The Unknown Qatari Trying To Buy Manchester United 

"But still, Rashford's playing well, isn't he?" Priceless.

Alfie,Arabs dont really have full names, they just go off their fathers names. "Bin" just means son of so Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani just means Jassim son of Hamad the descendent of Thani, Thani being the grandfatherJassim bin Mohammed bin Thani. Thats why you saw many repeated names as most times you are just repeating the family tree.

Alfie after reading out all those names : "Today I feel Qatari"

Mr Sevens, the journalist we need right now.

Unfortunately most people don't realise how corrupt the UK is, because they have been conditioned into believing that corruption only exists in certain parts of the world. To those who care more about living vicariously through the team they support than about than the blood that is shed by the innocent to ensure that: one day the tables will turn and you'll see who remembers your kindness in your time of need

25:06 ok I actually laughed out loud knowing exactly what was coming. Your sense of humour makes these half hour vids well worth the watch. Good shit Alfie 😂

I'm sure he's been a massive fan since childhood

Exceptional journalism Alfie! I wish more people in the media could produce insightful, honest, and unbiased content like this! Also I'm sick of hearing that football is too far gone to change from cowardly fans who just want their club to win at any cost! It is already fucked but by speaking out and pushing for better solutions we can stop it being more fucked, and maybe even unfuck it a bit

No one does a deep dive better than Alfie. And just the right amount of sarcasm as always. Top class!!

This is quickly becoming my favorite football channel on YT. Great work!

sad state of football that as a United fan I'm faced with 3 potential owners of the club going forwards; the Glazers who are money grabbing scumbags with no care for the club, Ratcliffe who has a very dodgy record to say the least and is another money/debt man with awful politics, or Qatari sportswashing, it's basically pick your poison sadly, I dream of a day when clubs can be owned by their fans, sadly I think it's further off than ever.

your reports keep getting better lad. cheers

One of the best video by HITC sevens.

Amazing investigative journalism Alfie!! Brilliant work

Another great video, thank you Alfie. Can you make a video about every big name playing who played in Qatar (similar to the one that you've made about the CSL)

I'm gonna put in another request for a hypothetical starting XI for the East African Federation, a proposed federation (big surprise there) of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. None of them are exactly what you'd call powerhouse footballing nations, with the exception of the DRC, but with plenty of players from those nationalities in the French and German leagues there's bound to be some diamonds in the rough. I did actually send Alfie a Twitter DM detailing my own attempt at an EAF first team, complete with a kit design and a subs bench, but since that didn't get a response I can only assume it got lost in the post. It's not like he'd ignore an unsolicited private message about putting together a national football team for a country that doesn't exist, right? Right? This is day 3 of the streak. I intend to go for as long as I can until Alfie either makes the video or tells me to bugger off. I'm sure you have your own opinions about which is more likely. =]

Alfie single handedly keeping hitc alive

Great video mate.

Hey Alfie, can you do a video on the rise of the Japan national team?

Great exposing for the qatari proposed deal...you nail it ..100% ..well.done

Nothing is quite like a morning history lesson from Alfie

You are one of the greatest reporters of our era.

Just getting this out there early - anyone who thinks Alfie isn't also researching Ratcliffe and INEOS hasn't been paying attention to this channel. Oh, never mind - he's literally already made it and links it in the video, I just hadn't seen it. bUt WhAt AbOuT rAtClIfFe crew in shambles

Appreciate that video Alfie. Great as always. Much as I want to see the back of the Glaziers, maybe a partial purchase would be best, if they were willing to gradually sell shares / fractions of shares to the general public (fans). INEOS would still have majority ownership, but it's a starting point at least.

Oilchester City Vs Gaschester United here we go

Another great watch

playing this while i study for a pharmacology exam😴 ty alfie

from simple sevens to some of the best football journalism there is

Some of these Qatari names are absolutely crazy. Props to Alfie for making this clear and understandable

Got one for ya. Could you do a video on Wigan athletic. what happened with the Stanley choi debacle and the new owners

Planning to update after the Nice video? Or I guess that last section implies there are no updates on that last one?

To be honest, I suggest us to be careful with Asian owners or Asian countries trying to become UEFA member. These oil-rich Sheikhs from Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, plus the once lavish-spending Chinese, Singaporean and Thai owners, spend more times buying footballers to bring influence from and for their autocratic leaders. Kazakhstan's UEFA membership is also entirely ingenuine, it is rooted from the desire of looting money rather than contributing to football. That's what we must remember before wondering if the Arab Sheikhs really want to buy a club.

Your final words are very important and most fans all over the world and especially in England should not be quiet about this! Not that there aren't other clubs that are already doing worrying and not fair things like PSG and City it would be indeed ugly if Man Utd became state owned. PS: I'm not even a Utd fan.

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

That classic phrase that contains the words, 'frying', 'pan' and 'fire' comes to mind here. 🤔

As a lifelong man United fan I hate the thought that we could be one of another in a series of state owned clubs who want to cover up their horrific human rights records with sports washing! Football fans we should want better

Soccer Saturday in the UK.....

We need new ownership no doubt, but I will admit I feel extremely uncomfortable with the idea of us being used as a weapon used to justify human rights abuses.

alfie what a smash n grab this is! down with the tories!

0:00 - 0:11 , perfect analogy 😂😂😂, some parasitic Alien infestation vibe.

Yeah as much as I haven't enjoyed the glazer ownership I'm not exactly thrilled at the people who want to purchase united from them.

premier league is getting more and more boring to me ... a place where some rich guys play football manager 2023 in real life ...

Dripping in horse piss 😂. Loving your work Alfie

This is like a history lesson 🤣.

Day 1: 7 greatest substitutions ever made

Funny how everytime I stumble upon your video, I remember why I stopped watching top division football.

isn't that the guy Hidan from Akatsuki was obsessed with?

Hi alfie Can you make a video on wtf happen to Liverpool??

The Whole of the Sports & Entertainment Industry is going Oil Money Crazy …. The WWE will soon be Saudi Owned too and I’ll be Officially Checked Out ….. 🤦🏿‍♂️. ⚽️

These names are impossible to distinguish from one another ... So many Bins 😆😅

Is it my new headphones or has Alfie started shouting again like back in 2018? Love the Wasp and Caterpillar reference though.

This is a fantastic video. Thank you. How any Utd fan can want this takeover is beyond me.

A fit and proper person ...

To me I'm just waiting till the ink dries on the closing sale.

Is it just me or are Alfie’s recent videos just adverts linking to previously made HITC Sevens videos 😂

Ive been saying this same thing since the day it wqs announced. A sham to own psg and united. But everyone wants to make it an argument over human rights and completely ignore the elephant in the room that its the qatari state owning psg and united

23:00 lol!

@26:00 where is the link you talked about?

If a quatari actually takes over ManU it will break my heart. I’ve been supporting this club all my life, but I can’t support a club which is just used for sports washing. And the worst part is that most people probably won’t think the same way as me, they just care about ManU staying competitive. Heartbreaking what happened to this beautiful sport altogether since the last 2 decades

As a Portsmouth fan this reminds me of Ali Al faraj

You should do a video on Countries that have never produced a Champion from the National Capital

Not sure if you have done a video but could you do a video about manchester united and how they are in the shit

With owners like these who needs enemies. Ownership in the age of oligarchs, who needs it for long?

All i want is someone to wipe those damn debt, the only issue is that there are not many that can and would

21:09 wait what? I didn't know that. Hang on, now we need a video Leibzig and Salzburg both being in UEFA competitions. How did that happen? Edit: OK but you mentioned it after I commented, but I still don't really get it

23:29 that sunburn though Proper Brexit tan

Is this not worse than the “funnelling” funds through shell sponsors city are accused of. Basically using a shell to buy the whole club

The comments section is going to be pretty entertaining for this one!

This will not stop Qatar from owning Man United. Thank you

In depth studying I can finally reveal the full name of the bidder… ‘Jassim Bin Hamad Al Jim Bin Ineos Al Thani’ 😂

The thumbnail is clickbait even if the title isn't, Alfie.

Shame on the English fans. They sold the soul of football.

As a United fan, I really hope that Sir Jim’s bid comes through over the Qatar bid. Leaving out the massive social issues raised, their galacticos strategy with PSG has failed extravagantly through multiple record breaking contracts and signings. They clearly don’t know how to properly run a successful club and the premier league can’t be dominated the same way ligue 1 can.

So, what renovations does Old Trafford require?

You only have to look at his face to know he is a FM regen

Why does he look like Süle 😂

It's me Austin it's me all along

Don’t want him or his buddies anywhere near the club.

There is another solution to the conflict of interest issue that Qatar would have in relation to Manchester United & PSG, fold Paris Saint Germain into Manchester United itself. After all, why have 2 teams (that Qatar owns) that are aiming to win the Champions League...when you can have 1 "super-team" try and do that instead? Of course should such a thing actually happen, there will certainly be riots on the streets of Paris...

As a United fan. I absolutely hate the position we are in. Glazers somehow getting a 7fold return on investment after mismanaging us for almost 2 decades leading to only the worst of the worst shit owners having any possibility to buy the club.

Vlassis Tsakas has entered the chat.

How will it take over a billion to renovate OT? We could build a new stadium for that

They are 19th in the world's 50 most valuable sports franchises worth 4.6b according to Forbes

Sheikh Jissm? Sorry for the juvenile joke🤣🤣🤣

sounds like ManUs new owners are pretty nice people

Funnily enough, an evil precedent was set when the fa allowed city to be bought by a state. Made the playing field unbelievable hard and force other clubs to choose that route of investment It's too late for fan-owned clubs in this world after being bled dry and trying to be sustainable with our own revenues. This entire discourse is futile. We didn want the Glazers and they got the club. They can sell whoever they want to and we have no choice.

Not that dissimilar from Monty Python when Tarquin Fim Tim Wim Bin Nim Bus Stop F’Tang F’Tang Ole Biscuit Barrel stood for the Silly Party in the election

Why can’t West Ham get a new owner too 😢 we suck now

as a Utd fan who cares about human rights, of which there seem to not be many with how many back state ownership, I am incredibly concerned by the prospect of being owned, essentially, by Qatar.

The irony of Man Utd's recent success this year is that the Glzers have maybe decided they don't want to sell the club after all hahahahaha!!! this is such a touch of Karma. if only the club stunk a little while longer, they might have sold it.

Yeah this is Astro-turfed

His Arabic pronunciations are too funny 😂😂at least he tried

Day 396: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them.

To be honest i was all for it and maybe a bit blinded by it due to the years of pain under the glazers but these guys are sketchy 😂

Looks like Lionel Messi!

Well, as long as old poor English boy continued his good form and even led the club to win the first silverware since Jose Mourinho's Double in 2017, it will be a good time for the new ownership to perform a takeover. In 2003, Chelsea qualified for the Champions League and Roman Abramovich conquered the English football with huge spending that produced 5 Premier Leagues and 2 European Cups.

As a united fan I don’t want this sort of owner and would much prefer Ratcliffe. We don’t need external investment from owner we just need to be allowed to keep what we generate

Video idea: do you still consider Lionel Messi one of the greatest ever players now that we know that at least 2 of his league titles, the 2009 Champions League and several of his Ballon d'Ors were the direct result of Barcelona paying off referees?

as an Arab, you saying all the names is music to my ears 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

just one question. what would you have the fans do? its not like we can control who bloody buys the thing