03 Apr 2016 00:09:41
Red tops linking us with Barkley, this would be a great signing in my opinion. Drives forward, picks a pass, fast, strong and most importantly can score goals.

Got to love the rags in the last three days alone we are getting;

10 - Barkley (Everton)
RW - Dembele (Rennes)
8 - Sanches (Benfica)
6 - Bazoer (Ajax)

I'd take it, although would be nice to see a defender or two linked. Ha.

1.) 30 Mar 2016
30 Mar 2016 22:09:22
That would be the end of the club.

2.) 30 Mar 2016
30 Mar 2016 22:15:57
What he said was he could see Gary looking for a bigger challenge than being a manager, when press by the presenter who had suggested him being a chairman at a club like villa or Leeds, graham said he wouldn't be surprised to see gary and the class of 92 along with Peter lim try to buy United but it could be 10-15 years times. But still a great rumour.

3.) 30 Mar 2016
30 Mar 2016 22:18:04
Why would it be the end of the club? I don't know how it would end up but I think they could do a good job.

4.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 08:47:15
If he has a spare half a billion down the back of the sofa then good luck to him.

5.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 09:20:56
Why would it be the end of the club? At least he club would be owned by local lads that had played for the club. Some folk on here are never happy.

6.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 10:19:20
The class of 92 don't have anywhere near enough money to buy the club. The club will sell for well over a billion, and the class of 92 would struggle to raise 500m between them.

Peter Lim currently owns Valencia and has had Gary and Phil involved with his club. How well is that currently going?

The players may know about the history of the club, but why would that make them any good at running the club?

How well would any of Scholes, Butt, Neville, Beckham or Giggs do in commercial deals? Since when has the ability to kick a ball relate to being a good business man?

There is probably roles to which they may be suited, but is that the role they would want? Giggs wants to be manager, whether he would be any good is up to debate. How would it work if a part owner is also a manager? Would he sack himself if he is performing badly?

Its a lovely romantic idea, but is very unlikely to work out well if it was to happen.

I agree we should introduce former players into the running of the club. Scholes, Butt and Phil Neville could work very well with the youth set up. Beckham would make a good ambassador, Gary Neville would probably work well in a director of football type role. I'm not sure where Giggs would fit if he coverts the managers job, He isn't ready to manage the club and keeping him involved in another capacity probably won't work.

7.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 10:53:02
Shappy, the fact that they own it doesn't mean they have to run it. Just a btw thought.

8.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 11:30:30
Hunter mentioned that Peter lim would be part of it to. Valencia was in bits before Lim and Neville came in.

9.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 12:04:39
What mbd said. They could also be part of a consortium of clever business minded folk. I'd rather see them take over than some middle eastern sheik who will use the club as a play thing.

10.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 13:19:40
Mbd, that's true, but I suspect they would want more of a hands on role than our current owners.

Celtic red, Valencia are a bigger mess under Lim then they were before him. He has solved the financial issue to some extent, but he is running the club like some Jorge Mendes showroom. Allowing Mendes far too much power, and effectively turning their back on what was a good academy to bring in lesser known Mendes clients to give them a platform to increase their value so Mendes and Lim can make big bucks. The club is being destroyed by Lim not saved.

Maze, how much better do you think City would be doing if Richard Dunne and co were running their club? Your reply was boarding on xenophobic. I want the best business men running the business side of the club with the best football men running the football side of the club. With decisons being made with the acceptance that financials of the club rely on the football side to be performing to the highest possible standard.

Former players don't always know what is best for the club, and many are trying to hold on to the past via their connections from the past. Can players from the Fergie era really embrace a futute United in a different image, or will they cling to what they know?

11.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 14:33:21
So your aspirations for this club is to become a middle eastern money cow like City? Didn't I say they could be part of a consortium of savvy business men? I think folk like David Beckham may know a few more clever suits than me and you.

If the choice was some random oil barren, backyard sheik or a class of 92 consortium I know who I would want within the hierarchy at the club but then again we are all different shappy.

12.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 16:06:44
Maze, City are far from a cash cow. They are a very well run club, with investment in all areas of the club and the community around the club. The owners accepted they had limited knowledge in football so went out and hired some of the best people within the football world who had a strong footballing background. They gave the club direction and knew how to run the club and turn it into one of the top clubs in the world.

I think the job they have done at City is more than twice as good as the job Abramovic has managed at Chelsea and will probably last much longer.

Your being blinded by your affection to former players. How would you feel about a consortium full of less successful ex Uinted players?

Being a good footballer doesn't make you a good owner.

13.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 17:10:42
A controlling interest would be enough, they would not have to buy every single share.

14.) 31 Mar 2016
31 Mar 2016 19:23:57
Can't ever see the class of 92 buying our club, they are ex players not business men.
Disturbing to hear sir Alex is trying to derail Jose coming as the manager. I worship the ground Fergie walks on, but I do wish ex players like Bobby Charlton and ex manager Fergie would settle into retirement and let the people who now are in charge of the club run it .
Can't wait for this season to end, so we will know in quick time what's going to happen to this great club of ours . i'd like to think you all agree that we need some better luck and better judgement for the forth coming season. Because if nothing major changes we are in deep poo poo.

15.) 01 Apr 2016
31 Mar 2016 23:35:08
not business men? gary nev and giggs are growing there business and property portfolios at a very fast rate, hotel football and a new massive redevelopment in mcr centre outside of football they are very succesful in business.

{Ed007's Note - You hardly need to be Alan Sugar to build up a property portfolio and it's not as if they started from scratch and made the money to invest. Would you be happy if the Glazers replaced Woodward with a property developer?}

16.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 00:44:08
Ed007 is it so out of the question that Becks, Nev and co would have premium business connections and could join part of a consortium to buy from the Glazers when they decide to sell?

Why wouldn't fans get behind this if the right folk were on board?

{Ed007's Note - That's just down to people they know, the businessmen could afford it without them. Could the ex-players do it without the businessmen? How many board members are you talking between the ex-players and their 'premium contacts', who has the most say/power and why? It's one of the most idiotic things I've ever heard - and they say romance is dead.
At least the board could sell any new players a house from their property portfolio, I can just see Phil Neville showing Messi pictures of a semi detached in Ashton during signing talks.}

17.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 02:49:48
Of course they wouldn't be brokering high end business deals. They would be non-executive board members, club figureheads, involved in the planning and policies within the club. They would bring the football acumen to the boardroom and let the financiers deal with the day to day running of the Club.

{Ed007's Note - My mam used to love Mills n Boon. I'm surprised to see grown men falling for such romantic nonsense. Would Posh Spice be involved in these meetings where ex-players decide what the money men should do?}

18.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 03:59:03
Again Ed007 where have I said they would be telling the money men what to do? Your making this up.

If it is the words board member that is putting you off then the most intellectual one of the class of 92 can join the board as a representative of them all. The others could be in an ambassador capacity the way Fergie and Charlton are now.

{Ed001's Note - you are dreaming. It is funny though. Nice fantasy, but it would end in disaster.}

19.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 07:17:01
Why would it end up in disaster though Ed? With the right folk on board and if the finances were available why couldn't they have a real crack as part of a group?

{Ed001's Note - who are these 'right folk' that you keep wittering on about? You are dreaming up random people that don't exist to become part of something that would then end up nothing like this ridiculous fantasy of yours. Just give it up, they aren't rich enough to buy it, not intelligent enough to run it and it will not happen.}

20.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 07:45:05
By right folk I mean people with deep pockets who would be interested in being part of a consortium to take over the club. If you are trying to tell me that this would appeal to no one then I don't agree with that.

David Beckham for instance would have hundreds of multi millionaire friends (maybe even billionaire acquaintances) who it may appeal to. The guy was/ is in the process of creating a new club in America and building a stadium etc that doesn't come cheap and you most certainly would need the right contacts in place.

We can agree to disagree here but hypothetically if they did take over in the future I don't think you can outright claim they will ultimately fail.

21.) 01 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 07:52:20
Also just on what I mean by 'right folk', it wasn't too long ago a consortium fronted by Jim O'neil tried to buy out the Glazers but it was rejected. How do we know these types of individuals aren't in cahoots with the class of 92? All hypothetical of course but we don't.

22.) 06 Apr 2016
06 Apr 2016 17:16:32
If there is even the remote possiblity of a Co92 takeover it would most likely be backed by Peter Lim.

{Ed001's Note - and Jorge Mendes would be providing the players....}