Club statement...

[arab_pat]

All this foreign owner chat combined with Thompson pursuing "global sports interests" has me thinking we may be about to become part of a "portfolio" or "franchise" of clubs.

See The City Football Group - Man City - NYCFC - Melbourne City FC - Yokohama Marinos - Atletico Torque and Girona FC

Or the Red Bull Franchise - RB Leipzig - RB Salzburg - RB Brasil - New York RB

Would you be surprised to see a team like, say (Wild speculation alert), Manchester Utd, with their American owners, look to establish a Utd group to try and keep up with City's ambitions?

I'm not sure how being part of a wider franchise would appeal to me, but it would be bloody exciting.

MM’s statement says United would stay as a stand-alone club

[RAM1971]

MM’s statement says United would stay as a stand-alone club

Phew!!! No amalgamation!

[FTD1983]

FFS I've read that statement about 50 times and still managed to miss that!

That's me telt then - Cheers