h79snht.topda brdice： As another season in the Barclays Premier League comes to a close, another summer transfer window opens and rumours generate as to which player will end up where come the end of August. With newly- crowned champions Man City expected to spend big and Chelsea looking to strengthen after their poor domestic season, there are calls from the Red side of Manchester as to whether they can compete financially.
da bet nacional： Having just released their accounts from this season, United fans will be astounded to see that another £71 million has been lost due to financial obligations imposed by the Glazer family. Through interest payments and buyback of bonds, the American Owners have spent the equivalent of £250,000 a day trying to service the clubs increasing debts, which now stand at £420 million. With the continuously changing hierarchical structures that are apparent in many Premier League teams, especially the battle for control between Owners and Fans, United will feel aggrieved that the Glazers have been allowed to regulate these financial implications that have quite clearly failed to solve the debt issues.
The Glazer family, who reside in Florida, have controlling stakes in Manchester United as well as NFL team Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, it is not just on this side of the pond that the Owners have been in hot water with fans. After the Glazer’s took control of United in 2005, Tampa Bay imploded. Spending very little on player wages, the team could not compete at a high level. There were growing concerns in Florida as to where the money had gone. Fans soon turned on the Owners and accused them of using the money to control debts at Old Trafford. The Glazer’s categorically denied this but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have never recovered and hatred for the Owners is as apparent in Florida as it is in Manchester.
The news of another season of financial trouble behind the scenes at Old Trafford came just days after Chief Executive David Gill explained that the club would be unable to compete with their neighbours in terms of player salaries. This will come as no surprise given the Oil Rich owners at City can inject Millions into the clubs coffers with consummate ease. However, It is a smack in the face for United fans that have not only seen their biggest rivals take their trophy but now must realise that the club can no longer sign whoever they choose by offering large salaries as their financial state will not allow it.
The Owners disregard for fans happiness is a major influence on the unity of a football club. It is no coincidence that since American Owners have arrived in the Premier League, fan consideration is no longer a paramount objective. Apart from the Glazer’s, Randy Lerner has disappeared at Aston Villa this year, coinciding with the clubs terrible domestic season. Stan Kroenke holds majority shares at Arsenal but seems to run a business at the Emirates rather than displaying a passion for the club. Liverpool are still suffering from the hangover of Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The former owners made promises they could never keep and angered fans with their utter disrespect toward club tradition. Although John W Henry has made small improvements at the Anfield since then, his decision to sack Kenny Dalglish has been questioned by some pundits. You only have to look at the success of a club like Wigan Athletic to see that Owner-Manager-Fan unity is vital for success. On a shoestring budget Wigan have been punching above their weight in the Premier League for 7 years. It is in no small part down to Dave Whelan, who, by listening to his fans and his managers, has made key decisions at the right times in the best interest of the Football Club that he loves.
Manchester United fans have every right to show discontent. The club has always been built on success. It runs through their veins. So the fact that the club are failing financially cannot be put to one side. Had the club been under different ownership, more money would have been spent in the transfer market in recent seasons. If Manchester United are planning to spend big this summer, they will have to dip their hand into the clubs cash reserves, which have also fallen a mammoth £87 million since last year. It seems that financial situations at Old Trafford have got to be resolved immediately if United are going to able to compete in this summer’s transfer market.
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