Paul Casey 🚀

🚀 Head of AM 💻 @space48ers 🐝 #manchester 📸 IG: @caseydigital

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

Manchester United will feature in the latest instalment of 'All or Nothing' for a record fee for any comparable documentary 🔴💰

[Sam C @SamC_reports]

🚨 BREAKING: Manchester United legend Lou Macari has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.

The former United striker has been recognised for his outstanding work with the Macari Foundation, which has helped tackle homelessness in Stoke-on-Trent over the past decade.

A fantastic honour for a true footballing great 👏

[The Swedish Rumble 🔰 @SwedishRumble]

A few notes on this:
🔺Why would the Glazers sell the club? Why would they not sell the club? The Glazers decision making is based on emotions, not logic or even greed.

Owning a football club is and will always be a bad investment. This is indisputable and cannot be underlined enough. Nobody buys a football club only to make money.

Malcom Glazer bought Manchester United for £270m in cash (the rest was leveraged). Had Malcom just taken that cash investment, not leveraged it, and invested it straight into a safe Nasdaq index fund, the value today would be £6.75 bn. Had he leveraged his investment on Nasdaq, it would be worth north of £10 bn today.

Facts are, had the Glazers sold all shares in United to Qatar on 1 July 2023, and invested £4.5 bn in a Nasdaq index fund -- the investment would be worth £8.75 bn today.

As a part of a global eco system, some investments can go into sports. But like if you are a private investor, the choice is not hard. Like 'so what should we invest in now, AI, humanoid robots, self-driving cars, banks, properties, mines -- or -- an english football club functioning on a lawless market with costs being driven out of control since it is competing with multiple nation backed clubs?'

When United was put up for sale -- Qatar and Ratcliffe got furthest. Not ordinary common investors. It is not a business case. Malcom Glazer perhaps had an opportunity to make a good investment had he sold all shares around 2010. Never now.

So, some points that must be considered:
*At least some of the Glazers likes sports and to invest in sports. They are wealthy as it is. Think of it as a hobby.
*None of the current living Glazers are successful business people. They inherited a fortune.
*There will definitely be an ego element involved. The name will forever be tarnished with 'ruining United' if they leave the club in the state it is now.

🔺What are the mechanics of the deal? Who can force who to sell, and at what price? In all likelihood -- this would be a purely negotiated deal.

There are extensive reports about different contractual mechanisms that exist in the agreements between the Glazers and Ineos. They are often somewhat correct.

But this is the one area where I actually has some real knowledge, and from my view point, both sides are well protected. What I mean with this is -- there are two alternatives: (a) a third party buyer could come in with guns blazing, try to convince certain owners to sell, and then force other unwilling owners to sell. It is in that situation the contractual provisions about right of first offer, right of first refusal, tag along, drag-along etc comes into play. Or (b) a third party could come in and sit down with the owners and try to work something out.

(a) is very very risky, unpredictable, costly and what not. I see no issue with (b).

🔺What will Ineos do? This is what I always have said about Ineos. It is a group that consist of 3 major business divisions and in addition to that, several smaller ventures. We have some insight into a couple of the individual divisions -- and no insight into the situation at the top. Ratcliffe could be the richest guy on the planet or be on the brink of bankruptcy. We would have no idea.

Hence, it is very hard to predict what Ineos would do.

[The Swedish Rumble 🔰 @SwedishRumble]

This could be the start of something.

[Stretford Paddock @StretfordPaddck]

'Some members of the Glazer family have been debating whether to sell their stake in Manchester United FC.'

Via @business

Well how this develops but hopefully we can finally say good riddance...🤞🏾

[Stretford Paddock @StretfordPaddck]

🚨🔰 Are the Glazers FINALLY on their way out of Manchester United?!

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[Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown) @Malachians]

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[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

@arsenaldan25 This sums up Liverpool fans…

[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

Imagine being Amorim and not picking this guy

[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

Four years since this…?!? 🤯🤯🤯

[utdreport @utdreport]

Four years since Manchester United last played a Champions League knockout game.

[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

@DarraghHolly @NathSalt1 @ManUtd @grok where are the man united team going and why?

[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

Iconic

[RH @RihYe_]

This will go down as one of the greatest live shows in history

Ending it in the best way possible way, 12 minutes of Runaway

45 perfect songs, thank you Ye.

[Mark Gadala-Maria @markgadala]

Bass Windu is becoming an AI masterpiece.

I want a full movie.

[𝑻𝒋 @Tylerjmes_]

RONALDINHO GAÚCHO - PRAYER 🙏🏾

[Paul Casey 🚀 @casey_digital]

@StanCollymore 🤣🤣🤣

[Rio Ferdinand Presents @RioMeets]

Bruno Fernandes joined Manchester United on 30th January 2020

Since Then:

312 - Appearances
103 - Goals
97 - Assists
2 - Trophies
♾ - Chances created

…so far💥

CC: @rioferdy5, @B_Fernandes8, #MUFC

[Pitch Side @PitchSideTweets]

Fair to say Tom enjoy that result 📷

Our Premier League Review Is OUT NOW on YouTube and you don’t want to miss this one…

LINK BELOW

[Forrest Knight @ForrestPKnight]

Honestly, Ben Affleck actually knowing AI and the landscape caught me off guard, but as a writer, makes sense.

Great takes across the board.

[Statman Dave @StatmanDave]

Lisandro Martinez vs. Manchester City:

— 100% aerial duels won
— 100% ground duels won

Nobody was picking him up today. 😉