It was the 'technical' that I am talking about with Newcastle. I was looking beyond the simple 'they've g0t loads of money' viewpoint.
Man utd as far as I am aware have not been used to burnish the international reputation of a nation state with a deplorable global reputation* They haven't...
You never want man utd to win do you(cup final against palace excepted)?
But you don't want operation mega bucks sportswash to start succeeding quite so quickly either.
So we're stuck with a bit of a damned if you do, damned if you don't type situation.
The only situation I can deem remotely...