Manchester United chief executive Dave Gill got a warm reception from United fans at the end of a question-and-answer session at Birmingham University (which he attended). He was asked to justify his support for the Glazers, having originally opposed their takeover in May 2005 as ‘aggressive’ and ‘potentially damaging to the club’. Asked to explain why he had said ‘debt is the road to ruin’ during a United supporters’ forum in 2004 but subsequently defended the Glazers’ heavily leveraged ownership, Gill said, ‘I haven’t seen the context of those comments, it depends on the
Manchester United chief executive Dave Gill got a warm reception from United fans at the end of a question-and-answer session at Birmingham University (which he attended). He was asked to justify his support for the Glazers, having originally opposed their takeover in May 2005 as ‘aggressive’ and ‘potentially damaging to the club’. Asked to explain why he had said ‘debt is the road to ruin’ during a United supporters’ forum in 2004 but subsequently defended the Glazers’ heavily leveraged ownership, Gill said, ‘I haven’t seen the context of those comments, it depends on the context.’
Gill dismissed the interrogators’ claims that the Glazers were ‘leeches’ and would leave the club if they resigned. He also repeatedly emphasised during the forum that the debt secured against United was not £716 million, pointing out that the PIK debt was not the responsibility of the club.
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