Isakly what we need
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I think United will need to push him out. Rumour had it the Saudis approached him and he turned them down - they didn't agree a fee with United. They'd need to give him the tap on the shoulder and tell him they needed him to go, and then play it out in public so as to blame PSR or something, and save face for the player and try to save face for themselves - the big baddies at the Premier League and UEFA made us do it...
But if I were them, I'd give serious consideration any offers I got for any of the players.
I think it'll come to a head soon as Radcliffe doesn't want to service more debt and will want to / have to put more cash in.
That means the Glazers will either have to match it (which they won't / can't), or give up equity, which they won't - it's watering down their investment simply to pay for running costs and eventually they'd end up with nothing.
They'll also fall out about taking money out of the club. The Glazers insist on taking dividends out of a club already haemorrhaging money. Which gives them every reason to stick around.
No idea why Radcliffe bought into it. He's lost a quarter of his personal wealth this year btw.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Man Utd co-owner's wealth falls by £6.5bn
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's wealth fell by £6.473bn in the last year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
www.bbc.co.uk
Wissa is pushing for a move to Newcastle, according to the Beeb.
Yoane Wissa: Newcastle target returns to Brentford training but still seeks move
Yoane Wissa returns to first-team training following constructive talks with head coach Keith Andrews.
www.bbc.com
Yep, agree with that.I think it'll come to a head soon as Radcliffe doesn't want to service more debt and will want to / have to put more cash in.
That means the Glazers will either have to match it (which they won't / can't), or give up equity, which they won't - it's watering down their investment simply to pay for running costs and eventually they'd end up with nothing.
They'll also fall out about taking money out of the club. The Glazers insist on taking dividends out of a club already haemorrhaging money. Which gives them every reason to stick around.
No idea why Radcliffe bought into it. He's lost a quarter of his personal wealth this year btw.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Man Utd co-owner's wealth falls by £6.5bn
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's wealth fell by £6.473bn in the last year, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
The one other option, which I think might fly, is for the Glazers to convert some of their debt into shares - it could be done so as to keep the equity split between them and Jimbo the same, but without requiring them to put in any new money.
They've also not taken any dividends since 2022, by the way, but it looks like they are still taking payment of interest on their debt.
That's what we needed to do to get rid of Lucas. And probably how we convinced Darwin to consider a Saudi transfer.
No BBQs. Absolutely cut off.
You can't not invite Lucas to a BBQ!
What's the point of a BBQ if Lucas isn't there?
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Who is Lucas Leiva? What is his true position? And based on a previous article about South American youngsters leaving too early, eg. Gabriel Paletta, is Lucas ready to come to the Premiership just yet?
Mark Williams, Leamington Spa (and many others)
These moves are always a gamble, but I think this is a good one.
He's an exciting player of a type that Brazilian football hasn't produced too many of recently. Of late their central midfielders have tended to be 'holders' who sit and allow the full-backs to push forward.
Lucas is different. He's a big, blonde figure whose power and physical strength comes with attacking ability.
He can pass well and loves to rumble forward. He gets on the scoresheet both with blistering shots from range and from bursting beyond the strikers.
(I post this every 12 months to ensure it's always backed somewhere on the Internet)
Who is Lucas Leiva? What is his true position? And based on a previous article about South American youngsters leaving too early, eg. Gabriel Paletta, is Lucas ready to come to the Premiership just yet?
Mark Williams, Leamington Spa (and many others)
These moves are always a gamble, but I think this is a good one.
He's an exciting player of a type that Brazilian football hasn't produced too many of recently. Of late their central midfielders have tended to be 'holders' who sit and allow the full-backs to push forward.
Lucas is different. He's a big, blonde figure whose power and physical strength comes with attacking ability.
He can pass well and loves to rumble forward. He gets on the scoresheet both with blistering shots from range and from bursting beyond the strikers.
(I post this every 12 months to ensure it's always backed somewhere on the Internet)
What's the point of Lucas if he can't go to a BBQ? Problem solved.
I still cling on to this belief that in one of Lucas' first games (possibly even his first) against Everton he had what would have been a great goal attempted to be saved by Phil Neville on the line meaning it was a penalty and his involvement was wiped out.
If that had happened, might his south american swagger have continued - as he very quickly became a lot more reserved and defensive in our team.
EDIT: Here is said incident
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBdxInCciOQ
Could be, but the talk at the time seemed to centre on Rafa instructing Lucas to make the change as he (Rafa) wasn't convinced by Lucas' attacking contributions generally. A bit of both maybe?
Neville should've been red carded thrice there. Once for each time he handled the ball, and once more for just being a Neville.
Then he should have been prosecuted for being in possession of an offensive face.
Lets get it back on track. New bid incoming I reckon.
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Alexander Isak has been unsettled at Newcastle for over a year.
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Alexander Isak has been unsettled at Newcastle for over a year.
I'm sat next to a pool drinking Bacardi knowing utterly no ITK wisdom but it's fucking obvious the deal is on. The same cunt who wants to sell us Isak just bought Nunez off us. It's happening. I only wish I would have monetised my social media presence before I suicided it as it was seemingly a massive waste of time.
IndyKailaOnAcid?
Haha come on, why are you shocked? It's SCM !
Whos got the beans?
View: https://x.com/AdamP1242/status/1953149958292684830?t=Z-urnhvQo0akyoJ0k1uW2g&s=19
This is fucking inhumane
