{"id":299373,"date":"2023-11-14T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299373"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:25:15","slug":"simon-jordan-warns-manchester-united-fans-about-the-ineos-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/simon-jordan-warns-manchester-united-fans-about-the-ineos-curse\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Jordan warns Manchester United fans about the &apos;INEOS curse&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Simon Jordan warns Manchester United fans about the &#8216;INEOS curse&#8217; as he claims that Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s company have struggled to find success in their other sporting business ventures<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simon Jordan has warned Manchester United fans about the &#8216;INEOS curse&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Billionaire Ratcliffe set to assume control of the football operations of the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pochettino acted like he was denied entry to a nightclub &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simon Jordan has warned Manchester United about the &#8216;INEOS curse&#8217; <span>after Sir Jim Ratcliffe sealed his\u00a0\u00a31.3billion deal for a 25 per cent stake in <\/span>Manchester United<span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An agreement is close for British billionaire Ratcliffe to assume control of the football operations side of the club, almost a year after the Glazers confirmed they were open to investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No documents have been signed yet in Ratcliffe&#8217;s \u00a31.3billion deal but the end of a saga that started almost a year ago is in sight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While many United fans are optimistic ahead of Ratcliffe&#8217;s imminent arrival at the club, talkSPORT&#8217;s Jordan has suggested otherwise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the radio show, Jordan said: &#8216;It&#8217;s really interesting to work out the idea that Jim Ratcliffe, with all due respect to his remarkable successes in business &#8211; there is the thing called the INEOS curse, about businesses in sport that he&#8217;s been involved in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/16\/77788963-12748419-image-a-41_1699978908912.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe\u2019s \u00a31.3bn deal for a 25 per cent stake in Man United could be agreed soon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/16\/77789369-12748419-image-a-44_1699979116026.jpg\" height=\"598\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>talkSPORT&#8217;s Simon Jordan claimed that Ratcliffe could bring the &#8216;INEOS curse&#8217; with him<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Whether it&#8217;s the Sky Cycling Team, whether it&#8217;s the decline in the\u00a0All Blacks, whether it was Ben Ainslie and one of the worst performances in the Americas Cup, whether it&#8217;s his investment in Nice that has produced no particular outcome&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, when you actually look at what he&#8217;s done in sport, every time INEOS has gone anywhere near anything, it&#8217;s actually gone the other way&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe&#8217;s INEOS have embarked on a number of business ventures along the years, such as Formula One side Mercedes, the New Zealand rugby team and French side OGC Nice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a successful start to the 2023-24 campaign, Nice have been largely underwhelming under INEOS&#8217; reign &#8211; which began in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jordan continued: &#8216;I&#8217;ve always said, this is not a daddy war bucks play. This is not some philanthropic exercise where he can&#8217;t wait to benefit Manchester United\u00a0fans with this wonderful glory of a wonderful winning football team solely for their benefit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you get into these levels of wealth&#8230; there were exceptions like\u00a0Roman Abramovich\u00a0but this is a commercial man that has an emotional index.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But, by the way, he had an emotional index for\u00a0Chelsea. He wanted to buy Chelsea. He had an emotional index with Barcelona. He wanted to get involved in buying Barcelona!&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/16\/77789313-12748419-image-a-43_1699979027730.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite a successful campaign thus far, OGC Nice have been underwhelming under INEOS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/16\/77713625-12748419-Sir_Jim_Ratcliffe_s_1_3bn_deal_for_a_25_per_cent_stake_in_Man_Un-a-42_1699978996677.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Reports have suggested that Ratcliffe is planning for a major overhaul at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>Reports that have emerged recently have claimed that Ratcliffe is planning a major shake-up at the club, once his deal to own\u00a025 per cent stake of the club goes through.<\/p>\n<p> United are reportedly interested in appointing Crystal Palace&#8217;s sporting director Dougie Freedman into a major role at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace executive has been linked with moving into a new position at Man United once Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s investment in the club is finalised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0Erik ten Hag will reportedly be backed with a transfer war chest after Sir Jim Ratcliffe has sealed his\u00a0\u00a31.3billion deal.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12748419\/Simon-Jordan-warns-Manchester-United-fans-INEOS-curse-claims-Jim-Ratcliffes-company-struggled-success-sporting-business-ventures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Jordan warns Manchester United fans about the &#8216;INEOS curse&#8217; 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