an employee who had worked for manchester united for 25 years was laid off. ten hag presented him with a shirt and paid tribute on behalf of the club
2024-09-25
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according to british media reports, about 250 employees were fired after ratcliffe took over the club. last week, a person who had worked for manchester united for 25 years left the club, and manchester united coach ten hag paid tribute to him.
john allen has worked at manchester united for 25 years, starting out as a ticket seller before moving into the media department in 2011. last thursday, he attended his last press conference as a manchester united employee. after finishing his work, ten hag gave him a jersey with the number 25 on the back and allen's name on it, representing his years at the club, and then ten hag gave a short speech to thank him.
ten hag presents a jersey to allen
ten hag said: "john, 25 years is a long time. you are proud of this club, proud of your work here, you feel closely connected to this club. this is a difficult moment to say goodbye. i know you are a good colleague and my right-hand man. i wish you all the best in the future. this is good for you because you are very capable. i wish you good luck in your work and happiness in your family."
allen, struggling to hold back tears, said: "it's the biggest privilege to come here from manchester and work with all these coaches. this is my club and i'm very lucky to be able to work here."
according to the annual accounts ending june 30, 2023,manchester united has an average of 1,112 employees per month (including temporary workers), the most in the premier league.ineos group hopes to cut about 20% of its employees. manchester united also offered a voluntary resignation plan in may this year. if employees agree to resign, they have the opportunity to receive their annual bonus in advance, but few people accept the club's proposal. therefore, ineos group has only completed half of their layoffs. currently, only manchester united's charity is protected, and other departments of the club are facing the risk of layoffs.
liverpool's accounts for the year ending june 30, 2023 show they have 1,008 employees, three more than in 2022. of these, 701 are classed as working in "administrative, commercial and other" jobs, while a further 238 are players, managers and coaches.
arsenal detailed in their filing for the financial year ending may 31, 2023 that they employ an average of 689 people per month, of which 163 are listed as part of the match and training staff. this monthly average is up from 595 in 2022.
at the other extreme, brentford had an average of 243 staff per month, including players and training staff (129), up from 190 in the previous financial year.
in the year to june 30, 2023, city, which has won four consecutive premier league titles, had an average of 520 employees.
red star news editor ou peng
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