And what part was that then? Making the club a plc? A move which cost MUFC far more in dividend payments in the long run than was ever raised for the redevelopment of the Stretford End. Still, Martin got to line his pockets…
“But then these are also the losers who booed Andy Cole, who have no gratitude for the way he fired us to the treble in 1999, and also booed our brilliant defender Mikaël Silvestre when he first arrived.”
Really?
“I really wanted Rupert Murdoch to take control of United a few years ago”
Hang on, we thought you said Fartin was great? Why would you want him replaced?
“I don't like the economics of the Glazer takeover, the amount of debt involved”
Some sense!
“Malcolm Glazer brought success to the Buccs in
Really? Their Superbowl win was coincidental. Last year’s rank failure was more revealing.
“One area where I totally agree with the Glazers is over ticket prices; they have to rise. Paying just pounds 450 for a season ticket at Old Trafford is living in a socialist paradise; it's just not realistic.”
Easy for someone like
“Prices have been artificially low for a long time and there is a 50,000-strong waiting list for season tickets.”
Arf!
“Just ask me about getting a season ticket. In the early 80s I stopped going to Old Trafford for two years because the booing of Ray Wilkins was so unpleasant and got me so upset. When I returned, it took me five years to get my old place back.”
Such a big United fan he stopped going because of abuse of Wilkins? And it took him 5 years to get his place back? Circa 1989? Shyeah right!
“If I was advising the Glazers I'd tell them that, when some building work is getting done around Old Trafford, on one of the stands perhaps they should put a 100ft advertising board on the scaffolding which, instead of trying to sell iPods or something, would be a reproduction of the front page of Red Issue in March 1990, which was emblazoned with the words "Alex Out".”
Aaah,
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And funny how such sentiments don’t reflect what his opinion of Fergie and United were when appearing on
“I'm not bothered about us winning the Premiership; I'm bored with it. We've won so many that all I care about is finishing in the top four and qualifying for
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