The one who has it adds itIt's... Top club owner's cheesy move erases Manchester United's reputation
Jan 21, 2025
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Various methods are being attempted, with the goal of reducing the cost of operating the club, and their effectiveness is questionable. Rather, it is filled with acts that ignore and erase Manchester United's traditions and heritage. A case in point is that Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary coach who achieved the best achievement in the club's history, was disqualified from being a global ambassador in 10 years.
As this trend continues, public opinion of concern and dissatisfaction within the team are growing. Another 'Clear Past Heritage' appeared. It has decided to unilaterally cut the salaries of three legends who serve as club ambassadors.
British media Daily Mail reported on the 21st (Korea time) that owner Jim Ratcliffe has decided to cut salaries for three club legends as part of the latest policy to save Manchester United's operating expenses.
Lord Ratcliffe was called the 'greatest man of England'. He created Ineos, a petrochemical company, and accumulated enormous wealth, and based on this, he became Manchester United's new owner early last year. Manchester United's stake is not 100%. He acquired a 25% stake and became a co-owner. have management rights.
However, since taking office as Manchester United's owner, Sir Ratcliffe has consistently wielded a 'cost reduction policy'. It is understood that the Manchester United club has lost competitiveness due to too much unnecessary spending.
As a result, hundreds of employees were laid off immediately after taking office and restructured. All events that I thought were unnecessary from my point of view were canceled or drastically reduced. It also eliminated Christmas parties among employees.
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However, despite these efforts, Manchester United have not been able to show a good performance this season. He replaced coach Erik ten Hag and urgently recruited coach Huveng Amorim, but he is still 13th in the rankings. The price of tickets for home games was also raised, which was highly opposed by fans.
Nevertheless, Lord Ratcliffe is still not out of the red tape. This time, it has decided to unilaterally cut the salaries of three legends in order to reduce costs.
Sir Ratcliffe's pay cut targets include club ambassador Brian Robson and Andy Cole, and Dennis Irwin. After Sir Ratcliffe joined Manchester United, the media began a review to reduce the loss of operating expenses to improve the first team and cover the costs after it will be used in new stadiums to be built in the future. As a result, Ratcliffe laid off 250 employees and stopped providing 40,000 pounds (about 70.8 million won) a year to non-profit charities, he explained.
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The dismissal of Sir Ferguson was a crucial scene. Later, Lord Ratcliffe forgot his fear. It is in the same vein that Ambassador's salary was cut. Fans' backlash or legends' complaints are not heard at all. This is because cost reduction is the top goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
