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Early today, I asked @andersred, @MU_ST's finance director (whose day job is in the world of investment), when the @premierleague will wade in with its Owners and Directors test... 🧵

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The Owners and Directors test is mentioned Section F of the PL Handbook. You can see the Handbook in its entirety at the link below. Section F starts on page 71 of the PDF (the page number in the doc itself is 141).

resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/…
Section F. 1 lists the numerous elements that would disqualify an owner or director. It has most of the things you might imagine... connections with other clubs, criminal activity, etc. It's just a couple pages and is worth reading.
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The history of Man Utd is steeped in the cobblestones and the port of that city. It’s connection to the north of England, it’s working class culture and its connections to Ireland. It’s early focus on Europe gave it world wide appeal but fundamentally 1/ 🧵
The Republic of Mancunia has been built on the original drive of Newtown Heath, local business involvement, the Busby babes and the mix of local, national and international that sat at the heart of a it all. A nation state purchasing that is to fracture the very essence of 2/
what the club stands for and means for so many people. An authentic connection. Beyond money that is what the Glazers have been tearing away at. A nation state take over would now destroy it. 3/
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