Ratcliffe & Sheikh Jassim Bids EXPLAINED | Interview with Kieran Maguire

Joe speaks to football finance expert Kieran Maguire to find out more about the sale of Manchester United and which owner has the best chance of owning the club in the future!

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[AndreB]

Can we all just appreciate Kieran’s dog opening the door for itself like it’s something casual. 😂

[gaganreyat]

That dog opening the door by itself is the highlight of the video. So cultured and well mannered. 😂

[FuncleB]

Even the dog has had enough of this debacle. Kieran's information is always great.

[Serialkiller]

He’s made me feel better about the
Sir Jim bit but I still want the Qatar 🇶🇦 bid

[jf]

Are we just gonna ignore the fact that his dog is able to open the door by itself 😮

[bargepoled]

I can see the Glazers preference for Ratcliffe because his offer of keeping them as minority partners guarantees income in the future rather than a one off payment from jassim.

If Ratcliffe thinks keeping the Glazers at the club, however small their part, is going to be accepted by the fans he's going to have a rude awakening very quickly.

[Tomster]

Kieran Maguire’s dog and wife being in the background like the kids and the nanny in that video with the MP 😂

[hmoham]

For me personally, the debt is the bigger issue, if it was SJR bought 51% of the club, took control, and was willing to pay the debt without taking on more debt, I wouldn't care as much, as the Glazers would have no say in how the club is run and the club would no longer be paying off money in interest instead of spending that money on infrastructure and players etc. But SJR's bid sounds like it not only keeps the current debt it will add further debt (though not in the clubs name) for buying and likely even further debt to expand the stadium and training facility. So possibly looking at £2B in Debt total.

[sebluketravis]

I'm a lifelong (40+ years) United fan from Wythenshawe. I am part of the 1958 Group and I despise them (Glazers), I think they are verm1n. What many journalists and reporters miss is the lack of foresight, care or investment into this prize asset over 18 years, it's abhorrent. They have put NOTHING into the club and extracted 1.5 billion in dividends and over inflated interest payments. This on a loan that was bordering on Bern1e Mad0ff white collar crime from nopt1sm of faith (the banking CEO who signed it off) - it is as pure and simple as that. Now I want Jassim, because let's be clear, ethics in world football went away many many years ago - maybe only Germany still have any pride there. Right from Blatter, to Platini, Infantino and lately sports-washing etc. However, again, if that is the governing bodies, then we may as well all never watch football again. The fact is, it isn't going anywhere because the political influence of The Saudi's, Qatar, UAE, etc is enormous. If it is Ratcliffe, he needs to give the fans transparency of the class b shares to the verm1n, and just how quickly he intends to buy them out - even at the premium pre-req agreement. But he MUST NOT think he can leverage lots more debt on United without showing us just how, and super duper clearly, the plan that is there for growth. We are the largest club in the world and the turn over is HUGE in organic revenues. So, what is Ratcliffe, Brailsford and Mitchell going to do to immediately improve the mood. My advice, leverage the debts (through a JP Morgan or whoever) onto the INEOS accounts, declare the intention to buy them out within 2 years and show a real plan to infrastructure and the teams (men's, women's and youth). We are not interested in jobs for the boys which I have no doubt many a reporter/journalist is part of ... it won't wash, because we won't allow it.

[robzombie]

Joel and Avram have been the ones running this mess for the family since there Dad died and if Jim does a deal that keeps those walking tumours at United he is starting on a very bad note. Jim had the Chelsea bid of about £2.5B so hes just moved his funds from one buy attempt to another. Interest is forbidden in Islam. The interest from the Glazer debt purchase financing the interrst payments is almost enough for a new stadium its self and when you add the other 500M+ of debt still there it is enough to have a new stadium built of Old Trafford to have been totally redeveloped.

[Flusherized]

Please can the video editor clip up the clip of the dog opening the door on Twitter or something. That was comedy gold

[honeybadger]

Joe belittling Sheik Jassiem's intentions as some rich bloke and painting Sir Jim as a shrewd businessman is laughable. Insulting and biased.

[markcunliffe]

Very interesting interview, but I need one more question answered... Did the dog just open the door itself?

[brosgee]

This take over is not just about football, it's about geopolitical power and control. It's way deeper than we know or think

[jonasloic]

QATAR IN GLAZER OUT WE WANT GLAZER OUT FULL SALE ONLY

[ohanlon]

Bless Kieran for dumbing it down for those like me 😂

[Reddevilnicks]

13:48 I thought this could have been a terrible moment but well played Kieran

[darrencullen]

Haha the dog opening the door has heard enough when he said SJR, he's not happy 😂

[mimikatz]

Thank you for getting someone on who at least appears to know what they’re talking about, rather than just having an echo chamber of know-nothing YouTubers (looking at UnitedView)

[janingehoff]

The problem is that the Galzers have to sell, even if dont want to. 4 of the 6 want out now, and they dont have money to renovate OT and they cant borrow more from bank to do that. If they stay, the value will only go down from now. If TH want to bye players with the Glazers there, its going to be around 100M + sell to bye, and that will lead to TH leaving and than value going down more.