Manchester United fans have spoken on how they view new owners Ineos’ time at the club to date.
Ineos takeover
There is no question that United’s majority owners, the Glazer family, are deeply unpopular but the jury is out on Ineos.
The company owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought a minority stake in the club in 2023 and have been at the centre of some huge changes at the football club.
There has been a complete revamp of the football structure, the manager and coaching team and numerous new signings at senior and youth team level.
Mixed reviews
According to a poll undertaken by The Peoples Person, 32% of respondents felt that “the good outweighs the bad” in what Ineos have done at Old Trafford.
Despite a terrible season last year, head coach Ruben Amorim is a popular figure amongst fans and many new signings such as Leny Yoro and Matheus Cunha have been welcomed by supporters.
United have also seen the revamp of their Carrington training ground and plans put in place for a new 100,000 seater stadium.
Storm clouds have gathered
Nonetheless 24% of fans claimed that they have been average while 18% believe that Ineos’ tenure has been “mostly disappointing.”
The garden has not always been rosy for Sir Jim Ratcliffe as The 1958 have been very active in protests against some of the club’s decisions and they are planning a demonstration against the British billionaire before the opening game of the Premier League season.
What’s more, the club have also taken some deeply unpopular decisions such as large-scale job cuts, the increase of matchday ticket prices and the removal of Sir Alex Ferguson’s ambassadorial role.
Finally, some people have taken more extreme views with 16% agreeing with the statement that Ineos have been responsible for an “absolute sh**show” while 10% feel they have been “excellent” and a “breath of fresh air.”
Mixed bag
All in all, the majority fans view Ineos as a mixed bag. 42% of readers view the new owners as generally positive, while 34% see them in a generally negative light.
That leaves 24% of people who haven’t really made up their mind as of yet.
With the signing of Benjamin Sesko looking likely and the links to Brighton and Hove Albion’s Carlos Baleba heating up, Ineos will be hoping to convince a few more fans with an incredibly successful summer window.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
