Man Utd co-owners Avram Glazer and Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Avram Glazer and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
A Manchester United reporter has reacted to Avram Glazer’s “tone deaf” comments, while Sir Jim Ratcliffe is said to have the wrong “priority”.
The Glazer family remain the majority stakeholders ofMan Utd, though co-owner Ratcliffe has controlled footballing operations at Old Trafford since buying a minority share.
Ratcliffe‘s arrival has taken some of the heat off the Glazer family, and the British billionaire has also become incredibly unpopular at Old Trafford following poor decision-making regarding the treatment of fans, recruitment and managers. There have also been reports of late about a fresh takeover being on the table.
Meanwhile, the Glazer family have mainly been in the background over the past couple of years, but Avram Glazer has been criticised after claiming that the club is not reliant on on-field success to maintain their commercial power.
In response, Man Utd reporter Alex Crook has hit out at Glazer for his “absolutely tone deaf” comments.
“The comments are absolutely tone deaf at a time when United have made their worst start to a season in more than 40 years,” Crook told talkSPORT.
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“Sadly, it is not a surprise coming from this treacherous ownership group.
“Their greed has turned United from an all-conquering team renowned and feared the world over to also-rans.
“Nothing will change all the time Old Trafford is full, and the cash machines at the megastore are still ringing.”
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is told he has the wrong “priority” with a new stadium
And former Red Devils chairman Martin Edwards has been critical of Ratcliffe for favouring building a new stadium over investment in the playing squad.
“The crowd have been vociferous about what they could do with the new stadium. And I tell you what – I can sympathise with that,” Edwards said on Keys and Gray Unleashed (via The Sun).
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“You can talk about new stadiums and everything else but the most important ingredient is always the players and what’s happening on the field – and success.
“Now the last thing the United fans want to hear is a new stadium when they’ve got a team that’s languishing 17th in the league, below Coventry.
“The priority has to be the team. Concentrate on getting that right. United now needs investment. I mean, they probably need investment on the stadium itself.
“So the club needs investment spending. The team definitely needs investment, doesn’t it?
“When I look at the team sheet, I think, why isn’t it performing? You know, there’s some good individuals on that. It’s down to choice. Did they need midfielders? Do they need a left-back or centre-forward?”