In a matter of months, Ratcliffe has communicated more than the Glazers have in 20 years; he's hired leading brains in the industry at boardroom level and begun plans to revamp or rebuild Old Trafford.
Ratcliffe has sought to cut costs and staff at the club have been impacted. United had previously given tickets for cup finals to their 1,1000 staff members with travel to Wembley, along with pre-match food and hotel accommodation included. But those plans have now been scrapped. The withdrawal of perks has been a 'blow to morale' and it's claimed the cuts have been enforced to work within UEFA and the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules. But spending £86million on Antony should be investigated, not denying staff a sandwich on cup final day.
Earlier this month, Ratcliffe informed staff that working from home would no longer be permitted and the redundancy programme is essentially an opportunity for employees to leave United if they don't comply with working from the office, for personal or professional reasons. The average salary in the United Kingdom is £35,000 a year and the average United player salary is £8.94 million, so it would take 255 job losses to play for a footballer's wages.