MANCHESTER UNITED FOR SALE AS SPLASH SHEIKHS LINE UP £1.2BN TAKEOVER BID

[Immenseman]

yes. it. is. lmao, the far east is the biggest market and no other team is as influential outside of their native country as united are

[StefanWolves]

So by saying that you are saying that; China's market > The rest of the world's market?

Its a fact, the only reason United are huge in Asia is because of Skys owner Rupert Murdoch, in the early 90s when the Premier League started he was smart enough to sell rights to the biggest upcoming market - China, and when United started to dominate, only then did United become so huge.

Just because you are biggest in the Asian market doesn't mean that you are the biggest in the world.

[Immenseman]

Not just China :rolleyes: Although, yes there market is the biggest in the world seeing as the Far East has about 1/5th of the population, 1/6th in China. Don't forget those oil-rich countries wanted the 39th game of the English league to be played there - not the Spanish league. They're not bothered about the Spanish teams, there is no demand for them outside of Spain.

[StefanWolves]

There's no demand for Spanish football outside of Spain? I've heard it all now. Seeing as though here we get 5 live La Liga games a week, the Italian League of which gets about the same, most La Liga games are broadcast in America, also. I'm not sure about Asia as I haven't looked into it, but that statement you just made is ridiculous lol.

[leah]

Clowgon I've been to the states 6 times, the amount of mexicans/puetoricans(Spanish speaking) living their is incredible, and most of which support Real Madrid or other European sides, not MU though suprisingly. I saw plenty of people wearing Madrid shirts, I saw more people wearing England shirts than I did United shirts.

It's also a fact that American broadcasters are actually looking to broadcast more Spanish legue games than English, so there goes your ****** little theory with no proof.

Difference between mine an your posts? Mines backed up with hard pure facts.

hallelujah

leah, we're not saying it because we care, it's just the truth. they are the biggest club - not the best, there is no bias, spanish clubs are better but they don't have worldwide support like english clubs do. not on the same scale anyway.

You have no evidence to back up what you're saying. If you surveyed every person in the world and then the biggest percentage of the words population were found to me MU fans then i'd agree with you, but until this happens I shall not.

[Immenseman]

Wow, 5 a week?! Other countries get more PL football than England, do you even keep up. That's why there is so much controversy because people living in foreign countries can see EVERY PL game live on TV, in England you can't. No statement I made was ridiculous.

Interesting read for people who don't know the obvious and asking for facts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/7232378.stm

Shows the English league is the biggest in the world. Biggest club in England over the last few years?

I rest my case. Bravo. Au reviour.

[United-Clowgon]

Clowgon I've been to the states 6 times, the amount of mexicans/puetoricans(Spanish speaking) living their is incredible, and most of which support Real Madrid or other European sides, not MU though suprisingly. I saw plenty of people wearing Madrid shirts, I saw more people wearing England shirts than I did United shirts.

It's also a fact that American broadcasters are actually looking to broadcast more Spanish legue games than English, so there goes your ****** little theory with no proof.

Difference between mine an your posts? Mines backed up with hard pure facts.

You probably have seen loads of people who were wearing "Real Madrid shirts" but how they heck can you say that people over there are more familiar with Real than United. You can't just picked up the Spainsh/mexican and the rest of spainsh latino's and conclude Real are bigger over there. You have to include every group of people over there to find who's more known throughout the ENTIRE COUNTRY.

And mind how you are speaking to me, I'm not one of your dumb friends that you think you can talk to like **** and i suggest if you don't want to be on the next ban hammer list i suggest you bloody lower your tone with me.

and facts? What facts? you have provided NOTHING to suggest what you say is in fact true, all you have done is just mention spainsh/latinos that would obviously know Real Madrid more than United.

I have nothing more to say to you, or this subject. Troll laaaa.

[Jack.Lfc]

This is funny lol

[Immenseman]

Lol Leaah please, Manchester United FC are the BIGGEST Club in the world in terms of fanbase, Investment, sponsors. We dominate the Asia, Africa, North America markets.

This is a really good point as well - Real Madrid use Beckham as route to get the Asia markets to notice them more. Even though they've got
people who know them there, it's fanbase compared to United is NO WHERE NEAR AS BIG.

Clubs like Barca, Real, Milan are practically un heard of in America.

Manchester United have the biggest fanbase in the world - FACT

Manchester United are the most well known club over the world - FACT

Probably the biggest selling point really, same reason as that hilarious Russian dude buying Chelsea - liked the club and thought it would be a fun way to spend his dosh while looking good



Err yeah they kinda are. The Spanish and Italian top clubs may well be big but they simply don't have the kind of worldwide recognition as Man U - we are pretty much the home of football so it makes sense that a club that's been among the best in the world for a long long time would be somewhat famous. Real are of course a massive club with (I think) a more successful history, but they haven't been marketed for as long or in the same way as Man U with the exception of the big media concerning Galacticos squads

As leah would say, hallelujah.

[leah]

But that's the thing, Jake, it isn't FACT. It's all presumption and in clowgons case, a very heavy amount of delusion. :rolleyes: