MANCHESTER UNITED OWNER Malcolm Glazer has passed away
“The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are saddened to announce the passing of Owner/President Malcolm Glazer earlier this morning at the age of 85,” a statement on the Buccaneers website said.
“A dynamic business leader, Glazer helped mold the Buccaneers into a model franchise and one respected league-wide.”
Glazer purchased Manchester United in 2005, controversially saddling the world famous club with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt in a leveraged buyout.
Glazer’s stewardship of United has coincided with a glut of silverware — including five Premier League crowns and the 2008 Champions League title — and has also been the subject of sustained anger from Manchester United’s fan base.
Fans have complained that Glazer’s ownership model has forced United to spend millions of pounds servicing the club’s debt — money which could have been spent on the transfer budget.
Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl for the first time in 2002.
More to follow
85?? Not in that photo surely.
Photo is from 2002
Oh wait its not lol
86 actually. May 25th 1928.
Yeah that’s his date of birth on Wikipedia, Sky are sayin’ he was 85 though…
It’s Wikipedia vs literally every news outlet
Media before Pedia…
I just about believe even Wiki ahead of Sky.
BBC changed it to 86.
sky like round numbers
So will his debt be written of like in the credit union..
Malcolm Galzer won the Super Bowl in 2002? When he was 73? What an achievement!!
He must have been some player.
I think they mean he was a super bowls player.
No, he won a superb owl in 2002!
Laughing out loud at that one Sean. Very funny
Terrific Sean lol
Death jokes? Seriously?
Where?
RIP, didn’t know he was that old.
I take it that’s a really old photo of him , if not he looked great for his age !
He looks like shyte right now.
But probably still better than you Boyd
No, I’m a dreamboat. I’ve posted selfies here before that will confirm.
Yea but you also a nobody Boyd so we don’t care what you’ve done
I’m somebody just like evermore else.
Bit shocked when I read the headline because I always thought he was much younger, but 85 is a good age.
RIP.
Ah here,he killed no-one. RIP to the man
Some serious lack of respect going on here, Man U still hugely successful under his watch……
In spite of for Christ sake!! Not one cent of their money in that club and instead they filled their pockets whilst saddling their own debt upon the club. Made no attempt to ever communicate with fans and treated real supporters with disdain resulting in FCUM. No tears shed in Manchester you can be sure.
Peter, money was still made available for transfers. I understand the hate, I get it, as a Pool fan, seen what really bad owners can do to a big club. Some really tasteless comments regardless….
Whose money would that be then?? Oh the club with one of the largest turnovers in world football (during their ownership) should be grateful that the owners allow a proportion far less than what they spend on debt repayments and personal loans to be spent to benefit the club. A martyr!! They’re worse than Gillet and Hicks and only survived due to United’s unique manager and mass appeal.
Demichelis is distraught
Exactly Peter. Only a fraction of the profits were made available. For example where did the Ronaldo money go. Ferguson was obviously an exceptional manger but my one gripe was how he became part of the pr spin for the glazers “there is no value in the market right now etc.”
There is some amount of mindless fools on this. a death in a family is not to be laughed about. RIP MALCOM
He’s not a member if my family.
May he rest in peace.
The Amish community are devastated.
The what? I didn’t know he was 85 even not mentioning his age in media when he bought Man Utd .
Not a united fan but he’s going straight to hell.
Why is he?
Because it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Andrew no such thing as hell or heaven!
Thanks for enlightening us there.
The price of managers these day enough to give you a heart attack
Will United be sold now?
Hopefully
nope the 3 sons take over , but the long term plan they have that started 2 years ago was to sell up in 2016 for close to 4 billion ,currently it’s worth just under 3
Rip
Les stone?? Are you les rocks brother?
LUHG
Ask God.
Rip
Does his debt die with him then?
What does this mean for utd now? New owners?
Nope!sure his sons have been running the show the last few years
No. . . His sons have been running the business the last while.
Snap
Am fairly sure the photo is the guys son… think the two sons run the business.