So it’s now being reported that United’s financial situation was so restricted by debt and club-funded infrastructure costs that we couldn’t even outspend the likes of Hull City and Ipswich Town.
This is Manchester United.
Years of debt, interest payments and the club paying for things owners should be funding themselves are catching up with us.
Keep heading down this road and we won’t be talking about getting back to the top, we’ll be fighting just to stay relevant in the Premier League.
🚨 The money DRAINING out of United simply so the Glazers can own the club still continues to shock and sadden, 21 years on.
The family’s alliance with Sir Jim Ratcliffe has led to this curious coexistence, where the minority owner has to tacitly, or otherwise, explain spending decisions by reflecting on the damaging effects of the majority owners in the past.
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The Glazers have killed Manchester United Football Club.
INEOS, regardless of whether they can or cannot help, haven't helped.
I simply can't see us being successful as long as the Glazers continue as owners of the club.
They have no interest in the club except giving the club their debts and taking the club's money for themselves.
They wanted to use the club to earn more money from the beginning — it's simply who they are as people.
They've done it for 20 years. INEOS won't change that.
This is the reality of the situation.
Protests haven't helped. Slogans haven't helped. Chanting hasn't helped. They don't care.
When people in authority allow uprising, it's often because they know it won't change anything. People will go back to their lives after a week and things return to normal. It's a very old story repeated throughout history.
This is the reality of Manchester United today.
Each Dream in the Theatre is but a fleeting wish.
It is what it is.
Regrettably.
🚨Snapdragon are reportedly set for an emergency meeting with Manchester United after fan protests disrupted their events.
The message is reportedly clear: change at the top or risk losing the deal.
If United’s ownership situation isn’t addressed, Snapdragon could reportedly consider terminating the partnership and walking away.
The pressure is mounting.
Genuinely believe only Manchester United could have survived the consequences of the Glazers leveraged buyout for two decades & counting…
It’s crazy we’ve even survived tbh.
We need to stop calling these things ‘owners’ and saying that they ‘bought’ Man United. They didn’t spend a penny and used legal loopholes to STEAL us. They’re thieves. Plain and simple. Oh, and it’s illegal to do it now, but the ‘regulators’ can’t do a thing. 👍
#MUFC announce record revenue of £677.6m for 25/26, despite no Europe. Pre-interest profit for year £22.6m, compared to loss of £18.4m in 24/25.
But overall loss of £43m. Big factor is £44m payment to cover long-term interest + refinancing on Glazer debt. More @TheAthleticFC
🗣 Troy Deeney: "There is an elephant in the room, and I don’t want it to seem like another Rashford attack, but they just look better when he comes off. Why keep persisting with it?"
🗣 Alex Crook: "Because he’s on £350,000 a week.”
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