Assume they are heading in the direction of Piccadilly.

They focus is because the gLOLazers have sanctioned more money spent on transfer fees and wages than any other club in world football in the last decade and it is still the same old shitshow. It’s quite incredible really.

Plus it generates clicks from tourist ‘fans’ like Davos.

Paddy Power "it's the first time at Old Trafford that people stayed in their seats to beat the traffic"

I know a lot of football fans like 'net spend' (as we know experts like me don't look at it) 

But interestingly citeh's net spend is nearly 3bn more than United's (plus another billion put though citeh football group e.g. the day to salaries of admin staff etc)

Quite remarkable 

And yet United remain the only proper club, with everyone obsessing over us 

Yeah, I think GNev has overplayed his hand with the Glazer stuff.

They're not coaching Onana to lump it up to Hojlund

I don't understand why Ten Hag has moved to a 4 / Box or Diamond / 2 either. 

Heh@lowry

https://x.com/gnev2/status/1718962467491942882?s=46&t=Gq6LevnmvzwJvsMpYLZB7A

I know a lot of football fans like 'net spend' (as we know experts like me don't look at it) 

But interestingly citeh's net spend is nearly 3bn more than United's (plus another billion put though citeh football group e.g. the day to salaries of admin staff etc)

5 year net-spend table: https://www.football365.com/news/transfers-premier-league-five-year-net…

1) Chelsea: £-673.62m
23/24: £-168.66m
22/23: £-464.7m (12th)
21/22: £26.45m (3rd)
20/21: £-162.45m (4th)
19/20: £95.96m (4th)

2) Manchester United: £-608.9m
23/24: £-129.5m
22/23: £-196.62m (3rd)
21/22: £-94.8m (6th)
20/21: £-54.96m (2nd)
19/20: £-133.02m  (3rd)

3) Arsenal: £-552.76m
23/24: £-145.2m
22/23: £-144.08m (2nd)
21/22: £-116.25m (5th)
20/21: £-57.14m (8th)
19/20: £-91.59m (8th)

4) Tottenham: £-436.19m
23/24: £-62.09m £-116.4m
22/23: £-118.93m (8th)
21/22: £-52.38m (4th)
20/21: £-83.08m (7th)
19/20: £-73.5m (6th)

5) Newcastle: £-416.08m
23/24: £-92.93m
22/23: £-147.05m (4th)
21/22: £-111.15m (11th)
20/21: £-33.1m (12th)
19/20: £-31.85m (13th)

Maybe fairer to have a 10-year net spend period.  Spend per trophy just for the lolz:

1. Manchester United

Transfer expenditure: €1.79billion
Transfer income: €465.74million
Net spend: €1326.42milion

Trophies won: 4
Net spend per trophy: €331.6million

2. Arsenal

Transfer expenditure: €1.38billion
Transfer income: €386.05million
Net spend: €995.72million

Trophies won: 4
Net spend per trophy: €248.93million

3. Chelsea

Transfer expenditure: €2.37billion
Transfer income: €1.38billion
Net spend: €992.41million

Trophies won: 8
Net spend per trophy: €124.05million

4. Liverpool

Transfer expenditure: €1.22billion
Transfer income: €769.67million
Net spend: €451.86million

Trophies won: 6
Net spend per trophy: €75.31million

5. Manchester City

Transfer expenditure: €1.79billion
Transfer income: €724.30million
Net spend: €1065.52million

Trophies won: 15
Net spend per trophy: €71.03million

6. Tottenham 

Transfer expenditure: €1.17billion
Transfer income: €694.02million
Net spend: €480.91million

Trophies won: 0
Net spend per trophy: N/A

Impressive self-multi facials here from Davos.

The key difference between United and City is that they've both spunked about the same on players, but City have got more back, and that's because United have turned into a club which turns great or good players into mediocre players.  And City have made an art form of flogging reserve team players for decent cash (see Cole Palmer and James Trafford).

Correct, Pinko, save for in general it’s the incredible academy which generates that revenue.

Trafford was never a member of the first team squad. ditto Doyle, borges, bazunu, lavia, Sancho etc.

the academy gives a pathway for local working class lads who are truly elite (Foden/Lewis and tbf Palmer if he’d been patient).

For the rest, it’s a pathway into a very good career in pro ball.

For the club it’s a win/win.

My lad has joined an Academy.  He was never approached by City but we went to a United (satellite) one and it was a shambles.  Just another example of how United concentrate on the first team only and short-term results versus building something for the future.

Quite funny how me, a self respecting football finance expert and united fan, can lay a little crumb and bring all the Esher based tourist fans to bite 

Really guys, you need to learn the sport you say you care about 

What I have said is of course entirely correct, as ever