Ex-United director Knighton: 'We are preparing a hostile bid to takeover Man United from the Glazers'

Michael Knighton, who was a director of Man United between 1989-92, has confirmed his desire to put together a consortium and attempt a hostile takeover of the club from the Glazers.

He told Man Utd The Religion: “We are a club in crisis and we all know the reason why. We have an inept and frankly useless ownership who know little about this game of football.

“Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives. I am making good progress, continuing to talk to the people, I have got some good pledges and good finance.

“We are now working on the offer document. Remember, it is a hostile bid - that simply means that the club isn't officially for sale. But my intention is to present these owners with a legitimate, potent and commercial offer to say: 'You have run out of road, it's time go, because your time is up'.

“And frankly, the fans worldwide have had enough of this regime. The exciting feeling of a new season, which we all have, and that balloon of excitement that is there, it was all burst when we quickly saw the performance against Brighton. The club is in crisis and it will remain in crisis while we have this current ownership.”

He also added: “We need to rid our football club of this ownership as they have had their day, time has run out and we have had 17 years of disappointment, really. It is time for them to go.

“They have to stop drawing these huge dividends out of the club. We have to stop paying these huge debt servicing costs. It is time for them to sell.

“Putting this bid together, I don't need to be the front person, I don't need to be the spokesperson. I just want to see our Manchester United Football Club in the hands of proper football people with proper vision.

"We need to repair our stadium and put our club back where it belongs. We are in crisis and it won't alter until they go.”

Despite Knighton's comments, the BBC has stated that there is little chance for such a hostile takeover to take place. The Glazers took over the Red Devils in 2004 and have since placed a huge debt onto the club after taking loans to ensure the takeover.

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