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Started by: Don GB (662)
"Whilst the club was paying for Old Trafford to be built they were also paying Manchester City £5,000 PER SEASON along with a percentage of the gate receipts".
£5,000 in 1941 = £176,473 in today's money.
WOW, that is extortionate!!! 
"When the Luftwaffe bombed the Old Trafford stadium in March, 1941, it was AGAIN Gibson who was the club’s saviour, using his influence to ensure Parliament would provide funding to United....
trafford getting handouts from the Government and sugar daddies, oh the hypocrisy of it all!
The bitter little raggies.
Big club my arse!
MIND THE GAP! 
Replied: 6th Apr 2021 at 13:12