Duncan Drasdo
4th November 2005, 13:37
[1] COMMENT
[2] iconMatch Draw winner
[3] MUST have Christmas gifts
[4] General weekly news roundup
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[1] COMMENT
Everyone at SU is working hard on the upcoming launch of MUST and our Phoenix Fund projects. It has taken longer than we expected, but we should be ready to go in the next few weeks and we think that members will be surprised and pleased with the positive steps we will be taking to get our club back. You may have read recently about the club's objections to our use of their trademark in our proposed trust name. We do not think their objection is legally valid, but it will not prevent us from launching MUST and carrying out the activities which we are planning. It is perhaps another example of the new 'pravda' regime at Old Trafford.
In the meantime, predictably, the situation at OT gets worse. Should we blame the Glazer takeover? We all know that things have not been going well on or off the pitch in the last couple of years, but there can be no doubt that the hostile Glazer takeover has in two ways steeply accelerated a possible decline into a potentially disastrous downward spiral. First, by the way that the takeover has ripped the heart out of the club with the loss of loyal fans, worsening atmosphere at OT and job cuts. Morale seems to be low throughout the club. Sir Matt wanted United to be like a family, but this dream is further away than ever under the new ownership. The second reason is the debt - it seems that there is no money to rebuild the team in the areas everyone has identified, because of the priority in cutting costs and paying off the growing debts. An example of how this affects the team is the cutting of one reserve team and the loan-out of several key junior players like Jon Spector, whose would have filled the vacancy at left back instead of Kieron Richardson but whose loan terms are such that in order for Charlton to pay his full wages, he cannot be recalled before the end of the year. When money drives decisions, the football will suffer. That would not happen under a supporter-led ownership of United.
[2] iconMatch Draw winner
The first IconMatch draw took place on 1st November, and the winner of a 20GB Colour iPod is Caitlin Simpson. Congratulations to Caitlin, who has generously offered to donate the value of her prize back to the Phoenix Fund. The next new game will be launched shortly details to follow.
[3] MUST have Christmas gifts
With only 7 weeks until Christmas isn't it about time you started thinking about what to buy the United fan in your family? Well, here's an idea that will help you and at the same time earn a small commission for SU-MUST.
The Rough Guide 11s: Manchester United by Andy Mitten & Jim White is the ideal stocking filler for the United anorak/pub quiz fiend in your family. The guide includes all you could want to know about United, and a great deal you never knew you did, but will enjoy finding out. Featuring collections of 11 of everything Red from the 11 greatest players to the 11 finest haircuts, the guide celebrates the best of Best and winces over the worst away kits - essential reading for any Red Devil. All the cult players, strange signings and penalty kings are here, plus of course monsieur Cantona. The guide remembers all the European classics, exciting derbies and embarrassing defeats and looks back on the best seasons, worst seasons, the smallest crowds and terrace fashions. And at only £4.99 you can afford to buy one for all your mates! http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1843535599
Visit http://www.shareholdersunited.org/shop.php for more great ideas for United related Christmas gifts from Amazon.
With only 7 weeks until Christmas isn't it about time you started thinking about what to buy the United fan in your family? Well, here a few ideas that will help you and at the same time earn a small commission for SU-MUST.
Stocking fillers (under £5)
Andy Mitten and Jim White's Rough Guide 11s Manchester United £4.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1843535599
Hanky Park's anti Glazer single 'We'll Never die' - £3.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=B000AO9OA8
Best Buys (under £10)
The Beautiful Game - £6.39
David Conn's powerful, passionate exploration of a game in turmoil
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=0224064363
United Road Take Me Home - £9.95
Tony Smiths immaculate collection of memories of a United fan
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1412007003
Latest 'Blockbusters'
The Men in Black: Further Exploits of Manchester United's Soccer Mob by Tony O'Neill - £11.19
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1903854490
"The King" - Denis Law's autobiography - £6.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=0553815598
Or visit http://www.shareholdersunited.org/shop.php for more great Amazon buys.
[4] GENERAL NEWS ROUNDUP THIS WEEK
Chelsea outbid us every time
The white flags are not quite fluttering over Old Trafford but the club no longer pretend they can compete directly with Chelsea in the transfer market. Forget Chelsea, more to the point though, can we compete with anyone?
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20593
Tampa-Manchester business mission is afoot
A group of 15 business leaders from the Tampa Bay area due to arrive in Manchester Wednesday (Nov 3) intending to establish trade connections. The trip, "Align", organized by Arthur Porter, publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal and a Manchester native. Porter launched the mission after Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer bought Manchester United.
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?p=12744
How the grass roots won in government's TV trade-off
The Premier League has made a landmark agreement that should lead to it sharing more of its next television income with the rest of football, in return for recent government support in the league's battle with the European Commission over the way its TV rights are sold.
The result, is that even if the next television deal falls short of the Premier League's current (2004-07) £1.2bn domestic rights deal, the Premiership will maintain its 5% contribution to the Football Foundation, the body responsible for grass roots and community football development. But if the Premiership secures a deal at the same level or higher, which now looks more likely, the
Premier League will redistribute 7½% - £30m a year, or more. The third possibility, if the next domestic TV rights deal reaches £1.4bn or more, will see the Premier League slicing off 10%.
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20744
Should standing areas return to the Premiership?
Yes, says Peter Caton; Campaign co-ordinator, Stand Up Sit Down
No, says Richard Caborn; Minister for sport
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20743
Keane demands Man Utd clear-out
"Just because you're paid £120,000-a-week and do well for 20 minutes against Spurs, you think you're a superstar."
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?p=127456
Glazer regime now attacks own fans
It was only a matter of time perhaps but, true to form with their actions in Tampa the Glazer regime are now attacking their own fans in Manchester too. United's lawyers have objected to the registration of the name Manchester United Supporters' Trust. See 'COMMENT' at the top of this bulletin
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20832
[2] iconMatch Draw winner
[3] MUST have Christmas gifts
[4] General weekly news roundup
THE FORUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE TODAY FROM 2PM UNTIL 5PM TOMORROW SO PLEASE TRY LATER IF ANY OF THE LINKS BELOW AREN'T WORKING.
The full bulletin can be read here:
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20833
[1] COMMENT
Everyone at SU is working hard on the upcoming launch of MUST and our Phoenix Fund projects. It has taken longer than we expected, but we should be ready to go in the next few weeks and we think that members will be surprised and pleased with the positive steps we will be taking to get our club back. You may have read recently about the club's objections to our use of their trademark in our proposed trust name. We do not think their objection is legally valid, but it will not prevent us from launching MUST and carrying out the activities which we are planning. It is perhaps another example of the new 'pravda' regime at Old Trafford.
In the meantime, predictably, the situation at OT gets worse. Should we blame the Glazer takeover? We all know that things have not been going well on or off the pitch in the last couple of years, but there can be no doubt that the hostile Glazer takeover has in two ways steeply accelerated a possible decline into a potentially disastrous downward spiral. First, by the way that the takeover has ripped the heart out of the club with the loss of loyal fans, worsening atmosphere at OT and job cuts. Morale seems to be low throughout the club. Sir Matt wanted United to be like a family, but this dream is further away than ever under the new ownership. The second reason is the debt - it seems that there is no money to rebuild the team in the areas everyone has identified, because of the priority in cutting costs and paying off the growing debts. An example of how this affects the team is the cutting of one reserve team and the loan-out of several key junior players like Jon Spector, whose would have filled the vacancy at left back instead of Kieron Richardson but whose loan terms are such that in order for Charlton to pay his full wages, he cannot be recalled before the end of the year. When money drives decisions, the football will suffer. That would not happen under a supporter-led ownership of United.
[2] iconMatch Draw winner
The first IconMatch draw took place on 1st November, and the winner of a 20GB Colour iPod is Caitlin Simpson. Congratulations to Caitlin, who has generously offered to donate the value of her prize back to the Phoenix Fund. The next new game will be launched shortly details to follow.
[3] MUST have Christmas gifts
With only 7 weeks until Christmas isn't it about time you started thinking about what to buy the United fan in your family? Well, here's an idea that will help you and at the same time earn a small commission for SU-MUST.
The Rough Guide 11s: Manchester United by Andy Mitten & Jim White is the ideal stocking filler for the United anorak/pub quiz fiend in your family. The guide includes all you could want to know about United, and a great deal you never knew you did, but will enjoy finding out. Featuring collections of 11 of everything Red from the 11 greatest players to the 11 finest haircuts, the guide celebrates the best of Best and winces over the worst away kits - essential reading for any Red Devil. All the cult players, strange signings and penalty kings are here, plus of course monsieur Cantona. The guide remembers all the European classics, exciting derbies and embarrassing defeats and looks back on the best seasons, worst seasons, the smallest crowds and terrace fashions. And at only £4.99 you can afford to buy one for all your mates! http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1843535599
Visit http://www.shareholdersunited.org/shop.php for more great ideas for United related Christmas gifts from Amazon.
With only 7 weeks until Christmas isn't it about time you started thinking about what to buy the United fan in your family? Well, here a few ideas that will help you and at the same time earn a small commission for SU-MUST.
Stocking fillers (under £5)
Andy Mitten and Jim White's Rough Guide 11s Manchester United £4.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1843535599
Hanky Park's anti Glazer single 'We'll Never die' - £3.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=B000AO9OA8
Best Buys (under £10)
The Beautiful Game - £6.39
David Conn's powerful, passionate exploration of a game in turmoil
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=0224064363
United Road Take Me Home - £9.95
Tony Smiths immaculate collection of memories of a United fan
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1412007003
Latest 'Blockbusters'
The Men in Black: Further Exploits of Manchester United's Soccer Mob by Tony O'Neill - £11.19
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=1903854490
"The King" - Denis Law's autobiography - £6.99
http://www.shareholdersunited.org/ama.php?id=0553815598
Or visit http://www.shareholdersunited.org/shop.php for more great Amazon buys.
[4] GENERAL NEWS ROUNDUP THIS WEEK
Chelsea outbid us every time
The white flags are not quite fluttering over Old Trafford but the club no longer pretend they can compete directly with Chelsea in the transfer market. Forget Chelsea, more to the point though, can we compete with anyone?
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20593
Tampa-Manchester business mission is afoot
A group of 15 business leaders from the Tampa Bay area due to arrive in Manchester Wednesday (Nov 3) intending to establish trade connections. The trip, "Align", organized by Arthur Porter, publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal and a Manchester native. Porter launched the mission after Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer bought Manchester United.
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?p=12744
How the grass roots won in government's TV trade-off
The Premier League has made a landmark agreement that should lead to it sharing more of its next television income with the rest of football, in return for recent government support in the league's battle with the European Commission over the way its TV rights are sold.
The result, is that even if the next television deal falls short of the Premier League's current (2004-07) £1.2bn domestic rights deal, the Premiership will maintain its 5% contribution to the Football Foundation, the body responsible for grass roots and community football development. But if the Premiership secures a deal at the same level or higher, which now looks more likely, the
Premier League will redistribute 7½% - £30m a year, or more. The third possibility, if the next domestic TV rights deal reaches £1.4bn or more, will see the Premier League slicing off 10%.
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20744
Should standing areas return to the Premiership?
Yes, says Peter Caton; Campaign co-ordinator, Stand Up Sit Down
No, says Richard Caborn; Minister for sport
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20743
Keane demands Man Utd clear-out
"Just because you're paid £120,000-a-week and do well for 20 minutes against Spurs, you think you're a superstar."
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?p=127456
Glazer regime now attacks own fans
It was only a matter of time perhaps but, true to form with their actions in Tampa the Glazer regime are now attacking their own fans in Manchester too. United's lawyers have objected to the registration of the name Manchester United Supporters' Trust. See 'COMMENT' at the top of this bulletin
http://forum.suforum.org/showthread.php?t=20832