Michael Knighton

Former Manchester United board member Michael Knighton has revealed that he plans to make a hostile offer to take over the club.

Michael Knighton is a former member of the Manchester United board, who arrived there in a rather unconventional way. When asked in an exclusive interview with YouTube channel Man Utd The Religion about potential fan protests before United’s next game against Liverpool, he said: “Of course, they will protest, and quite rightly. Several protests have taken place outside Old Trafford in the past few months, and these look as though they won’t stop until there is a regime change.

'Making good progress,' - Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton readying a hostile bid to buy the club from Glazers.

“Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club. We have an inept and frankly useless ownership who knows little about this game of football,” Knighton explained. ‘Making good progress,’ – Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton readying a hostile bid to buy the club from Glazers “The club is in crisis and it will remain in crisis whilst we’ve got this current ownership – that’s the situation.” ‘Making good progress,’ – Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton readying a hostile bid to buy the club from Glazers Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton has described the club as “in crisis” as he prepares a hostile takeover bid.

Michael Knighton, who previously came close to buying Manchester United over 30 years ago, has said he and a consortium are in the process of drawing up an ...

I just want to see our Manchester United Football Club in the hands of proper football people with proper vision. "They have to stop drawing these huge dividends out of the club. "Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives. "And frankly, the fans worldwide have had enough of this regime. The American owners are under increasing pressure to sell the club following a disappointing summer in the transfer market and a whole catalogue of errors that have been made in recent years. 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'.

FORMER Manchester United director Michael Knighton is preparing a "hostile" takeover bid for the Red Devils.The 70-year-old served on United's board b.

The solidity of Knighton's bid is unclear, with the businessman claimed to have a net worth of around £5.8m - compared to the £3.9bn possessed by the Glazer family. The protests will continue, that is inevitable, until they bring about what everyone wants, which is changeMichael Knighton On the protests themselves, he added: "It’s inevitable that fans are going to protest because of the frustration, because of the disappointment; what else can they do which shows their disappointment with these protests? Knighton continued: "The exciting feeling of a new season which we all have, and that balloon of excitement is there but it was quickly burst when we saw the performance against Brighton. Clarifying the definition of "hostile", he added: "That simply means the club isn’t officially for sale, but my intention is to present these owners with a legitimate and potent and proper commercial offer to say ‘you’ve run out of road, it's time to go, because your time is up’. "We are now working on the offer document - remember, it's a hostile bid."

Michael Knighton came close to buying Manchester United in 1989 and is keen to oust the Glazers after 16 years of mismanagement under their ownership.

"And frankly, the fans worldwide have had enough of this regime. Perhaps music to the ears of United fans, Knighton has confirmed that he, with the support of a consortium, wants to buy the club. "Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives. 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'. Following several weeks of discussions and negotiations, though, key investors withdrew and Knighton abandoned his bid to buy the Reds, instead opting for a seat on the board of directors. The Glazers, who bought United in 2005, are under increasing pressure to sell the club following a hugely underwhelming summer in the transfer window.

Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton - who famously nearly bought the club in the 1980s - says he is making good progress in a 'hostile bid' ...

We are in crisis and it won’t alter until they go.’ I just want to see our Manchester United Football Club in the hands of proper football people with proper vision. ‘They have to stop drawing these huge dividends out of the club. ‘Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives. 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”. ‘We are now working on the offer document.

Michael Knighton has emerged as the face of a new consortium plotting a takeover bid for Manchester United which aims to oust the Glazer family after 17 ...

Attacking the Glazers shortly after the European Super League fiasco, he even urged the legendary Ferguson to "stand up for your principles" and "speak your mind." It was said that Knighton received a telepathic message from the aliens, saying: "Don't be afraid, Michael." After the ex-Blues supremo furiously threatened to resign in the wake of the story being published, News and Star editor Keith Sutton offered an "unreserved" apology. Now spending his time time painting, sculpting and writing poetry, he wants back in the Old Trafford boardroom after 20 years out of football. Wars with supporters and the media that rendered him a villain in the Great Border City mean that he's more than used to the kind of protests which the Glazers are now facing. Following the heartache, he moved into teaching, becoming a P.E. teacher at what is now known as Huddersfield Grammar School. Knighton went on to become headteacher there before leaving the school behind in 1984 to take up property interests. To demonstrate his unpopularity, a whopping 2,000 Carlisle fans attended a meeting on the final day of the 2000-01 season with the goal of orchestrating Knighton's exit. Knighton is now back again with a new takeover plot, declaring that he's "ready and waiting" to submit a "hostile" bid in an effort to oust the unpopular Glazer family from the Old Trafford boardroom. Knighton made his wealth in the property market and when he departed Manchester, it was for to buy another United: Carlisle. He's reportedly writing a book about his tumultuous Brunton Park tenure, Carlisle win the Football League Trophy in 1997 after losing on their first venture to Wembley, as well as the famous Jimmy Glass goal two years later. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing," Edwards was quoted as saying by FourFourTwo. "I kept saying to myself, 'What the hell have I done?' I realised that I’d made a big mistake. 47,245 fans - 10,000 higher than the previous season's average - watched him run onto the pitch wearing boots and a United training top ahead of their 4-1 victory over Arsenal to begin the new league campaign, a day after announcing a £10million takeover deal. The 70-year-old is a former director at Old Trafford, who came close to buying the Red Devils outright in 1989.

Michael Knighton has claimed his consortium is currently drawing up an offer to purchase Man United from the Glazer family.

United fans are desperate for change and that means there are bound to be timewasters that look to take advantage of that, some for their own personal gain. Knighton's interview was recorded and published at a time when momentum against the Glazers is building again. The majority of supporters have taken his interview with a large pinch of salt, but for other, perhaps younger fans, Knighton is providing false hope. He may have good intentions but the truth is that he's not a credible custodian for a takeover. United endured their worst season for decades last year and this transfer window has become a circus, which has overshadowed the good feeling that followed Erik ten Hag's appointment. Knighton took to the Old Trafford pitch ahead of kick-off, clad in boots and a training kit.

Michael Knighton recently revealed his desire to purchase Manchester United. During his previous spell as Carlisle owner, he moved to deny he had ever taken ...

"Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives. I never took one coaching session or did one team-talk, ever.” Knighton revealed his ambitions to take over the Red Devils in a recent appearance with ‘Man Utd The Religion’. "I wanted to give those two young lads a chance,” Knighton said in an interview with the News and Star, the Cumberland News last October.

There were protests against the Glazer family's ownership at Old Trafford last weekend.

“And frankly, the fans worldwide have had enough of this regime. 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’. Everyone knows that we need new ownership of this football club and that is my aim and those are my objectives.

ENGLISH businessman Michael Knighton was once heavily involved in Manchester United - and he could be in for a second bite of the cherry.The successfu.

And despite, Michael proving to United chief executive Martin Edwards that he had the funds to complete the takeover deal, Knighton abandoned his bid for a seat on the board. And Knighton went as far as to label Manchester United a 'club in crisis'. ENGLISH businessman Michael Knighton was once heavily involved in Manchester United - and he could be in for a second bite of the cherry.

Knighton is a name that will sound familiar to older United fans. The 70-year-old businessman tried to purchase the Red Devils in 1989 in a takeover deal worth ...

Whether or not Knighton can follow through on his desire to buy the club remains to be seen. Knighton continued in the sit-down interview, anticipating further protests and confirming his bid to buy the club: “They [the fans] will protest and quite rightly. The club is in crisis, and it will remain in crisis whilst we’ve got this current ownership. “My consortium is ready and waiting. That simply means the club isn’t officially for sale. “We are now working on the offer document.