MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - With INEOS CEO Jim Ratcliffe joining the race to buy Manchester United, fans of England's most successful club are excited about a future free from the much derided Glazer family, who they have protested against since the Americans bought the club in 2005.
However, if recent incoming owners of Premier League clubs are anything to go by, supporters should brace themselves for more upheaval among the coaching staff and squad, just when things appear to be clicking on the pitch.
Installing a new manager swiftly after taking control of a club is a recurring theme across the Premier League, with incumbents rarely lasting much longer than a year. Successor Eddie Howe, backed by more than 200 million pounds in transfer spending, has been a roaring success, taking the team into third place in the table.
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke gave newly-appointed coach Unai Emery time when he assumed full ownership of the London club in September 2018 but sacked the Spaniard in November 2019. Frank Lampard's struggling team face a second successive battle to avoid relegation and fans have been singing"sack the board" in recent matches.United's current owners have rarely meddled in the workings of the team and instead fans' complaints with the Glazers centre around their leveraged buyout which loaded the club with debt, rising to 515 million pounds in September.
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