Man United staff furious at Ratcliffe – ‘I know for a fact’, says Keith Wyness
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness has revealed multiple Man United staff are unhappy with the club’s “rudderless” leadership under Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed Old Trafford staff feel there are “too many leaders at the top”.
Ratcliffe bought 27.7% of Man United in February and took control of footballing operations at the club from The Glazer Family.
He has implemented a number of cost-cutting measures during his time at the Red Devils, including making 250 staff redundant.
And fans resorted to protest outside Old Trafford earlier this month (1 December) after a decision to raise ticket prices to £66 per game with no concessionary discounts for seniors or children.
According to The Telegraph (5 December), two thirds of Man United supporters are “unhappy” with Ratcliffe and the Glazers’ running of the club.
Man United staff unhappy, says Wyness – ‘I know that for a fact’
Wyness told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “Ratcliffe has started off on a very shaky peg.
“There were protests last weekend outside the ground about the pricing at Old Trafford.
“He’s lost a lot of morale within the staff, I know that for a fact.
“A lot of United staff I’ve spoken to think the whole operation is just rudderless at the moment.
“They feel there are too many leaders at the top.
“It’s not a happy ship. But it does seem Amorim has made a good start, and could be the character to bind things together.”
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