David Gill
David Gill
David Alan Gillis British football executive, formerly chief executive of Manchester United and a vice-chairman of The Football Association. He served as vice-chairman of the G-14 management committee until the G-14 was disbanded. He sits on the UEFA Executive Committee as of 2013. Gill was elected as a FIFA Vice-President sitting on the FIFA Council in 2015; rejecting this position in protest at Sepp Blatter until Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President, following the 2015 FIFA corruption case...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth5 August 1957
We hope to make one or two very big signings this summer - and we are already committed to that.
As a Premier League club, we want a successful England team and the competitions they play in increase football's popularity around the world,
I'm happy we're state champs. I know some of the kids who didn't get a chance to wrestle at the varsity level last year want to be No. 1 in the state -- but being a state champ is just as good.
Our plans were to bid for the player (Rooney) in summer 2005, but Newcastle United's bid and Everton's subsequent interest in selling him, forced us to accelarate our plans or risk losing him,
The majority of fans, quite rightly, are only interested in the team being successful and challenging for honors.
A lot of them want to come and play for Manchester United. They want to play because Alex has a record of giving youth a chance and we have the history and heritage of Manchester United.
The discussions with Alex and Carlos (Quieroz) as to where the team needs strengthening took place before the takeover,
Sir Alex and Carlos made their views known and I can only reiterate what they said. Ruud has a two-year contract with Manchester United and remains very much part of our long-term planning. I saw what came out of Italy yesterday but as far as I am concerned, it is just mischief making.
The transfer market has changed. In the whole of Europe last year there were only five transfers in excess of /10m if you exclude Chelsea.
Does it take three, four hours to seduce a prostitute? This isn't a pickup. This is simply a night on the town.
Are we going to make traffic better? Probably not. We are going to try to minimize the impact outside the midtown area, plus we're working on an existing street grid so there's lots of ways to get in and out.
The board had concerns before they took over, but they've demonstrated they will listen.
I wanted it very white, so I created this white leather headboard and base, which in fact leads all around it. So when you light it up, it transports you, it lifts you up.
Alex will remain in charge next season. Why would we change a winning team? These are exciting times for Manchester United. We have just announced a record-breaking sponsorship deal, we're in the process of increasing the stadium capacity to 76,000 and the team is making great strides on the field. The manager is a key part of that and his future is not up for discussion.