Sixty wealthy investors have pledged £1.5 billion in their bid to buy control of Manchester United in the latest development. The Glazer family is still adamant that the champions are not for sale but leaders of the Red Knights will be meeting today to go through a list of applicants ready to back a buyout.

“We thought we had 40, well it is now already 60 investors” one of the Knights said last night.

It may mean that a bid could soon be a realistic prospect and that the Red Knights will be in a position to make an offer that cannot be refused. Read the full story

“The club is not for sale” is the response to a hostile takeover bid by the Glazer camp! Surprise, surprise! Did anyone expect any other? It’s the typical statement made by any business facing a determined bid for a buyout. The expectation among fans is that finally, there is some light on the horizon. The call for “Game On” has been made.

Hopes are high amongst red fans that this is the start, a tentative first step towards finally getting rid of a family who has turned a well run, debt free, highly successful club into the most indebted one in the Premier League.

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