Thursday, January 14, 2010

Will the bond issue work

After the initial consensus that the bond would work ( in the Glazer's terms of putting back repaying the debt that is ) doubts start to creep in.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/13/manchester-united-debt-refinancing

After the news that Carrington may be sold and leased back now comes the ultimate Leeds United comparison as the prospectus that the sale of old trafford is not out of bounds.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/glazers-raise-the-spectre-of-old-trafford-sale-to-cut-debts-1867113.html

Paul Kelso of the Telegraph specualtes on whether the bond issue is the beginning of a Glazer stategy to walk away from the club with a profit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/6988480/Is-500m-bond-scheme-the-start-of-the-Glazer-familys-Manchester-United-exit-strategy.html

United fan and Telegraph columnist Jim Whits sums the Glazer parasites up perfectly on this yahoo piece.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/jim-white/article/15691/#top-comments-nav

I wonder whether Fergie will get grilled at all on this. I hope the press just laugh if he tries to say anything about value again.

The youth team produced a cracking performance to defeat Burnley in the latest round of the youth cup. It was a pity about the injury to Josh King, but there were plenty of promising performances.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6645037

It doesn't get any better for the bindippers does it. The only problem is that could well be our future in a couple of years. In fact if the gimps are still here it almost certainly is. What was the Tampa bay stats for this season 19 played 3 won 16 lost.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jan/14/rafael-benitez-liverpool-fa-cup

Robert fox extols the virtues of a realistic appraisal of this countries future defence policy and the realism it shows over what we just cannot afford.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/13/defence-spending-cuts

Adrain Hamilton on what he thinks should be the west's policy response to the situation in Iran.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-ranting-against-iran-wont-help-reform-1867068.html
Don't meddle in internal politics and dont suffer from the delusion that if the reformers win they will be much more pro western that the mad mullahs.

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