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Glazers have learned nothing from PR genius
David Beckham was a great footballer, but he’s an even greater PR genius. By wearing a green and gold scarf when leaving the Old Trafford pitch on Wednesday he sent a strong signal around the world of...
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Lessons to learn from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Not only United fans are unhappy with the Glazers. Supporters of the family’s NFL franchise the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are getting increasingly fed up with the owners’ unwillingness to invest in new...
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Negotiations have started
Yesterday all three of my favourite newspapers (Guardian, Telegraph and The Times) were contacted by “a source close to the Glazers” and told that the family have rejected numerous offers for the club....
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The Unofficial Summer Shopping List
You don’t need to be an expert in neither football nor finance to read between the lines this morning. In “unrelated”(!?) developments the Glazers face an interest rate hike on the already costly...
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Another Glazer ship about to sink?
The leading business site Forbes reports that the value of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is falling, and that the owners (the Glazers) ”need to repair their ship before it sinks”. Fans are angry at the lack...
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Thank Heaven for the Glazers
I certainly never thought I’d write this headline, but the severe misgivings I have about the Glazer regime were sort of put into perspective today by the Wikileaks revelation that Burma junta leader...
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The Last Days of the Banks
United legend Eric Cantona has today been named Honorary Chief Economist of Between the Lines. Not perhaps because of his brilliant insight into Economics, but simply because he is, as far as we know,...
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I will not praise that purpose not to sell
The potentially most interesting news of recent weeks is of course the rumour that Qatar Holdings plan a massive takeover bid of United. The Glazers keep insisting that the club is not for sale,but of...
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Who are you kidding, Malcolm?
“Manchester United is not for sale and the owners will not entertain any offers.” This statement accompanied today’s release of the second-quarter financial results. All very official. But not true. So...
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“Compared with this IPO, Malcolm Glazer’s facial hair seems attractive”
The Economist today published a brief analysis of the Manchester United IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The gist is in the headline above.
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