The Big Thing: Is Manchester United actually for sale? The latest news on the bidding process, the potential new owners, and much more!
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🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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It's Ongoing Saga time! What's going on at Manchester United? Is the club actually up for sale, what's slowing the process down, who are the bidders, and what will happen next? All that and much more, plus some depressing moments of fandom realization from Taylor. Hooray!
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| 0:28.5 | Thank you. Welcome to the big thing, the weekly episode of Total Soccer Show, where we sink our teeth into one of the meatiest topics in the beautiful game. |
| 1:00.4 | Today, we're turning our attention to the red side of Manchester and the ongoing saga that is the ownership of Manchester United. |
| 1:08.9 | In May 2005, Malcolm Glazer took a majority stake in the club, bringing |
| 1:13.1 | its value to around one and a half billion pounds. 18 years later this very month, the club is |
| 1:18.9 | reportedly valued at north of 5 billion pounds, with local businessman Jim Ratcliffe, apparently |
| 1:25.0 | bidding against Sheikh Jazeem bin Hamid Al-Tani of Qatar. |
| 1:29.5 | Today, we're looking into the buyout, why it's happening, what's happening with it, |
| 1:33.3 | and what it means for the club, and it's standing in global soccer. |
| 1:37.4 | My name's Ryan Bailey today. |
| 1:38.7 | I'm joined by noted Manchester United sympathizer Taylor Robwell. |
| 1:42.7 | Hello. |
| 1:43.3 | Hello. |
| 1:44.5 | Joe Lowry, who has... |
| 1:47.0 | What kind of feelings toward Man United? |
| 1:49.9 | I'm not even sure, Joe. |
| 1:50.9 | As neutral as can be. |
| 1:52.7 | Ryan is the answer, yes. |
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