Crafton: INEOS continue cost-cutting drive by cutting multi-million pound annual payment to Sir Alex Ferguson who will cease to be a global ambassador for the club at the end of the season. Sir Jim Ratcliffe informed Ferguson last week.
Crafton: INEOS continue cost-cutting drive by cutting multi-million pound annual payment to Sir Alex Ferguson who will cease to be a global ambassador for the club at the end of the season. Sir Jim Ratcliffe informed Ferguson last week.
Ferguson is the most successful manager in United’s history and club insist it is amicable. Ferguson will remain a non executive director on the ceremonial “football board” but his paid ambassadorial role ceases at end of season.
At this rate we’re all going to have to stick the money in the meter when we come to Old Trafford to have the floodlights come on
theadamsegal on
This is the correct decision.
AnakinAni on
This I cannot agree. Sir Alex deserves to be paid & appreciated for life for what he has done for this club.
RomeroRocher on
People will moan, but honestly, it makes no difference.
“Multi-million” is a lot from a business perspective, and is literally nothing to an 82 year old who already has more money than he could ever spend.
He is a legend of the club and an ambassador regardless of what business deals/payments are happening in the background, so what exactly is the point in paying out multiple millions every year?
crgssbu on
hmm
Otherwise_Signal_739 on
They sacked fergie before EtH!😂😭
rakzee on
I get this, but what I don’t get is why does all this have to be in the public domain? I get the company has to show its accounts but surely this doesn’t need to be made news now?
Sad-Response7761 on
So was keeping ten hag a money saving exercise? This seems to be all they’ve focused on so far
Lelandwasinnocent on
This is good!! We really need to move on, Alex is getting on and this club will finish the poor bastard off and we need to move on from his legacy and create a new one.
AlthoughFishtail on
With respect to the GOAT, he shouldn’t have been being paid millions by the club anyway. Just keep a roll of red carpet for any time he wants to attend a game.
RainbowPenguin1000 on
– Cancelled end of season parties even with a women’s FA Cup already won
– Forced staff in to office 5 days a week
– Made players families pay for own travel to cup finals (something the club had been providing for decades)
– Made staff redundant
– Said we would have a new stadium and keep the old one then backtracked on the idea within a few weeks
– Removed Sir Alex’s payment
Our club is becoming so heartless. I know this is all to save money and some of the above I agree with but it feels like they’re constantly kicking at all the little fish in the pond and ignoring everything else.
Sheikhabusosa on
We should be more concerned with the terrorist that has us 14th with a minus 3 goal difference.
3xc1t3r on
They stopped paying him to be an ambassador because he is coming back as a caretaker manager and will fire us back to European glory once again!
Front-Cabinet5521 on
I have always found his continued silence on the Glazers a bit sus, that’s all I’m going to say.
Zealousideal_Tea9559 on
Ferguson obviously brought a lot of success to the club, but let’s not pretend that he didn’t have a big role in our current terrible state.
He ran the club his way, and I refuse to believe he didn’t know that his way was not compatible with literally anyone else. He just didn’t prepare at all for his successor. You may argue that it wasn’t his job, but it kinda was, considering he was more like a football director than a manager.
It’s kinda bad that we are still associated officially with him at all. Hopefully it is purely on paper, and he truly has zero input on how the club is ran.
kharma45 on
I think a good thing. Never liked the amount of influence he had. A club constantly looking back will never move forward.
ejtv on
SAF does not have to be in the payroll to act as an “ambassador” for the Club. People see SAF, they see his success at Manchester United, or arguably, Manchester United itself.
peterpiper1337 on
Seems like the correct decision. Just hope our club doesnt turn in some stone cold corporation and keeps doing right by their staff and players. Seems this was agreed upon by both parties so thats fine.
lythy2016 on
The Athletic are going a bit tabloid-y with stories recently. Whitwell and Mitten are still excellent, but any time Crafton writes something it’s soap opera stuff.
deaniegee on
It’s fair enough, it’s time to move on from the shadow of sir Alex I guess.
I hope ineos really focus on what’s killing the football side of the club, from a business POV we aren’t exactly suffering
Goo_Eyes on
It’s hilarious reading the comments here like ‘correct decision’ etc.
If the Glazers did this they’d be accused of cutting off the greatest manager we’ve ever had and probably the single biggest reason we are the financial powerhouse we are today.
Ineos can do no wrong seemingly.
Whole_Ad628 on
Putting my business hat on, and as much as I love Fergie and what he DID (past tense) for us, paying him millions per year is madness. It’s akin to paying Phil Jones millions per year knowing he’ll never help the team again. And as others have mentioned, he’s 82 and I’m sure is fairly well set up financially by now lol
Sheppertonni on
Im sure he can afford it.
Obvious-Abroad-3150 on
I don’t agree with this and if the Glazers did this everyone would be kicking off.
DarraghOL02 on
Whilst it’s the right decision the timing could’ve been better. Given the start of the season Ineos could do with building up some good PR for a few weeks
Danyulz on
What does Ferguson do for the club to warrant the millions of pounds? Absolutely the right decision.
Ferguson is already a club legend in his own right, and the global ambassador role is more symbolic rather than operational. His legacy is untarnished by this, and his contributions will always be celebrated.
INEOS have got to prioritize the future instead of relying on the past.
FredDRedUnderYourBed on
INEOS better make sure to guarantee success on the pitch after all these heartless decisions. If it doesn’t pay off with continued success on the pitch, then what even is the point.
redfellow98 on
Fuck me they got rid of Ferguson before Antony
TokenCelt on
I want to see the headline where INEOS continue to cut costs by stopping the annual leaching of money to the Glazer family members
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Continuation:
Ferguson is the most successful manager in United’s history and club insist it is amicable. Ferguson will remain a non executive director on the ceremonial “football board” but his paid ambassadorial role ceases at end of season.
https://x.com/adamcrafton_/status/1846104211563352082?s=46&t=108nlaEXShzkgzjMQccD3g
At this rate we’re all going to have to stick the money in the meter when we come to Old Trafford to have the floodlights come on
This is the correct decision.
This I cannot agree. Sir Alex deserves to be paid & appreciated for life for what he has done for this club.
People will moan, but honestly, it makes no difference.
“Multi-million” is a lot from a business perspective, and is literally nothing to an 82 year old who already has more money than he could ever spend.
He is a legend of the club and an ambassador regardless of what business deals/payments are happening in the background, so what exactly is the point in paying out multiple millions every year?
hmm
They sacked fergie before EtH!😂😭
I get this, but what I don’t get is why does all this have to be in the public domain? I get the company has to show its accounts but surely this doesn’t need to be made news now?
So was keeping ten hag a money saving exercise? This seems to be all they’ve focused on so far
This is good!! We really need to move on, Alex is getting on and this club will finish the poor bastard off and we need to move on from his legacy and create a new one.
With respect to the GOAT, he shouldn’t have been being paid millions by the club anyway. Just keep a roll of red carpet for any time he wants to attend a game.
– Cancelled end of season parties even with a women’s FA Cup already won
– Forced staff in to office 5 days a week
– Made players families pay for own travel to cup finals (something the club had been providing for decades)
– Made staff redundant
– Said we would have a new stadium and keep the old one then backtracked on the idea within a few weeks
– Removed Sir Alex’s payment
Our club is becoming so heartless. I know this is all to save money and some of the above I agree with but it feels like they’re constantly kicking at all the little fish in the pond and ignoring everything else.
We should be more concerned with the terrorist that has us 14th with a minus 3 goal difference.
They stopped paying him to be an ambassador because he is coming back as a caretaker manager and will fire us back to European glory once again!
I have always found his continued silence on the Glazers a bit sus, that’s all I’m going to say.
Ferguson obviously brought a lot of success to the club, but let’s not pretend that he didn’t have a big role in our current terrible state.
He ran the club his way, and I refuse to believe he didn’t know that his way was not compatible with literally anyone else. He just didn’t prepare at all for his successor. You may argue that it wasn’t his job, but it kinda was, considering he was more like a football director than a manager.
It’s kinda bad that we are still associated officially with him at all. Hopefully it is purely on paper, and he truly has zero input on how the club is ran.
I think a good thing. Never liked the amount of influence he had. A club constantly looking back will never move forward.
SAF does not have to be in the payroll to act as an “ambassador” for the Club. People see SAF, they see his success at Manchester United, or arguably, Manchester United itself.
Seems like the correct decision. Just hope our club doesnt turn in some stone cold corporation and keeps doing right by their staff and players. Seems this was agreed upon by both parties so thats fine.
The Athletic are going a bit tabloid-y with stories recently. Whitwell and Mitten are still excellent, but any time Crafton writes something it’s soap opera stuff.
It’s fair enough, it’s time to move on from the shadow of sir Alex I guess.
I hope ineos really focus on what’s killing the football side of the club, from a business POV we aren’t exactly suffering
It’s hilarious reading the comments here like ‘correct decision’ etc.
If the Glazers did this they’d be accused of cutting off the greatest manager we’ve ever had and probably the single biggest reason we are the financial powerhouse we are today.
Ineos can do no wrong seemingly.
Putting my business hat on, and as much as I love Fergie and what he DID (past tense) for us, paying him millions per year is madness. It’s akin to paying Phil Jones millions per year knowing he’ll never help the team again. And as others have mentioned, he’s 82 and I’m sure is fairly well set up financially by now lol
Im sure he can afford it.
I don’t agree with this and if the Glazers did this everyone would be kicking off.
Whilst it’s the right decision the timing could’ve been better. Given the start of the season Ineos could do with building up some good PR for a few weeks
What does Ferguson do for the club to warrant the millions of pounds? Absolutely the right decision.
Ferguson is already a club legend in his own right, and the global ambassador role is more symbolic rather than operational. His legacy is untarnished by this, and his contributions will always be celebrated.
INEOS have got to prioritize the future instead of relying on the past.
INEOS better make sure to guarantee success on the pitch after all these heartless decisions. If it doesn’t pay off with continued success on the pitch, then what even is the point.
Fuck me they got rid of Ferguson before Antony
I want to see the headline where INEOS continue to cut costs by stopping the annual leaching of money to the Glazer family members