"I think most of us who have looked at it think he can't conceivably fund that bid. He's clearly bought this on borrowed money and I don't think a club like Manchester United could sustain that. Two years out of the Champions League and the cash flow dries up. My guess is that in five years' time the Glazer family won't own Manchester United. I was always of the view that the BSKYB bid wasn't going to get through the competition authorities.
"I think I'd prefer BSkyB."
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'You go back to the whole affair of Alex Ferguson and Rock of Gibraltar; without that the Irish wouldn't have bought their block of shares.
'My guess is it wasn't a business investment at all, it was them teaching Alex Ferguson a lesson not to take them on, which they did pretty successfully.
'There was always going to be trouble when two shareholders had 29 per cent each because with one phone call you have effectively bought the club.'