General Premier League Thread 2022-23 - mod note in OP 12/03/23

Very well spotted. But it’s not irony….

34 year old Otamendi who was pretty pants in his prime starting ahead of Maritnez

Surely he must have a knock ,

He genuinely should be starting over Otamendi ,

I have Argentina backed to win it , i don't want to see Otamendi near the starting 11, Just cause Martinez plays for United doesn't mean i don't want him to play well for Argentina I'm not 12 years old,

I will always respect him for what he done overall at Untied but he did act a bit childish the last few months regarding the transfer saga

Part of me sees him going to London but he could easily feck off to the states

The Glazers trying undercut FSG’s sale of Liverpool

The two greatest teams in English football up for sale.

It will be a sad day for English football if either ends up under the control of a Nation State.

Its only Dubai and Bahrain left I think. And Bahrain don't have the kind of wealth the likes of Qatar, Saudi and Abu Dhabi have. Still billions though.

Or its him scoring a header for Madrid. I think he might end up there on a 6 month deal given the recent Benzema news.

Strong dollar to Sterling also means whatever they get now will be worth more in dollars than 12 months ago.

If £1 got you 70c last year and £1 got you 80c now then the Glazers/FSG will get more dollars for selling now than 12 months ago.

First FSG choosing to sell Liverpool. The sale of Chelsea, other PL ownership changes and the dollar/pound exchange rate were the main reasons given. They probably can't grow the club any more than they have done while using their model, in this current market, and decided that it was the right time to get out. Reading the market, it could be the best time to sell.

Did the Glazers see this and then make a decision to also get out? Is it also the best time to sell Man Utd, given their model too? Maybe both set of owners were already discussing it? Are they predicting a recession and getting out while they can?

The latter is very concerning as it's a lot more than football but it's a real possibility. There is some talk of FSG getting out so that they can buy an American sports team instead. I wonder is there a similar target from the Glazers too? Or have they just milked their cow for long enough and don't have the energy for it anymore?

I don't think either will sell to nation state sportswashing organisations fwiw.

I think there is a NBA expansion in a year or two aswell.

For a long time now it’s been said that owning an NFL team was like having a license to print money. I don’t know if that’s still the case or not but it was near impossible to run one at a loss a few years ago.

You just take a quick look at European football and the financial reports of every major team and it’s easy to understand the position of FSG and the Glazers. I’ll miss FSG greatly, and United fans certainly won’t miss the Glazers, but it just goes to show that the balance of power is shifting in football and being disgustingly wealthy sometimes isn’t enough to run a club successfully anymore, and by successfully I mean on the pitch only. An agenda or ulterior motive is what’s required these days.