30 years ago this week Michael Knighton attempted to buy Manchester United for £20m

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In the end it never happened, he was given a seat on the board in return

Some news tv programme clips from the initial story of the takeover

 

[Captain_Buns]

Fascinating stuff

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

His keepie uppies inspired utd to go out and horse the champions arsenal that afternoon.

 

[Clicker]

To think I laughed at the time.

 

[paintyourwagon]

What happened there then?

A soccer enthusiast!

 

[TwoBadMice]

He nearly ruined carlisle utd

He’s a nut job, said he seen an alien

My old man nearly got locked up for a carpark altercation with him

Parasite

 

[Hank_Marvin]

He nearly ruined carlisle utd

He’s a nut job, said he seen an alien

My old man nearly got locked up for a carpark altercation with him

Parasite

I just had a quick gander at his Wiki page. It says he sought backing from David Murray and Owen Oyston.

That was a very lucky escape for Man Utd.

 

[ScotiaPapac]

I remember reading (possible in Souness: The Management Years) that if he secured Murray’s backing then Souness was going to take over from Ferguson with Smith taking over at Ibrox a year earlier than he eventually did.

 

[temperance]

I remember reading (possible in Souness: The Management Years) that if he secured Murray’s backing then Souness was going to take over from Ferguson with Smith taking over at Ibrox a year earlier than he eventually did.

That’s right.

 

[archimedes]

Be lucky to buy 1 first team player for that now down there.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Be lucky to buy 1 first team player for that now down there.

Would get you one of big Harry's arms

 

[Rt. Hon. Bearman]

Love the look Edwards is giving him here.

 

[Kampbell]

Very strange to hear someone back then referring to the game as soccer. It's odd now nevermind back then. Can't imagine it went well.

 

[Caesar]

Swiss Tony

Carlisle & the aliens though......

 

[stevenma]

He even managed Carlisle for a while.

 

[HMS.Temple.Garden]

He even managed Carlisle for a while.

We went down there for a game one New year and I was taking pictures and the steward walked over to me saying we weren't allowed or would be forced to pay for them as per the chairman's instructions!

 

[stevenma]

We went down there for a game one New year and I was taking pictures and the steward walked over to me saying we weren't allowed or would be forced to pay for them as per the chairman's instructions!

He's as mad as a box of frogs

 

[Nucky]

Did he name himself on the team sheet one time ?

 

[Woodrow Call]

Different world.

No big money TV deal.

That said was it any different from the Blazers. No money and buy the biggest club in the country.