At a Manchester United presentation to announce how they’re not just planning to build a stadium but regenerate all of South Manchester … in London. This is Manchester United doing Manchester, the government and the entire country a favour is the messaging. Okay. - ThreadSky

tariqpanja.bsky.social • 80 days ago

At a Manchester United presentation to announce how they’re not just planning to build a stadium but regenerate all of South Manchester … in London. This is Manchester United doing Manchester, the government and the entire country a favour is the messaging. Okay.

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josh10.bsky.social•80 days ago

Hilarious 😂
Had to check the date...it's not 1st April yet 🤭

tariqpanja.bsky.social•80 days ago

All of the story being told here is about rebuilding Manchester, giving the north of England an iconic project and providing jobs to a region that’s often been overlooked by London. Begs the question why is this being announced in London?

johnzerafa.bsky.social•80 days ago

A very basic optics test would conclude … don’t do this in London.

mighty-reds.bsky.social•80 days ago

Creating jobs….at the same time as culling a quarter of his workforce…

tariqpanja.bsky.social•80 days ago

Lots of glitzy videos and bold words. No details that really matter, mainly how much is the UK tax payer expected to be on the hook for this which will raise the value of Jim’s and the Glazer investment?

alexplo.bsky.social•80 days ago

This is the American model - the city usually pays for a new sports arena because of the benefit to the city, but it increases the value for the when the team owner wants to sell

garmanj11.bsky.social•79 days ago

The “benefits” rarely materialize, but American owners still extract those deals because they can credibly threaten to move the team (to a different jurisdiction in the same metro area, or a new city entirely), and no politician wants to be the one to “lose” the team. Man Utd can’t make that threat.

erixsson.bsky.social•80 days ago

Well, most people here find synergies between the private and public as benifical for the society in general. Maybe the UK have a different perception?

owenweston.bsky.social•80 days ago

Feels very Hicks/Gillett “the shovel needs to be in ground in the next 60 days”

tariqpanja.bsky.social•80 days ago

Mayor of Manchester has sent a video. Perhaps he realised the strange optics of coming to London to launch a Manchester regeneration plan?

curiousiguana.bsky.social•80 days ago

If it was held in Manchester there would only be City supporters available to go along

samuraipizzarob.bsky.social•80 days ago

Reminds me of the PIF and Newcastle United...reinvigorating the North East where the government had failed etc.

joeryan01.bsky.social•79 days ago

Where the fanbase is tbf.

iaindowie.bsky.social•80 days ago

92,000 jobs, my arse.

tom7p.bsky.social•80 days ago

Fuck. That is nuts. These people are so bad at PR!!!

sensiblered.bsky.social•80 days ago

As it’s the economic centre of the country & where the decisions will ultimately be made one way or another?

I’m guessing any deal that’s ever been done concerning Manchester United has taken place in Manchester, no?

There are questions to be asked, but if you get a chance, don’t waste it on this.

christoronyi.bsky.social•80 days ago

Domestic sports-washing etc, etc…

broonsky.bsky.social•80 days ago

Lol.

How about instead we massively tax the idiotic owner and let the government regenerate South Manchester in the interests of the people rather than a billionaire and his football club?

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