Thursday - May 19, 2005

British Declare War on US

Well, it’s not really a declaration of war exactly but you couldn’t be faulted for thinking the Redcoats are a-coming again .... with good reason this time, it seems. Malcolm Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is trying to buy Manchester United, the pride of British “football” (that’s soccer for you Yanks out there). Quite understandably, the Brits are up in arms (at least they would be if their liberal government hadn’t banned all ownership of guns by citizens) ....

As far as anyone can tell, Mr. Glazer, 76, has never been to a Manchester United game, or possibly even to any soccer game. Which might not be so surprising, according to his sister Maria. “He has never liked sports,” she told The Daily Mail.

And then, of course, Mr. Glazer, who made his fortune in real estate and investing and has owned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League since 1995, is an American.

So the news that Mr. Glazer - a man said to know so little about any kind of football that he once cheered for the wrong side during a Buccaneers game - was buying their beloved team was bound to upset Manchester United fans. It is as if a Japanese tycoon had suddenly swooped in and bought up the Yankees, using millions of dollars of borrowed money.

“No offense, but it just smacks of imperialism,” said John Marchant, a 28-year-old advertising executive and Manchester United fan, walking past the team’s Old Trafford stadium the other day. His indignation accelerated from 0 to 60 in the space of a single sentence. “He stands for everything that’s bad about globalization.”

Posted by The Skipper     on 05/19/2005 at 06:06 AM   
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