INEOS so far:
• Spent 2 years chasing Dan Ashworth, only to eventually sack him.
• At the end of the season, they conducted an assessment and decided sacking Ten Hag was the best decision for the club.
• Ten Hag wins the FA Cup, and suddenly they change their minds and keep him, only to sack him halfway through the following season anyway.
• They then claimed they had conducted another thorough assessment and concluded Ruben Amorim was the best man for the job.
• Amorim had made it clear from day one that he would play a back three and wouldn't change his system. INEOS agreed and backed the appointment.
• Dan Ashworth reportedly disagreed with the Amorim decision and was subsequently sacked.
• A few months later, INEOS sack Amorim, essentially because he wouldn't abandon the system they knew he was going to play when they hired him.
• They then told fans they would use the remaining six months of the season to find the right, competent manager.
• Six months passed. They did nothing and eventually appointed the interim manager they had already chosen, claiming he was the suitable candidate.
• Now it's August, and that "suitable candidate" has a net spend of around £40m. They aren't even properly backing the manager they supposedly concluded was the best man for the job.
Make of this what you will. #mufc
🚨 | #mufc's transfer spending since Sir Alex Ferguson retired:
After qualifying for the Champions League:
2013: £27m
2015: £110m
2017: £140m
2018: £74m
2020: £57m
2021: £121m
2023: £174m
2026 (so far): £93m
After missing out on Champions League:
2014: £147m
2016: £156m
2019: £144m
2022: £205m
2024: £181m
2025: £212m
Average spend:
UCL: £100m
No UCL: £174m
United spend £74m more per summer on average when they aren't in the Champions League.
[Data from @Transfermarkt]
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