club, especially one the size of United, you’re making us part of or at least adjacent to that culture and these beliefs in my view.
I realise that for a lot of internet mans football is just a tool for banter and they want to have bragging rights over rival internet fans, but football clubs are meant to represent more. The ship has already sailed at the top level in England, i get that, but i’ll still believe what i believe.
I mostly agree with you. I just think United has been playing the mud for too long to get out of the inevitable essentially your last line. I wont celebrate some middle eastern ownership for United but the ownership of these clubs in England has been a complete shambles and all the parties have a part in enjoying it.
Low End Derrick
Veteran
Ownership wise English football has gone too far, there’s no going back, but definitely it doesn’t mean it should be celebrated.
Like have some class and remember what United as an institution is meant to stand for, all i ask from some of our ‘fans’.
Flo and Laporta can fukk off.
Ukbrotha
Superstar
The key is still the premier league clubs. This is a non starter without them.
The Observer
All Star
I was initially against the super league when it was first proposed.
But after the world cup my view has changed . We were spoilt with all the competitive games we witnessed........going back to regular league football was disappointing.
I'd rather watch the top teams battle it out each week than Man United playing teams outside the top 5 and getting one 'big' game every few weeks/months.
The only ask I have is that they televise every game or make all of them available on an app.
But after the world cup my view has changed . We were spoilt with all the competitive games we witnessed........going back to regular league football was disappointing.
I'd rather watch the top teams battle it out each week than Man United playing teams outside the top 5 and getting one 'big' game every few weeks/months.
The only ask I have is that they televise every game or make all of them available on an app.
TobiOT
Veteran
Ronaldo scored 4 goals.
I love how the Ronaldo Stans still count this towards his official stats, like the goat herders league is one of note.
African_brehda
Superstar
I love how the Ronaldo Stans still count this towards his official stats, like the goat herders league is one of note.
Breh, it’s like Romarios 1000 goals
fukking shameless pointed neck cac dumping 4 on 13th place side in a 16 team league
TobiOT
Veteran
Saw all the goals excluding that one peanlty. That back 4 defo got this treatment in the locker room.Breh, it’s like Romarios 1000 goals
fukking shameless pointed neck cac dumping 4 on 13th place side in a 16 team league
Did the biggest Siu when he scored that 4th goal.
African_brehda
Superstar
Saw all the goals excluding that one peanlty. That back 4 defo got this treatment in the locker room.
Did the biggest Siu when he scored that 4th goal.
The 4th goal? The one where the keeper saved it before he did the tap in? He did a siuuu for that?
baha this dude piers would give ronaldo a kidney if he needed it