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  1. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    You contend that in fact tis Levy who has been dampening
    the natural risk-taking business instincts of Uncle Joe ??
     
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  2. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps their on-pitch successes (PL, CL etc) means
    they are rated as a better proposition regardless of
    the hindrance their stadium situation.
     
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  3. PleaseNotPoll

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    I wonder what ENIC plan to do if they do sell the club?
    I doubt that they'd just be done with football, especially in Levy's case.
    Is there another club that they'd try to turn into a project?
    Birmingham or one of the Sheffield clubs, perhaps?
     
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  4. The RDBD

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    I could see them trying to build a mega stadium away from
    dense population clusters, weather-proof (closable roofing etc)
    capable of hosting just about any sporting/entertainment event
    you can think of.
     
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  5. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

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    Maybe buy back the Mr Byrite name and take it worldwide?
     
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  6. KingHotspur

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  7. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    Definitely not Bear Stearns wiping out over $1bn of Lewis' net worth overnight
     
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  8. humanbeingincroydon

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    I find it more than a little scummy that certain journos (whose names may or may not rhyme with Dam Bokpel) ran with the Najafi bid story implying the club was for sale, and within a few hours are now running with the story the club was never for sale

    Looking to double your engagement, perchance...?
     
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  9. Spurlock

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    bang on the money
     
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  10. Diego

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    ran with the story someone had put a bid in because, well, someone had put a bid in.

    How in your mind does that equate to implying the club is/was for sale?
     
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  11. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    Well for one thing, because they used the phrase "Looking to sell the club", a sentence which strongly implies that the club is for sale...
     
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  12. humanbeingincroydon

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  13. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

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    I have never seen a vid on youtube where in the comments
    section effectively EVERY comment is "liked" by the
    creator ( "moles" indeed) .

    That aside, you have to laugh (would be a "TLDR" to
    respond to everything he is saying) .
     
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  14. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    I have...but those channels tend to have sub counts you could easily fit onto the average National Express coach
     
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  15. PleaseNotPoll

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    Does he want forward thinking or does he want instant impact? He doesn't seem to know.
    He also appears to be pulling the FFP thing out of his arse.
    Very few people expect it to have any impact on our rivals.

    There's no kicking the can down the road at Arsenal?
    That's exactly what they've done. It's taken several years with Arteta to get here.
    They finished 8th twice on the bounce. There's no way this bloke would be happy with that.

    Utd spent money and changed managers repeatedly to get the Ten Hag, too.
    FSG have been awful owners for Liverpool and have been exceptionally lucky.
    Klopp spent the Coutinho money well, but now their squad's falling apart.
    He wouldn't be happy with either the Glazers or them, nor should he be.

    As for Youtube channel manipulation, he blocks all criticism, despite not having many views.
    People can disagree with him without being moles or indeed being wrong.

    He's right about the academy, though. I've said the same thing myself repeatedly.
    We need a club philosophy and to stick with it, much like Ajax and Dortmund do.
    Individual managers matter less when this is implemented, in my opinion.
    That's one of the big reasons that we need a proper DoF.
     
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  16. The RDBD

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    As I said, I was not going to post a "TLDR" take on it,
    but my "executive summary" would be :

    Entitled brat having a tantrum because :

    1. them lot are genuinely in a PL title fight for the first time
    in ages (what since the 2000s ?? )

    2. Man Utd current PL placing is better than their
    GD suggests should be the case
     
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    Holy **** Batman! I haven't heard that name in decades. Really. It's one of those names I would never have uttered for the rest of my life if you hadn't reminded me. Remember though, John Collier is the window to watch, get horrendous sheets from Brentford Nylons not arf, put a tiger in your tank, clean a big big carpet for less than half a crown and (although virtually modern by these standards), if you like the taste of malt you'll love the malt in a Colt 45.
     
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  18. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

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    Mr Byrite was the Levy family business where Daniel cut his business teeth.

    I may have bought an acrylic red and black striped jumper there in '77...after a couple of minutes wear it had formed enough static electricity to stun a horse.

    P.s. Colt 45 was undrinkable...
     
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  19. vimhawk

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    I didn't know the Byrite / Levy connection, interesting.

    I think I got my 1970s fashion items from Granditter (I think it was spelt like that) of which I think there was only one, in Ilford. The green/brown/black striped tank top and white high wasted trousers were notable purchases.
     
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  20. vimhawk

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    Man Utd current PL placing is better than their team suggests should be the case. But if you only get 1 in 10 yellow cards you deserve, that sort of thing might happen (this seasons version of "New United... Now comes with added penalties!").
     
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