MANCHESTER UNITED MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS WAKING UP TO REALITY

"The stock price of Manchester United plc... has declined because of recent poor investments in players and personnel. 

"The team is also taking steps to improve interaction with its supporters through digital experiences. 

“Expiring contracts should be renewed at higher values, which will lead to increased profitability. 

(Baron Fund – Joshua Peck, Express.co.uk. Nov 2, 2019) 

There you have it. The rumors of Manchester United's ongoing troubles in the stock market have now pretty much been confirmed leaving the fans and the journalists who had been predicting the inevitable future Manchester United will face regarding financial imbalance and financial trouble now faced by Manchester United football club. In the past four recent years, the mighty club that was once known to recruit top talented footballers especially during a time where the club has displayed clear signs of creative struggle on the pitch has continued to show reluctance in making a high financial investment in the transfer window. 

According to recent evidence, the Manchester United board of directors had felt confident in their decision to spend the high financial demand needed to sign top players with reasons possibly being that the Manchester United board members operated under the idea that the level of player found inside Ole Gunner Solskjaers 22 men squad compared to other teams around the Premier League will certainly be enough to secure top-four finish each season. One half of the current season almost completed under Ole Gunner Solskjaer with no major backing from the Board of directors and even the Manchester United shareholders are now waking up to the realization that the club is undoubtedly in dismay.  

July 2019 saw Manchester United set yet another major impressive number in the stock markets as the clubs' shares rose to good hights which would have made any good business person expect a little more investments to have been made in the 2019 summer transfer window. While 200 million was undoubtedly a high contribution made by the Glazer family towards signing new players this past 2019 summer transfer window, after thorough analysis of the areas which needed improvement within the Manchester United squad such as the central defensive positions, the full-back positions, and the midfield positions, 200 million was realistically a difficult budget to operate with and anticipate complete success in the form of a well oiled team delivering premium football on the football pitch. 

Due to Manchester United's inability to secure the services of one extra creative midfielder during the 2019 summer transfer window, creativity has solely rested on three main players Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba. Two of whom are notable strikers Rashford and Martial which makes both players ineligible to be effective in the midfield leaving Pogba as the sole creative engine at the heart of Manchester United's central midfield.

As most analysts of modern football will attest to, a team operating with one major creative player at the center of the park tends to struggle in modern football and Manchester United major shareholder and board of directors appear to have woken up to that piece of reality. The beauty of the recent concerns raised towards Manchester United's current troubles on the pitch but most importantly Manchester United the concerns raised towards Manchester United's hierarchy is that the concerns are no longer coming from the fan base. In the last nine years, at least Manchester United fans have been vocal about their disapproval on the clubs inability to not only win major trophies since the year 2008.  

Not counting the clubs 2016/17 Europa League win, Old Trafford has been trophy barren for the past 11 years and counting which is undeniably a record that a club that regards itself as one of the biggest and best club in Europe cannot be entirely proud to be affiliated with. While most of the concerns regarding the clubs current lack of trophy success continue to be supplied primarily by the Manchester United fan base, this month of November brought about a fresh change of pace in terms of where the concerns are coming from as the Manchester United fans took a back seat position and watched the concerns come from non other than the Stock Holders themselves. Manchester United stockholders have seldom been involved in the picture as far as news about the football club is concerned. However November 2019 took a different turn in terms of news concerning the football club, Manchester United stockholders took action. 

Baron Funds appears to be the name most people involved with Manchester United football club will most likely be eager to know more about especially since the investment group appears to be the only corporate group involved with Manchester United football club who have now shown signs of sharing the same concerns about the football club. Concerns of negligence towards success happening in Manchester United football club which the fans have previously alarmed the Executive owners of Manchester United to its impending outcome, however, the warnings subsequently fell on deaf ears. According to the article released on November 2, 2019, an unnamed representative from Baron Fonds organization laid blame to manchester United's ongoing success drought to the poor investment carried in the recent past transfer window noting that the lack of major financial backing towards Manchester United manager enforced by the clubs C.E.O’s has been the major contributor to the clubs current fall from grace. 

"Glazers Out! Manchester United is currently run by people who know nothing about football and People who have failed to realize how to lead a football club to success.”  

Say what you will about Manchester United fan but one label anyone will find difficult to associate Manchester United fans with is clueless. For at least the past four years, the fans have listened to various annalists dissect the path Manchester United have created for themselves and the conclusion is simple, Manchester United is on the wrong path thanks largely to the decisions made by the clubs board of directors in the past couple of years. While the article published by Joshua Peck of the Daily Express is indeed riveting, the content of the article highlights the awakening of the clubs' major stockholders to some poor decisions continuously taken by the board of directors in recent times.

The moment of realization is unfortunately past and the time to take action is now. The board of directors continues to stir Manchester United down a dark rabbit hole and changes must be made now if Manchester United is to return to its former glory very soon.