Sir Jim Ratcliffe Interview: Amorim, Ten Hag, Finances, Stadium & The Glazers | The Overlap With Gary Neville
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🗓️ 10 March 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Get set for our huge interview with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Gary Neville is joined by Sir Jim for an uncompromising discussion about new manager Ruben Amorim, big decisions, the club’s finances, and what’s next for United.
Ratcliffe reflects on his first year at United, including replacing Erik ten Hag with Amorim, despite an FA Cup triumph. The pair also get into the club’s financial struggles, including a bloated wage bill, and the steps being taken to try and take United back to the top.
The conversation also lifts the lid on Dan Ashworth’s departure, what really happened behind the scenes, and how it has impacted United’s transfer plans heading into a crucial second half of the Premier League season.
Looking ahead, Gary and Sir Jim discuss the future of Old Trafford, the club’s long-term vision, and reasons for optimism for United fans after a below-par campaign. You don't want to miss this one!
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| 0:00.0 | Right, let's do it. Let's go for it. |
| 0:02.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:03.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:09.0 | So I'm going to start with the end and ask you to sum up your first 12 months in charge at United. |
| 0:15.0 | Review yourself. |
| 0:16.0 | Right. |
| 0:17.0 | Well, I mean, I think in a funny sort of way, it's gone as we anticipated it would. |
| 0:23.0 | We didn't think the first year was going to be easy because we had difficult things to do. |
| 0:26.7 | But I think, you know, the club is bigger than... |
| 0:31.3 | Until you actually arrive in the club, it's bigger than you think, you know. |
| 0:35.1 | And the scrutiny is bigger than you anticipate you know and the scrutiny is is bigger than you anticipate |
| 0:39.3 | because you get your you get your school reports at the end of every day instead of |
| 0:44.3 | at the end of every term I used to get a clip around here once every term by my mother |
| 0:49.3 | but now I get a clip around here every day by the press you know so those those things |
| 0:53.7 | are sort of slightly, |
| 0:55.5 | slightly, you know, I suppose, unanticipated |
| 0:58.1 | or underestimated. |
| 1:00.0 | But I think broadly where we are, |
| 1:01.6 | which I know is a difficult place |
| 1:02.8 | and people are not very happy about it at the moment, |
| 1:04.7 | which is why I'm quite unpopular. |
| 1:06.7 | It is where I didn't expect in a year of change |
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