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The Story of the Glazer Takeover of Man United

2025/5/14
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Andy Walsh: 作为球迷，我认为格雷泽家族的收购是不可避免的，因为他们的方式与默多克不同，他们更像是一个纯粹的商业交易。我们球迷尽了最大努力去阻止，与银行家商谈，甚至呼吁弗格森辞职，但最终还是失败了。现在看来，我们当时的担忧都应验了，格雷泽家族只是把曼联当成摇钱树，俱乐部因为他们的贪婪而陷入困境。我对政府当时的不作为感到失望，他们本可以做更多的事情来保护俱乐部。 Richard Caborn: 作为当时的体育部长，我理解球迷们的担忧，但当时的足球管理模式是自我监管，政府很难干预。我认为格雷泽家族看到了英超联赛的商业机会和影响力，他们试图将美国体育模式与英格兰足球联系起来。我从格雷泽家族那里获得了关于集体销售和金字塔结构的承诺，但后来的欧洲超级联赛表明，自我监管是失败的。总的来说，我认为当时的结构使格雷泽家族的收购不可避免。 Jim O'Neill: 作为前董事会成员，我认为格雷泽家族的收购在商业上是成功的，他们以惊人的品牌和全球媒体权利的爆炸式增长为背景，采取了无情的私募股权模式。然而，从道德上讲，这种做法值得商榷，因为足球对球迷来说意义重大，而格雷泽家族的做法已经达到了监管机构应该允许的极限。我曾建议董事会尝试其他方案，比如让富有的球迷收购俱乐部，但我的想法没有得到充分理解。我认为球迷的抗议活动可能促使爱尔兰股东改变了他们的看法，最终促成了格雷泽家族的收购。

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Welcome to this special two-part Talk of the Devils Extra, a detailed history of the controversial purchase and subsequent ownership of Manchester United by American investor Malcolm Glazer and his six children.

This first part will recount the events leading up to the Glazer takeover in 2005 with contributions from three key perspectives; fan activist Andy Walsh, former Labour Minister for Sport Richard Caborn, and United board member, economist Jim O'Neill.

In part two to follow 24 hours later we will bring the story up to the present day, analyse the relationship between the Glazers and minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and try to forecast the future of United's ownership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.