Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire with the Rotstift – Diepresse.com
With Jim Ratcliffe, one of the richest people in the world bought one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Success in business life is not yet successful at Manchester United.
Now Jim Ratcliffe has also closed the canteen. In the time -honored Old Trafford Stadium by Manchester United If there is no lunch, those employees who survive the austerity course of the new minority owner, 250 posts have already been canceled, 200 more are to be followed, so almost 40 percent of the staff have to be dismantled, a fruit bid must be content. There is still bread and soup for the non -playing staff on the training area in the west of the city. In the club environment, call Ratcliffe, 2018 by Prince William to Sir, now « The Rat » – the rat.
It has been a year ago that one of the richest people in the world bought one of the most famous football clubs in the world. The goal of the 72-year-old chemistry billionaire from Greater Manchester? To bring back the good old days of the « Red Devils ». The first balance? A sporty misery, fan protests, transfer flops, a lot of burnt money and, above all, the realization that success in business life does not guarantee success in football for a long time. The new head coach Rúben Amorim, presented as a kind of salvation bringer, recently said: “We may be the worst team in Manchester's history United.. »
