"Insiders have told me that near the end of 2003 the Glazers had given no thought to mounting a takeover of United. The idea was planted in their heads when they first met David Gill. It was at this meeting that they realised how much the United board felt under siege from the Irish [Coolmore]. At their meeting with Joel and Avi Glazer, Gill and the board made it clear they saw the Americans as their saviours. They told them that if they offered £3 a share to the Irish they would sell, and that such a move would be welcomed by the board with open arms."
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