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[AlienWoodward]

Imagine ( as i'm sure we all do) you won a huge sum on the Euro millions. Lets say 80 million.
Would you buy into United ?
How much would you look to put in and what would you expect to see for your money ?

 

[judge]

they could have half

 

[beightonblade]

I'd put the lot in and let Mr Blackwell choose who to bring in.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Even if you gave the whole £80m to Sheffield United it still wouldn't be enough to do anything significant.

 

[SwissBlade]

10 Million for player transfers and wages, see how we did (regardless of the manager).

I'd want no say in the onfield activities and I'd request that the club appointed a football man at director level. I'm a fan so its no use me meddling in an industry I know nothing about

10 Million into a fans fund, to put towards free away travel and so that we didn't have to rely on TV money dictating when we play our games.

I'd also give strap on 1 million to buy the pigs and hillsborough and turn it into a massive bonfire.

Oh and whatever it took to buy Quinny out of his contract and send him back to Ireland

 

[Bladesman]

Nope would never put money into a football club.

Apart from getting a season ticket obviously.

 

[SwissBlade]

Nope would never put money into a football club.

Apart from getting a season ticket obviously.

As an investment no, but for the love of your club?

 

[implied]

Imagine ( as i'm sure we all do) you won a huge sum on the Euro millions. Lets say 80 million.
Would you buy into United ?
How much would you look to put in and what would you expect to see for your money ?

Not a chance!

 

[bottletree]

I would donate most of it to kids hospitals. F@ck football right off. Its got enough money swilling around in it already. Greedy b@stards, the lot of them.

 

[davidpinder]

I'd pay off blackwells contract then do what bottletree said

 

[Wards]

not a penny!

 

[mr glossop]

they could have a fair bit - i'd get zindane out of retirement for a couple of years for starters then watch blackwell put him on the bench until match fit.in all honesty i would want european football within 3 years so would need a proven manager who had the balls to take the job on - who do you reckon i should employ? - obviously free season ticket to anyone who agrees with anyone on the forum

 

[lenners]

I'd invest 60m or 70m over a period of time, take control of the club, run it properly, drop admission prices, massively enhance community links and take the club into Europe.
Never actually bought a lottery ticket though and only ever won a tenner on Blades Revival.

 

[shorehamview]

£80 million wouldn't get you a hell of a lot if you wanted to take the club into Europe. Two really good signings? That's thirty of it gone, plus they'll want a big signing on fee and massive wages, roughly £150k a week between them. So that's at least half pissed away. Want another couple of decent players in January? Bye bye money. All gone on four fancy foreigners, and they'll just spend their cash on Ferraris, mock Tudor houses, sunbeds and pole dancers. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.

If you've got a massive wodge, why not buy a box, and treat your mates or family to tickets? At least it'll last longer than it would if you bought the whole club.

If you are still serious about buying a club then why not look at one of the ones down in the arse end of the leagues that's struggling like hell for the want of a couple of weeks of Wayne Rooney's wages? Somebody like, say, Chester. Then you'll be able to own a football club, and your cash will last a lot longer than it would if you bought a club of United's size and tried to take it further.

 

[Deleted member 1486]

I'd buy AFC Wimbledon and relocate them to Milton Keynes, just to be a twat. :thumbup:

 

[Melbourne Blade]

I'd invest in 5 quality players, at least £15m each then I'd demand I play upfront in the new look team, week in week out.

 

[Coily]

Maybe sort out an executive box long term but other than that they could poke it, would much rather give money to those that are deserving.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I'd buy SWFC, keep the dude as puppet chairman and make sure the sty was a car park within 4 years, then retire to my swish new abode and chuckle for the rest of my days!

 

[SheepdipBlade]

I would donate most of it to kids hospitals. F@ck football right off. Its got enough money swilling around in it already. Greedy b@stards, the lot of them.

Understand the feeling Bottletree - but think there's a mid-ground.

I'd put money into getting the club even more involved in quality community projects (such as hospital projects) . Would help ensure that the wider community views the club in a really positive light - and by putting the "greedy b@stards" into the real world for a change we might give them a bit of a reality check (a bit like Dave Basset's pre season trips to the steel mills etc). I'd also insist on getting the Academy lads involved in this so they don't forget who they are and where they came from. (Is it just me - or does Kyle Walker come across as an arrogant, cocky gob-shite to others as well??)

 

[Worksop II]

I'd invest 60m or 70m over a period of time, take control of the club, run it properly, drop admission prices, massively enhance community links and take the club into Europe.
Never actually bought a lottery ticket though and only ever won a tenner on Blades Revival.

Pah ! No Ambition

If I won the lottery I wouldn`t go anywhere near the Blades, though the new Bobby Moore Mosque built on top of Upton Park may upset a few ......

 

[JJ Sefton]

Id spend it all on beer, fags and whores.

 

[DuncDisorderly]

I'd spend £60m of it on pina colada's, piano accordians and cheap tarts, fat ugly ones with poor dress sense and sweaty boobs. The rest I'd just fritter away.

I'd buy Wednesdays training ground from the council so they can't have it on their balance sheet anymore, kick them off, and make them train in Hillsborough Park in amongst the dog poop. Thats a sound plan....

No, actually, i'd get into property development. Its a noble and admirable profession...

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

To paraphrase Mr Best

Id spend it all on beer, fags and whores.

I'd spend it on wine, women and song and the rest I'd just fritter away...

 

[AlienWoodward]

I'd spend £60m of it on pina colada's, piano accordians and cheap tarts, fat ugly ones with poor dress sense and sweaty boobs. The rest I'd just fritter away.

I'd buy Wednesdays training ground from the council so they can't have it on their balance sheet anymore, kick them off, and make them train in Hillsborough Park in amongst the dog poop. Thats a sound plan....

No, actually, i'd get into property development. Its a noble and admirable profession...

I'll pass the message on to my good lady

 

[shorehamview]

I'd buy one of those advertising van thingies, like the "Decathlon" one you see round town a bit. I'd have suitable piss-taking art painted on it, changed every week, and have it parked outside the Sty every home game. And if the grunters wreck it, so what? I've won £80 million, what's a van a fortnight?

 

[Toronto Blade]

Alien,I'd buy you The Tavern,and you could enjoy yourself along with all the rogues and roustabouts.

 

[Vancouver]

I'd make a few more trips back to the UK to watch a game; sitting at the front of the bus though and then I'd buy this place: http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyPhotos.aspx?propertyID=8442726&PhotoNum=10 (geeky readers might recognise it as the house of the scientist who developed the Cylons in Caprica.

Putting money into the club is a lovely idea for the heart but my new financial advisor wouldn't recommend it.

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

If I did anything it would be for the fans. i would hire enough coaches for all the fans who wanted to go to away games. I would ask the club to cut prices by 50% and pay the difference to the club myself. I would then pay the expenses for 2 different overseas Blades to come home for every home game.
This would have a positive efect on the club as the ground would be full and we would have great away support. I would then use money to get the law changed and bring back safe standing areas and then pay for the new Kop with a mixture of seating and standing. Selling good food and loads of people working so everyone has time to refresh at half time.