How To Buy A Football Club

As the deal for the club is approved by the FA and Premier League.

Sally, Simon and Faisal chat about the Premier League and the FA approving Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25 per cent stake in Manchester United. We take a look at what changes he has already brought to the club, including a new hire from rivals Man City. And the three predict how the Ratcliffe era at Manchester United will pan out - will he be the man to finally bring the good times back to Old Trafford?

HOSTS:

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The executive commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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The dust has now settled on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25% purchase of Manchester United but what does it mean for the club? And Simon, Sally and Faisal are joined by former Chelsea midfielder and author of “Football and How to Survive it”, Pat Nevin shares his thoughts on the last few days. Pat knows a thing or two about running a football club from his time as Chief Executive of Motherwell FC.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United for about $1.3bn!

Simon, Sally and Faisal get together late on Christmas Eve to talk it all through...

And will his bid lead to a Manchester United restructure?

HOSTS:

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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One of the UK's richest men makes a(nother) move to buy the club.

Simon Stone, Sally Nugent and Faisal Islam have reunited to talk through what the investment from Sir Jim Ratcliffe could mean for Manchester United.

Sources have told BBC Sport that Ratcliffe is now hoping to conclude a deal for a minority stake in the clubCould the end finally be in sight? Faisal seems to think so...

HOSTS:

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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What does this mean for the sale of the club?

The team gets back together (for the first time in a while) to discuss what has happened, what a minority investment from Sir Jim could look like, and what the fans think!

Are the Glazers here to stay?

HOSTS:

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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United kick off their Premier League season with the Glazers still in charge.

Chris Rumfitt of the Manchester United Supporters Trust tells us their stance on the ownership saga.

And Sally, Simon and Faisal answer your questions!

HOSTS:

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Broadcaster Ben Jacobs joins Simon to discuss whether there is any truth to the reports this week that the Glazers have put the takeover on hold.

And with Tom Brady announcing that he is an investor in Birmingham City the two chat about the new trend for celebrities to get involved with football clubs. Why are they so keen to get involved?

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This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor editor is Sam Bonham.

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Why are they so against the Glazer ownership?

Simon Stone and Sally Nugent are joined by anonymous members of The 1958, a Manchester United supporter group which regularly protests against the Glazer ownership.

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This episode was made by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor editor is Sam Bonham.

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230 days have passed since the Glazers announced they were willing to listen to offers for the club, would the United fans prefer Jim Ratcliffe or Sheikh Jassim?

Sally and Simon are joined by Jay Motty from the Stretford Paddock to try and find out.

With the man who advised on the acquisitions of Chelsea, Bournemouth and Burnley, former football chairman, sports lawyer and advisor Trevor Watkins.

How does the sale of Man United compare to other football sales?

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This episode was produced by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Simon and Faisal chat about today's protest outside and Old Trafford and United announce their third-quarter financial results.

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was produced by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. The series editor is Josh Jenkins.

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Is the club losing out in the transfer window? With BBC business presenter and journalist Sean Farrington...

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith.The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Faisal and Simon chat about the latest takeover developments; are Qatar now the frontrunners?

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith.The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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#Speculation?

Faisal is joined by David Hellier, football finance journalist at Bloomberg.

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was produced by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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The Qatari bankers deadline of Friday has passed with no deal made.

Faisal, Sally and Simon chat to Senior Football Writer at ESPN Mark Ogden and we hear what happened when Simon met Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the chairman of Qatar Sports Investments.

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was produced by Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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The Qatari banker makes his fifth and final bid for the club.

The Qatari banker makes his fifth and final bid for the club. Sally, Simon and Faisal talks through what's going on and answer your questions.

HOSTS How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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United's season is over on the pitch, but will that speed up the takeover process?

Sally, Simon and Faisal are joined by Andy Mitten of the United We Stand fanzine to discuss who the fans want to be the new owner.

HOSTS

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

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This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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And what impact could securing Champions League football have on the bids? Football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, discusses how a place in Europe's elite competition helps United's finances.

HOSTS

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

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This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Polly Bancroft says the women’s team is of "increasing importance" at the club.

Simon Stone and Polly Bancroft talk about the club's quick rise to success, the possibility of playing more home matches at Old Trafford next season, and - importantly for this pod - Avram Glazer's appearance at Wembley for the Women’s FA Cup final.

HOSTS

How To Buy A Football Club is hosted by BBC economics editor Faisal Islam, BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent, and BBC Sport football reporter Simon Stone.

PRODUCTION TEAM

This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson and Melanie Stewart-Smith. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The series editor is Josh Jenkins. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Faisal, Sally and Simon discuss the latest twist in the battle to take over Manchester United.

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The BBC's Nick Robinson joins Faisal Islam to chat about the politics and economics surrounding the potential takeover of Manchester United.

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... against the Glazer ownership.

Sally, Faisal and Simon get together after Sunday's game against Villa to chat about the fans' protest against the Glazer ownership, and the latest after the third round of bidding.

Featuring conversations with commentator and Derby County footballer, Curtis Davies, and well-known Man U fan, Pete Boyle.

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One of the most talked about football takeovers in Premier League history.

Eighteen months on from the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United, it's still on the minds of fans and football executives. Sally and Simon talk it through with The Athletic's Adam Crafton. And Newcastle fans Callum and Charlotte (from the Newcastle United supporters trust) tell us what it's been like being a fan of the club since the new owners came in.

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Who are they and why could they be interested in buying a stake in the club? Faisal and Simon talk it all through...

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This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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How could the takeover impact United Women?

Sally and Simon are joined by Women’s Super League presenter Kelly Somers and England legend, Hope Powell, to discuss the women’s team, how they are doing on the pitch and what lies ahead for the club.

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In this exclusive interview, the Finnish entrepreneur says he has NOT withdrawn his bid! Thomas Zilliacus talks to the BBC's Simon Stone about everything that's been going on with hiss bid to buy Manchester United.

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It looks like the Glazer family have opted to extend the process. The BBC's Sally Nugent and Simon Stone have the latest reaction, with help from The Athletic's Adam Crafton.

PRODUCTION TEAM: This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The technical producer was Johnny Hall. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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And what could the Premier League's new club ownership rules mean for Sheikh Jassim?

Our Simon Stone is joined by Jamie Jackson, the Manchester United correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer.

Also, Simon takes a trip to FC United of Manchester, the club formed in 2005 by fans who were unhappy with the Glazers' takeover of Manchester United.

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Who is the Finnish businessman who wants to buy Manchester United? Finnish sports reporter, Janne Ovio, joins Sally, Simon and Faisal to go through it all.

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This episode was made by Josh Jenkins with Maia Lowerson. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Sally and Simon talk through the deadline day that never was...

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Sally and Faisal talk to three fans about the latest developments at Old Trafford. What are their views on the two main bidders? Do fans really care about sportswashing? And do they think the Glazers really want to sell?

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Jay Motty, from the Stretford Paddock podcast Kirsty Shelts, a presenter on MUTV Natalie Burrell, from the Only One Utd podcast

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim’s representatives have been in Manchester. Sally, Faisal and Simon talk through a busy couple of days at Old Trafford.

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This episode was made by Ben Carter with Maia Lowerson. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

What do a US hedge fund want with a football club? Sally, Faisal and Simon talk to Josh Noble, sports editor at The Financial Times, about Elliott Management.

Plus we answer more of your questions on all things related to the proposed sale of the club.

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This episode was made by Ben Carter with Maia Lowerson. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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One of Britain’s wealthiest men, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, wants to buy Manchester United.

BBC News sports editor, Dan Roan tells us all about the billionaire's business interests, ventures into other sports, and how his bid differs to that of his main rival, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani.

And we also get the fans view from Beth Tucker, a presenter on the Man Utd fan channel, The United Stand.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

This episode was made by Ben Carter with Maia Lowerson and Danny Wittenberg. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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The proposed sale of Manchester United appears a step closer. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are reportedly through to the second phase of the process. What does that actually mean? Football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, is on hand to explain all.

And Simon catches up with former United midfield legend, Nicky Butt, who gives his thoughts on the current owners, a potential sale and why he decided to leave his coaching role at his boyhood club.

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This episode was made by Ben Carter with Maia Lowerson and Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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Why does Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani want to buy United?

Some people question his motivations (including his own ex-prime minister dad) but the Qatari banker and United fan still seems committed to becoming their next owner.

Sally Nugent, Faisal Islam and Simon Stone are joined by The Athletic reporter, Adam Crafton, to profile Sheikh Jassim and try to trace where his money could be coming from.

And Simon hears from former Liverpool chairman, Sir Martin Broughton, about why a state could be a surprisingly successful owner of a football club.

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Maia Lowerson and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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Who are Manchester United's mysterious owners?

They're rarely interviewed, barely at the club, and spend most of their time in Tampa, but Sally Nugent, Faisal Islam and Simon Stone are determined to find out everything they can about the Glazer family.

Joined by Chris Blackhurst – author of the upcoming book ‘The World’s Biggest Cash Machine: How the Glazers Made Billions from Manchester United’ – they dive deep into their leveraged takeover in 2005, the explosive fan protests that followed and how all this ultimately affected the club.

Of course, we'll be chatting about the big League Cup win at Wembley too, and whether it might actually tempt the Glazers to stay!

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Maia Lowerson and Josh Jenkins. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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The very latest in battle to buy Manchester United.

The first episode of this brand new podcast brings us up to speed on the debate over the future one of the biggest clubs in the world and explains why it’s about economics as much as football.

We’ll ask what the ongoing sale says about who owns Britain and whether you have to be mad to want to buy a football club.

And we get to know our presenters, BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent, BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC Sport's Simon Stone. Sally has a confession she’s never made in 24 years of broadcasting.

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Maia Lowerson and Cordelia Hemming. The studio manager was Catherine Everett and the technical producer was Emma Crowe. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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What happens when football meets money?

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent, BBC economics editor Faisal Islam and BBC Sport's Simon Stone follow the sale of Manchester United.

In this new podcast, our crack team will dive deep into the battle to buy one of the biggest clubs in the world. We’ll be talking politics, debt, global economics, geopolitical rivalries, what it means for the community, and of course, who can bring silverware back to Old Trafford.

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Maia Lowerson and Cordelia Hemming. The podcast lead for BBC Radio 5 Live is Matt Smith. The assistant commissioner is Stevie Middleton. The editor is Sam Bonham.