Glazers Want To Work With United Staff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Glazer's son Joel has spoken for the first time about the Glazers' takeover of Manchester United. The Glazer family have now made a formal offer for the club having acquired 71.8 per cent of the club's shares. And Joel insists they firmly intend to work with the current management, players and fans. He said: “We are delighted to make this offer to acquire one of the pre-eminent football clubs in the world. "We are long-term sports investors and avid Manchester United fans. "Our intention is to work with the current management, players and fans to ensure Manchester United continues to develop and achieve even greater success.”

美国人的儿子第一次谈到接管曼联 格雷泽已经拥有俱乐部71.8%股份，儿子joel表示他们的家族将和工作成员、球员一起工作。“我们很高兴将拥有世界最杰出的俱乐部。我们是长远的体育投资者，曼联的球迷。我们渴望和现有的管理层、球员、球迷走在一起，以确保曼联的继续发展甚至获得更大的成功。”

彻底完了~~~~~~~~~~~我心爱的曼联~~~~~~~~~~~已经74。8%了

LONDON (AFP) - US tycoon Malcolm Glazer was Friday on the brink of taking over Manchester United, as he sought to head off mounting fans' anger by declaring himself an "avid" fan of the world-famous English Premiership side. The 76-year-old's bid front company, Red Football Limited, had now acquired 74.8 percent of Manchester United, it said in a brief statement to the London Stock Exchange late Friday.

This put Glazer on the brink of acquiring the 75 percent stake he needs under stock market rules to take club into private ownership.

This would also let him place the 265 million pound (389 million euro, 490 million dollar) loan taken out to finance the bid onto Manchester United, whose assets would be used as security.

Three United supporters were charged with public order offences Friday after angry protests outside United's 68,000-seat Old Trafford Ground, while others promised a campaign of disruption and boycotts if Glazer went ahead with a takeover many fans believe will saddle the club with unnecessary debts.

In a sop to popular feeling, the Glazer family released a statement earlier Friday assuring the supporters of their good intentions.

"We are long-term sports investors and avid Manchester United fans," said Glazer's son Joel, who conducts much of the family's public business.

"Our intention is to work with the current management, players and fans to ensure Manchester United continues to develop and achieve even greater success," he added.

He did not make clear whether this referred to team manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who is reported to be unhappy with the takeover bid for the English Premiership side, or the existing board of directors.

Whatever the fans' attitude, a 75 percent stake would mean the months-long takeover battle would be over, although Glazer would need to boost this share to 90 percent before he could make a compulsory purchase of the remaining 10 percent.

Even if his stake stays below 90 percent, remaining shareholders would find themselves with few rights, including the possible loss of dividend payments.

In details of the bid, the family said they would borrow 265 million pounds to finance the deal.

The news will dismay United fans, who fear the planned transfer of this debt onto the currently cash-rich club will inevitably bring higher ticket prices and less spending on players.

The Glazer family and Red Joint Venture, a family company registered in Britain, will jointly come up with 547 million pounds in funding for the bid, Glazer said in his statement.

In addition, "certain lenders will provide to Red a 265 million pound loan facility which, subject to prior shareholder approval by way of special resolution, will have security over Manchester United's assets", it added.

Glazer, who owns NFL franchise the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has been stalking the club for months.

His breakthrough came Thursday, when Glazer's bankers announced he had bought a 28.7-percent stake in the club from Irish racing millionaires J. P. McManus and John Magnier, formerly the biggest single investors.

The 300 pence-per-share cash offer values the English Premiership side at a massive 790.3 million pounds, but it has been greeted with concern by United's board of directors and provoked anger by the majority of supporters.

In a statement on Friday, Manchester United said it would wait for the "full facts" to become available before advising shareholders whether to accept the offer.

Fans' groups have pledged direct action against Glazer and his bankers JP Morgan, and say they will urge a boycott of the club to devalue the brand and reduce revenue.

Supporters' umbrella group Shareholders United has labelled Glazer "a parasite" and promised "extreme measures" to thwart his plans.

The club have won an astonishing eight league titles, five FA Cups and one European title during manager Sir Alex Ferguson's 19-year tenure with the club.

Manchester United are the richest and perhaps best-known football team in the world, with a global reservoir of support which began in the wake of the 1958 Munich air disaster, in which eight players died, and the club's comeback to win the 1968 European Cup.

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既来之..则安之....

希望这次收购是个转折点....

生是曼联人...死是曼联鬼....

MU....奇迹.....盼望着奇迹的到来...

Glazer,see you in hell~~

他敢亂來，，我跟他玩命~

他收购曼联的目的就是为了赚钱,怎么赚?

卖球员,提票价!!

啊~!!!!!!!!!气死人了~!!!!他,他要是.....我跟他拼了~!!!!!

...已经是那个格雷泽的了....呼~