From The Indie:
As a lifelong United fan, who has previously said that working for the club was "a dream come true", Anson took many observers by surprise last month when he announced his intention to resign. Coming on the same day that the finance director, Nick Humby, also tendered his resignation, the move was seen as a sign all was not well in the United camp following the Glazer family's £790m takeover.
"Manchester United is in fantastic shape, both commercially and on the pitch.
"It is a good time to be at the club and I can assure everyone it will be around for a long time yet. No one should have any worries about that.
"I will certainly be sad to leave because it was a dream to get this job. But I am very focused at being successful in my career. I wanted a bigger, more autonomous role - and this is it."
Anson is due to leave United at the beginning of February and will take up his new job two months later. He has encountered turbulent times during his three years at Old Trafford, and was at one stage voted off the club's board when the controversy over the Glazers' buyout reached its height.
"We have ridden out the storm with great success.
"The performances on the pitch combined with the commercial deals we have done mean everything is rosy.
"It terms of having a global, commercial partner we could not have anyone better than AIG.
"We have gone through the break clause in the Nike agreement, so we will be staying with them until 2015. That is good.
"We have also brought in people like Air Asia and Audi and done a lot of deals to improve our internal media.
"When I first arrived here I set out a detailed strategic plan and we have ticked every box. I very am proud of that."
Ed. Shane Warne, eat your heart out.
'FANTASTIC SHAPE'
The departing (and preposterous) Commercial Director Andy Anson says 'it is a good time to be a the club' as he prepares to leave with a rather large golden handshake.
From The Indie:
As a lifelong United fan, who has previously said that working for the club was "a dream come true", Anson took many observers by surprise last month when he announced his intention to resign. Coming on the same day that the finance director, Nick Humby, also tendered his resignation, the move was seen as a sign all was not well in the United camp following the Glazer family's £790m takeover.
"Manchester United is in fantastic shape, both commercially and on the pitch.
"It is a good time to be at the club and I can assure everyone it will be around for a long time yet. No one should have any worries about that.
"I will certainly be sad to leave because it was a dream to get this job. But I am very focused at being successful in my career. I wanted a bigger, more autonomous role - and this is it."
Anson is due to leave United at the beginning of February and will take up his new job two months later. He has encountered turbulent times during his three years at Old Trafford, and was at one stage voted off the club's board when the controversy over the Glazers' buyout reached its height.
"We have ridden out the storm with great success.
"The performances on the pitch combined with the commercial deals we have done mean everything is rosy.
"It terms of having a global, commercial partner we could not have anyone better than AIG.
"We have gone through the break clause in the Nike agreement, so we will be staying with them until 2015. That is good.
"We have also brought in people like Air Asia and Audi and done a lot of deals to improve our internal media.
"When I first arrived here I set out a detailed strategic plan and we have ticked every box. I very am proud of that."
Ed. Shane Warne, eat your heart out.