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United exploring friendlies in Saudi

Due to not being in Europe and also being out of the Carabao Cup already.....we're definitely going to be massively light on match day revenue this season. Seems we might try and plug a few gaps with some lucrative friendlies in the middle east whilst also incorporating some warm weather training I'm sure.

What's mad is that the winners of the Carabao Cup get 100k from the football league as a grand prize. The runners up get 50k. I genuinely couldn't believe that when I read it. I knew it was much lower than the other competitions but didn't realize it was so low.

By contrast we apparently earned between 6 and 7 million for those two post season friendlies in the far east and no doubt we'd be looking at millions for friendlies in Saudi too.

Sums up the state of our club that we have to resort to such things obviously but also says everything that's wrong with the modern game too.
Heard a few rumblings that AC Milan might be one of the clubs interested in playing us over there too as they are also light on games this season with no European football.

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

comment by Cameron Congreve (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
A good approach. It's more profitable to not be in the cups. We can make better money elsewhere. Other clubs just slow to adapt but we are always at the forefront.
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It's the urban appeal

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Oh I do hope STH'a and members get priority tickets.

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Fantastic news. Should be enough to put the Saudis off ever trying to buy us

comment by Elvis (U7425)

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
I'd honestly consider whether i want to support the club anymore if they go down this route.
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We are getting further and further away from the club we all grew up loving.

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Should keep a couple of dinner ladies in a job for a little longer

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
I'd honestly consider whether i want to support the club anymore if they go down this route.
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We are getting further and further away from the club we all grew up loving.




The game has been ruined for a while now, and gets worse every year, this is just a symptom of the greed that infects it.

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
I'd honestly consider whether i want to support the club anymore if they go down this route.
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So that's the Hilal you're going to die on?

posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hojlund scoring two tonight. It’s becoming a bit daft now. Club is cursed.

posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago

comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 13 hours, 50 minutes ago
I'd honestly consider whether i want to support the club anymore if they go down this route.
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That time has come and gone, my friend.


We’re just a giant theme park attraction now.

posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago

comment by Ronaldo McDonaldo 2 (U8472)
posted 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin (U2958)
posted 13 hours, 50 minutes ago
I'd honestly consider whether i want to support the club anymore if they go down this route.
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That time has come and gone, my friend.


We’re just a giant theme park attraction now.
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And not a very good one at that.

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