FFP

[jwarry]

The offending Times article by Ziegler. 

It seems highly coincidental that the same journalist on 13th June was posting on X about how Man United's representatives had come to an agreement with Everton's Braithwaite, for personal terms. This being despite Everton being clear he wasn't for sale.

If the origins and intent of the article weren't clear enough already.

Good spot Ads.  How can we make this clear to the ‘social media world’?

[Ads]

There's something a bit Small Heath about this Ratcliffe. Whining in the press, trying to get players on the cheap, not stumping up for Ashworth, mass redundancies, begging for a new ground etc. Skint rats.

[Hookeysmith]

There's something a bit Small Heath about this Ratcliffe. Whining in the press, trying to get players on the cheap, not stumping up for Ashworth, mass redundancies, begging for a new ground etc. Skint rats.

Add also the (not that i have any sympathy) the totally unacceptable and unprofessional way he treated the Ten Hag situation, openly telling the media they were sounding out other Managers whilst the silly fucker was still in the job, is nothing short of a professional disgrace.

No one wants their players - as they are over hyped and overpaid and lets hope they get their financial pants pulled down again as they look to buy the "next big thing" the Sun and other media outlets link them with.

I really cannot see them challenging for the League or even the CL any time soon - good

You had your time - now just fuck off

[jwarry]

There's something a bit Small Heath about this Ratcliffe. Whining in the press, trying to get players on the cheap, not stumping up for Ashworth, mass redundancies, begging for a new ground etc. Skint rats.

Add also the (not that i have any sympathy) the totally unacceptable and unprofessional way he treated the Ten Hag situation, openly telling the media they were sounding out other Managers whilst the silly fucker was still in the job, is nothing short of a professional disgrace.

No one wants their players - as they are over hyped and overpaid and lets hope they get their financial pants pulled down again as they look to buy the "next big thing" the Sun and other media outlets link them with.

I really cannot see them challenging for the League or even the CL any time soon - good

You had your time - now just fuck off

Yes hopefully he’s just adding to the poison rather than curing it

[Dogtanian]

I've seen it all now. A Manchester United fan moaning about it being unfair that clubs like Sheffield Utd, Luton, and Ipswich can't compete against Man City, Newcastle, and Villa because we have unfair advantages.

"The agenda's and wants of where teams want to go, how they want to operate has just been stretched too far to have a meaningful competition between Villa, City, Newcastle vs. Sheffield United, Luton, Ipswich etc." 

[kippaxvilla2]

I saw Ratcliffe say it would take four summer transfer windows to get them where they should be.  Sounds like they are skint after all.

[PeterWithesShin]

If it was other clubs doing this rather than us the view on here would be very different. But it is us so in the true hypocrisy of a football fan, fuck them and suck on our claret and blue Champions League balls.

[Dogtanian]

Man U fans have had enough and want to leave the Premier League due to out of control Aston Villa not having to dismantle our squad for getting into the Champions League;

"To be honest i think we should leave the league, its gone too far and i dont think it can be brought back under control. Get out while the going is good. Even that shitty super league plan sounds attractive at this pont."

[London Villan]

We've seen it with plenty of clubs gaming the system. I trust we are doing it within the rules, but until the loopholes are closed let's crack on.

[LeeB]

Bless them, to borrow a quote from Noel Gallagher, Man Utd are the club holding a fork in a world made of soup.

[Rigadon]

The sheer amount of times we've been fucked over losing players to a few clubs (who still operate with an unfair advantage), because at the time that were playing at a higher level and were (and probably still are) more glamorous... I mean it's been a broken record for as long as I can remember.  And we are STILL having to sell a star player to comply with the rules.  I don't see how anybody can complain without blushing to be honest, especially Man U-fuckin-ited fans.

[cdbearsfan]

If it was other clubs doing this rather than us the view on here would be very different. But it is us so in the true hypocrisy of a football fan, fuck them and suck on our claret and blue Champions League balls.

For some, maybe. I said FFP was just a disgusting exercise in maintaining the status quo when we were looking at the fixture list wondering when the Burton Albion game was.

[Gareth]

We've seen it with plenty of clubs gaming the system. I trust we are doing it within the rules, but until the loopholes are closed let's crack on.

There’s no loop hole to close…clubs are free to trade between each other…had we been selling players for mad fees to Zed or Unai’s team yes but PL clubs are free to buy and sell from each other…just because those clubs get pissy about it is irrelevant

[Risso]

There's something a bit Small Heath about this Ratcliffe. Whining in the press, trying to get players on the cheap, not stumping up for Ashworth, mass redundancies, begging for a new ground etc. Skint rats.

My sister is a director in one of his chemical companies. All that side of the business have had a bad year, and now's he's trying to use them as the cash cow for his Man U vanity project.

[Dave]

Bless them, to borrow a quote from Noel Gallagher, Man Utd are the club holding a fork in a world made of soup.

Who clearly nicked it from the H&V house band.

I’m cold and I’m hungry and I’m in Dundalk
I’ve got no bus fare, I’ve gotta walk
It’s raining soup and I’ve got a fork
Where be my camper van?

Well I’d like to meet Stephenson the engineer
And I’d like to meet Faraday and buy him a beer
And I’d love to meet the bloke who had the bright idea of
Bob Wilson – anchorman