Manchester United

[Fosterbloke]

I just posted this on Football365 -

"I'm more appalled at the media's consistent chuckling over Scholes' and Van Persie's dangerous tackling and Fergie's diving squad. Wouldn't want to upset your overlord now..."

[ric.williams]

I just posted this on Football365 -

"I'm more appalled at the media's consistent chuckling over Scholes' and Van Persie's dangerous tackling and Fergie's diving squad. Wouldn't want to upset your overlord now..."

you forgot jonny evans. two footed challenges week in week out

[Fosterbloke]

you forgot jonny evans. two footed challenges week in week out

Damn I did didn't I? Cunts.

[Gibbo]

Fletcher out for the season again.

[Chazza]

Hopefully for him this operation can sort out the problem.

[danperkins]

Fletcher out for the season again.

Poor lad, my aunt has colitis, it's horrendous. Best of luck to him seems like a decent bloke too.

[Shaggy]

Yeah good luck to him. Bad ****.

edit - that was a genuine oversight, no pun intended

[Chazza]

[G]

Yeah good luck to him. Bad ****.

edit - that was a genuine oversight, no pun intended

[MrsB]

Tut-tut!

[Chazza]

Manchester United have become the first sports team in the world to be valued at more than 3billion US dollars.

A surge in the club's shares after a poor start when they were offered on the New York Stock Exchange in August has seen the overall value of United rise to 3.3billion US dollars (£2.1billion).

According to Forbes, United are comfortably ahead of the world's second-most-valuable sports team, the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, worth 2.1billion dollars (£1.4billion).

The United shares were initially offered to the public at 14 dollars and are now worth just under 17 dollars.

It means a huge increase in the overall wealth of the Glazer family, who have a controlling interest in United, and billionaire investor George Soros - the 22nd richest person in the world - who bought a 7.5 per cent stake in the club.

United's commercial growth appears to be driving the share price up, with the club announcing several new sponsorship deals since August, qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages, and with the prospect of the new bumper Premier League television deals that are coming on stream from August.

The Glazers sold 10 per cent of their shares in the initial public offering sale in August but United's vice-chairman Ed Woodward insisted in October the family will not sell the club for "many, many years" despite ongoing interest.

Woodward said they had no interest in cashing in the rest of their holding.

http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-01-28/manchester-united-rise-in-value/

[Shaggy]

Do they get a trophy for that?

[Kenneth]

Yeah good luck to him. Bad ****.

edit - that was a genuine oversight, no pun intended

[ChesterDave]

Forbes are ****ing retarded. Their football valuations are pure fantasy.

[RichC]

I shouldn't laugh but how dopey

United star Paul Scholes was left red-faced when thieves stole his car - as he left it defrosting on his driveway with the engine running.
Full story: Manchester Evening News