Qatari Dreams and Football Schemes…
In a tale as dramatic as a last-minute Messi free-kick, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani isn’t ready to hang up his boots in the Manchester United takeover saga. The 2023 showdown between him and Sir Jim Ratcliffe was like watching Zlatan and Ibrahimovic taking up synchronized diving — unexpectedly fierce and surprisingly intense! Everyone in the Red Devils’ playground knew the Glazers were considering selling, but only to see Ratcliffe take the baton like a tortoise in a sprinter’s suit by Christmas Eve 2023, and merrily trot to the Premier League finish line by February 2024.
Ratcliffe, however, took over like a bull in a Paella restaurant, making cuts so deep it’s rumored he turned scissors into a martial art. Some say his management style is a blend of Monet and Picasso — abstract at best! Unsurprisingly, fans aren’t belting out chart-toppers of glee, and Ratcliffe himself seems to be on edge, hinting he’d leave if the protests made him feel more unloved than a referee at a World Cup final.
Despite this circus, Sheikh Jassim is poised and polished, like a cat waiting by a fishbowl. According to reports from The Telegraph, he’s ready to pounce whenever the United circus rolls into another chaotic round of ‘who wants to be a football owner?’ He might be dreaming the impossible dream, but whispers of future full-sale chants keep his hope alive, all while fashioning the grand tapestry of Manchester United dreams with threads from The Nine Two UK Holdings ltd, a company tribute to the iconic Class of ’92, dissolved last September after the dream F17 swoop. Where’s a good hat trick when you need one!
