2 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Pretty sure Roman Abramovich, in exile since 2018, has paid more taxes to the UK government than Ratcliffe. His modus operandi seems to gut businesses into the ground than plead for help from the taxpayer on the grounds he is 'too big to fail' - the business equivalent of a toddler running crying to their parents

I fully expect him to gut United then cry to the Council and government for investment a la Real Madrid selling their training ground.

 

Yeah thats pretty much what hes doing to Utd, firing loads of staff, stopping infrastructure works etc. Pretty disgusting really.

On 11/02/2025 at 14:18, bluetrooper said:

We cant loan players out to cricket franchises... or is that outside FIFA rules and this is a brilliant financial decision by the w**ker in charge? 

Maybe the idea is to loan ourself a wicket keeper to replace Sanchez.

On 13/02/2025 at 08:06, dkw said:

Could have been worse, we could have had Sir Jim "gut the club" Radcliffe.

I think our owner's  had a good go at gutting the football side of our club though . in fairness they didn't target the minimum wage employee's. . And it always angers me that tax exile billionaires like Sir Jim always focus mostly on the lowest paid when cutting costs.. I prefer our ridiculous owners to that poisonous crank megalomaniac any day of the week.

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8 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Er, isn't that what our owner's have done?

Our wonders are sh*t but they're not close to being as bad as what RATcliffe is doing. 

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

I think our owner's  had a good go at gutting the football side of our club though . in fairness they didn't target the minimum wage employee's. . And it always angers me that tax exile billionaires like Sir Jim always focus mostly on the lowest paid when cutting costs.. I prefer our ridiculous owners to that poisonous crank megalomaniac any day of the week.

Not even close to what Radcliffe is doing to Utd.

Not paid any great attention to what Ratcliffe's done at United except the cost cutting but he didn't exactly inherit the reigning Champions of Europe with zero debt. Nothing's been handed on a platter to him while the story was very different with our current owners who was in a better position than anyone could ever ask for when they took over.

1 hour ago, OriginalS said:

Not paid any great attention to what Ratcliffe's done at United except the cost cutting but he didn't exactly inherit the reigning Champions of Europe with zero debt. Nothing's been handed on a platter to him while the story was very different with our current owners who was in a better position than anyone could ever ask for when they took over.

Read Ratcliffe even dismissed the EOY bonuses that staff typically relied on. 

United aren't Sunderland. They generate some of the highest revenue on the planet so petty things like removing seasonal bonsues on staff who make barely £50k a year isn't going to do anything. They've been run to the ground on a sporting level and are still to this day making the same mistakes. 

Long may it continue. 

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Read Ratcliffe even dismissed the EOY bonuses that staff typically relied on. 

United aren't Sunderland. They generate some of the highest revenue on the planet so petty things like removing seasonal bonsues on staff who make barely £50k a year isn't going to do anything. They've been run to the ground on a sporting level and are still to this day making the same mistakes. 

Long may it continue. 

Insoluble debt problem courtesy of the Glazers. Total overall debt is now close to a billion with the Glazers still taking out multi-millions in dividends. Ratcliffe's petty nibbling around the edges is the ugly public face. INEOS has its own troubles too. Petro-chemical market is sliding, INEOS are cutting back. They agreed a 6-year deal to sponsor the New Zealand rugby All Blacks for around £3m a year. This year, three years in, they suddenly stopped paying. The NZRU suing them.

"Better than Ratcliffe and Ineos" doesn't really feel like much to aspire to sadly.

Another day of the "great business" on show.

Still at least they are not Ineos right?

9 hours ago, dkw said:

Not even close to what Radcliffe is doing to Utd.

Correct. . He's sacking hundreds of staff whereas we only sacked sporting directors, medical staff, groundsmen , sacked the replacement sporting director and appointed the co owner as sporting director, hired and fired football coaches, got rid of Academy coach, there's lots more of course.. 

So, not even close 😂 f**k me 3-0 . 

44 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Another day of the "great business" on show.

Still at least they are not Ineos right?

Boy, are we lucky to have Todd/ClearLake running the show eh ?

4 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Correct. . He's sacking hundreds of staff whereas we only sacked sporting directors, medical staff, groundsmen , sacked the replacement sporting director and appointed the co owner as sporting director, hired and fired football coaches, got rid of Academy coach, there's lots more of course.. 

So, not even close 😂 f**k me 3-0 . 

Don't be a prick, hes sacked loads of non playing/coaching staff on minimum wage, ours have replaced coaching staff. If you think it's the same then your a f**king imbecile. 

1 minute ago, The Rising Sun said:

Boy, are we lucky to have Todd/ClearLake running the show eh ?

Yeah

I'm learning from the Americans are you👍

48 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Another day of the "great business" on show.

Still at least they are not Ineos right?

f**k off axe.

To the Venture Capitalists who convince themselves they have ever contributed to society:

You still can. Kill yourselves.

Hostile regards,

PloKoon13

They have gutted the club.

6 hours ago, forbzy said:

"Better than Ratcliffe and Ineos" doesn't really feel like much to aspire to sadly.

Christ almighty, it was a tongue in cheek comment.

f**k the lot of you.

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Just now, OneTommyLangley said:

Yeah

I'm learning from the Americans are you👍

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

Don't be a prick, hes sacked loads of non playing/coaching staff on minimum wage, ours have replaced coaching staff. If you think it's the same then your a f**king imbecile. 

 

THAT'S actually what I wrote.

I don't know why you get so ridiculously angry when our owners are criticised.and start flinging around foul-mouthed insults as your typical response.. Why are you so precious about the ownership?    

I'll refrain from calling you a silly f**king c**t in reply . 😊😂😂

 

 

Fck this lot - ruined now A Once Great Club.. 3 years into and this is what we get to see. Absolute garbage.

2 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

THAT'S actually what I wrote.

I don't know why you get so ridiculously angry when our owners are criticised.and start flinging around foul-mouthed insults as your typical response.. Why are you so precious about the ownership?    

I'll refrain from calling you a silly f**king c**t in reply . 😊😂😂

 

 

I get ridiculously angry? Really? I made a tongue in cheek comment, then get people piling in on me.

You know what, f**k it, well done you, your an amazing proper fan. I'm done.

5 minutes ago, dkw said:

Christ almighty, it was a tongue in cheek comment.

f**k the lot of you.

 

7 minutes ago, dkw said:

 

What a temper tantrum from you tonight 😂😂😂

Just now, dkw said:

I get ridiculously angry? Really? I made a tongue in cheek comment, then get people piling in on me.

You know what, f**k it, well done you, your an amazing proper fan. I'm done.

 

 

Nah, your comment wasn't " tongue in cheek"  . You always react the same when the owners get stick on here..

 

 

 

There is nothing left of the identity of the club. And all it took was 3 seasons. I'm honestly at the point where if we had a break away AFC CHelsea, I'd seriously consider watching them instead.

21 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

To the Venture Capitalists who convince themselves they have ever contributed to society:

You still can. Kill yourselves.

Hostile regards,

PloKoon13

Well I am the number 1 critic of ownership on here but... don't think I would go quite that far Plonk.

Chelsea do mean a lot to most of us on here but yeah, could we settle for them getting thrown in jail for life or something?