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Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Libby, Aug 4, 2017.

  1. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Which is exactly what United were, Gibson pumped the cash in, then later, hired busby, rebuilt OT, invested in the youth team set-up. Exactly like Chelsea.
     
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  2. Tobes

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    That’s a complete crock of ****e mate. Have a word.
     
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  3. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    check it yourself, read what Gibson did and the state of the club when he did it.

    Manchester United F.C. was being affected greatly by the Great Depression around the start of the 1930s. Their previous owner, John Henry Davies had died in 1927 after 25 years at the club. They had won the FA Cup and two league titles during the first 10 years of his chairmanship and by the time of Davies's death they were developing a reputation as a "yo yo" club who regularly moved between the First and Second Divisions and their future was under threat by large debts.
     
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  4. Blueman

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    Nah bollocks, can't accept that. Link?
     
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  5. Tobes

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    I have done and you’re chatting beans if you’re claiming an equivalence with Chavski.

    They were saved from bankruptcy not bank rolled with a dodgy Oligarch’s spare £1BN.
     
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  6. Blueman

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    Roman saved us mate. We were on the brink of going under.
     
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    I know, then he threw £1BN at it.
     
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  8. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Both were bought by rich ****ers who saved them from bankruptcy and bought them success by investing heavily. Just because it was before you were born doesn't change the fact.
     
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  9. Tobes

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    https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...ws/the-man-who-saved-manchester-united-878674
     
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  10. Blueman

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    Indeed. Good man. <ok>
     
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    <laugh>

    I’m hoping that we get some dirty war crimes dosh thrown at us by Usmanov, who gives a ****.
     
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    <laugh>
     
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  14. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Did you read it? They had no dosh for transfers and had to concentrate on their youth set up, which lead them to success. So no.
     
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  16. Blueman

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    Don't like United do you mate? <laugh>
     
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  17. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    It's their whiney hypocrisy I can't stand, years of living abroad amongst a sea of gobshite reds with accents from everywhere but Manchester, plus the ones on this board are easy to get a rise form, and then twist knots, which I kind of enjoy doing to people anyway. I can pretty much give a winning arguement from any angle, it's my timeshare training.
     
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  18. Tobes

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    Pelligrini’s eyes look like he’s on the wrong end of a bottle of Voddie.
     
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    Well, he is the manager of West Ham!...
     
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  20. Tobes

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    They’ve just showed their next 6 fixtures, I wouldn’t blame him for being bladdered.
     
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