United, Inc: The Great Financial Reset

No Question About That - a Manchester United podcast

Studio 1878

Soccer, Manchester United, Premier League, Sports

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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#879 | Ed and Jamie (aka Sub-Prime Goals) analyse Manchester United's latest Q3 financial report. They discuss the positive outcomes, including a 22% reduction in wages and the impact of key player transfers on the club’s finances. The discussion also covers the restructuring process led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, potential summer transfers, and the implications of the financial shifts for next season. 📖 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction and Overview 01:21 Financial Restructuring and Impact 05:29 Player Wages and Transfer Impact 10:44 Challenges and Future Strategies 16:34 Sponsorships and Financial Health 23:15 Financial Exclusions and FX Concerns 25:02 Public Listing Disadvantages 26:18 Transfer Window and Squad Strategy 32:46 Potential Risks in Transfer Market 36:10 Leadership Changes and Future Plans 39:11 Premier League Financial Maneuvers 42:18 Concluding Thoughts If you are interested in supporting the show and accessing exclusive bonus episodes, check out our Patreon page or subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions. We do a bonus show and a tactical review every week for backers. No Question About That is available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Amazon and all podcast apps. Hit that subscribe button, leave a rating and write a review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Welcome to No Question about that.
0:28.6	This is United Inc.
0:29.6	Our monthly, weekly, biweekly, financeo with Jamie, also known as
0:36.0	Subprime Goals on the socials.
0:38.0	I'm Ed.
0:38.7	How's it going, Jamie?
0:40.1	We had a bit of positivity last time, and it feels like the run is continuing some more good news stories,
0:47.4	which is always nice to speak about.
0:50.4	Yep, Sir Jim swinging his brutal axe and firing everyone he could get hold of has borne some fruit, at least financially, at least.
1:00.5	That hasn't quite caught up on the pitch. It was interesting. You did a thread, Swedish Rumble did the thread, I think.
1:08.0	Uber Guna, Magic Hat did a thread on the financials.
1:13.0	And it's as much a financial story as it's a kind of corporate reset story, this one, isn't it?
1:19.9	Like, restructuring how the club thinks about what it is.
1:23.6	So after years of failing to be in the Champions League or being in one out of every two years,
1:28.5	basically at best living on a Champions League diet, they've now decided to completely reset it.
1:35.0	And it's born some pretty immediate fruit.
1:39.4	So today we're going to go through the Q3 report, which is a kind of interim one.
1:45.1	We'll get the full yearly one in their quarters time or so.
1:49.9	See what the full picture is.
1:50.9	We'll go through the top line revenue, the cost structure of the club,
1:54.0	new cost structure, and just how much that will be impacted by United
1:58.1	Summer transfer activity and a few other things, like
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