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He's getting on a bit though, and not sure he'd leave EvertonDon't know mate, I'm sure Ange could get a tune out of Mbappe, Camavinga, and Colman.
He's getting on a bit though, and not sure he'd leave EvertonDon't know mate, I'm sure Ange could get a tune out of Mbappe, Camavinga, and Colman.
Yeah this is the sticking point.I hope that we don't get that particular buyer (the one out of the running for Man UTD)
It was reported he was going to buy this player, that player n anyone else- if he takes over a club it looks like he'll be buying the players and not keeping out of interfering with the football side.
It's going to end badly for someone with one of these takeovers- I hope it's not us.
Better the devil you know n all that, at least we'll still have a club in 20 years with enic! maybe no trophies (C'mon prove me wrong ) but a club non the less.
I suppose we'll just have to put up with winning the league and a few domestic cups for a few years eh?Yeah this is the sticking point.
We want an ambitious owner.
But which one do we get?
One with a genuine strategy who trusts the football people and wishes to put a real structure in place (City)
Or ones who come in with big words and want to sign up all the names (PsG)
PSG obliterate the rest of their league financially, and have *still* lost it to sides with a fraction of their budget a couple of times. That ownership in the PL would not be challenging City for titles regularly.I suppose we'll just have to put up with winning the league and a few domestic cups for a few years eh?
A ludicrous comparison to be fairI suppose we'll just have to put up with winning the league and a few domestic cups for a few years eh?
You can't be sheerious Shirley....A ludicrous comparison to be fair
This wouldnt have appeared if Qatar didnt pull out of the United bidding. A minority stake from QSI was apparently the plan for them if the United takeover didnt happen. But then news came that the so called "Nine Two Foundation" identified Spurs if United fell through.This is another one of those threads that only seems to appear during international breaks!
He's getting on a bit though, and not sure he'd leave Everton
I thought he meant garyHe's getting on a bit though, and not sure he'd leave Everton
Whatyootalkinabout fletch?I thought he meant gary
I completely concur and relate to this POV. However. I do feel like although i would also like to win in the 'right' way, football just isn't the same any more. It's moved on and maybe those dreams of winning the way we would all really want the club to are just a pipe dream now. Perhaps it's time to just accept that this is the only way the club can sustain any kind of long-term, competitive winning run.Although I wouldn't mind an owner with slightly looser purse strings than Levy, I really don't want any Chelsea/City/PSG situation.
We have come really close to big things at three occasions under the current ownership. If we finally get there because we get owners with deep pockets, it's not going to feel anywhere near as satisfying as if we manage to do it the 'right' way.
Nobody is saying Liverpool or Arsenal need a sugar daddy to win. It would patently be nonsense, given that Liverpool have won the title and the Champions League in recent years. Nether are operating on a different financial level to us. We've just been badly mismanaged for four years and seem to have developed an inferiority complex.I completely concur and relate to this POV. However. I do feel like although i would also like to win in the 'right' way, football just isn't the same any more. It's moved on and maybe those dreams of winning the way we would all really want the club to are just a pipe dream now. Perhaps it's time to just accept that this is the only way the club can sustain any kind of long-term, competitive winning run.
Ange has said a few times that what he is trying to do and build is more than just winning 'something'. He clearly has bigger ambitions than that.
I suspect when they are preparing to invest billions, they will be working on a number of options, not just Man Utd.Im sure there will be a lot of speculation but im not entirely convinced anything will happen with this. After Utd I think it's more likely they will take some time to reassess what is the best move for them rather then jumping straight in to buy another club. I think they were so keen because its Man Utd and owning a team as big as them would have been quite the crown jewel. Even if on paper we would be a pretty attractive preposition (location, stadium, training ground etc) I'm not convinced they will be quite as enamoured by the idea. If they did eventually decide to look at us i reckon it will be the same as before and it would be more of a % rather then a full blown sale. Wont stop there being a lot of speculation tho.