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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
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yeah he's got the 75%, he can take it into private ownership and put his debts on the club.
i wonder if he's prepared for the backlash from the fans though, americans don't get the idea of community sport and i reckon he'll be surprised at how hostile people are.
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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
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it's more to do with the fact that he is interested in making money first, with football a very distant second (if at all).
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DanS
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Kickball Capital of the World
Jan 1970
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quote:
Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
No, it isn't. I wonder why people think Peter Kenyon and his ilk didn't try to push sales. They tried just about everything they could to milk money out of the team without totally pissing off the fans (such as selling naming rights to the stadium).
The whole notion strikes me as odd.
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The economics of the NFL have changed dramatically over the last decade and Glazer was a part of that. I don't know why you think there is no potential innovation at ManU just because others haven't imagined a change yet.
In many respects, the economics of MLB has changed dramatically as well, considering Japanese broadcast rights, etc. The point being that new and better mouse traps are built all the time.
Last edited by DanS on 17-05-2005 at 00:48
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Locutus
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ACS CTP1/2 Manager & Civ4 Co-Manager
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Hengelo, The Netherlands
Nov 1999
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Relying on sales for profit, especially abroad sales, is a very short-term strategy. If a team like ManU doesn't invest millions of pounds every season in player purchases, they'll soon fall behind on other teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. And nothing hurts abroad sales more than not any major winning prizes for a few seasons in a row.
The only way to keep a club like ManU successful in the long run is if the investors (i.e. now Glazer) are willing to reinvest the profits they make and keep only a small margin for themselves. Somehow I doubt that's a strategy Glazer is going to follow...
Look at Barcelona. They were immensely popular across the world in the 1990s, but after a few very mediocre seasons in the last few years many people outside Spain have started to regard it as a 2nd class team and other clubs such as Real, Valencia and Deportivo have gotten much more popular at its expense.
Fortunately for them, Barca can always count on an exceptionally devoted home crowd and an owner and board of directors that care at least as much about the well-being of the club as about making money, so they're now making a strong recovery -- after having almost completely replaced the ENTIRE selection of players in about 2 years time. That was not a very profitable operation, I assure you... I very much doubt Glazer would be willing/able to make the same investment for ManU if it ever becomes necessary.
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