Franchise FC?

News this weekend that Manchester United were to be the latest club subjected to a takeover bid came as little surprise. The recent history of the club suggested that it was ripe for new ownership. Since the fateful August day in the 1980s when Michael Knighton juggled the ball and left it nestling in the goal at the Stretford End, United has paved the way through plc status, Murdoch mania and now Glazer Hell.

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