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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has certainly had an eventful first year at Manchester United.
In just over 12 months, United have seen their worst ever finish in a Premier League season, followed by and even worse campaign.
Across the two half-seasons, INEOS have seen two different permanent managers with three different coaching teams, a significant change of directors and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
To ease the financial pressures on the club, Ratcliffe has sanctioned 250 redundancies with 200 more to come as well as cut concessions on tickets and reduced funding to affiliated groups.
However, Ratcliffe has announced these moves were vital otherwise United would have gone bust by the end of 2025.
Whilst it may have been necessary to cut back to avoid financial breeches with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), the way in which it’s happened has caused much controversy, which has not gone unfelt.
Speaking about the backlash for his decisions in an interview with The Times, Ratcliffe commented: “It can be unpleasant.”
He continued: “If I draw a bit of the ire, I can put up with that. But I’m no different to the average person. It’s not nice, particularly for friends and family.
“So, eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I’d have to say, look, enough’s enough guys, let somebody else do this.
“They can’t really come to a match, the Glazers. They’ve retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I’m getting all the bloody stick.”
The in a big statement, the INEOS owner added: “To be honest with you, if I fail, I’ll step down.”
He continued: “But I don’t think I’ll fail. As soon as we start playing good football and start winning, it will change.”
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