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Ratcliffe in charm offensive, but changes at Man United will take time amid tighter FFP scrutiny
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Manchester United's prospective part-owner Jim Ratcliffe with former manager Alex Ferguson (in cap) during the club's EPL match against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Jan 14.
PHOTO: AFP
LONDON – Something novel happened last week at Manchester United. Prospective part-owner Jim Ratcliffe swanned into Old Trafford’s cramped press room and talked to the ladies and gentlemen of the media.
His business partners in waiting, the Glazer family, have never bothered with such a public forum.
