In what industry experts are calling “the most aggressive spring cleaning since Ferguson’s hairdryer treatment,” Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS henchmen have continued their ruthless purge of Manchester United staff this week, leaving the once-mighty club’s corridors emptier than their recent trophy cabinet haul.
Sources inside Old Trafford report that Ratcliffe, armed with nothing but a clipboard and the dead-eyed stare of a man who’s seen what two decades of Glazernomics can do to a balance sheet, has been personally escorting employees to the exit, occasionally stopping to ask, “And what exactly would you say you did here?”
“It’s quite efficient, really,” explained one surviving staff member, nervously adjusting his red tie. “They’ve combined the redundancy paperwork with the season ticket renewal form. Ticking the box to keep your job automatically signs you up for another year of crushing disappointment at inflated prices.”
The latest casualties reportedly include three social media managers whose job was exclusively to post “United DNA” graphics after humiliating defeats, four analytics specialists still using data from the 1999 treble season, and an entire department dedicated to creating increasingly elaborate excuses for why the roof at Old Trafford still leaks.
When asked about the morale impact of firing half the workforce, an INEOS spokesperson responded: “Morale? At Manchester United? That’s adorable. We haven’t had morale since Sir Alex left. What we’ve had is twenty years of commercial partnerships with tractor companies while City built a footballing dynasty.”
The cleaning out has extended to the club’s famed “Transfer Negotiation Obstacle Course,” a labyrinthine department staffed entirely by people whose job was to ensure United paid at least £20 million above market value for any player.
“We found one guy whose entire role was to add zeros to transfer fees,” revealed an Ineos insider. “He’s been here since the Fellaini panic buy of 2013. Made quite a good living, apparently.”
Ratcliffe has promised that the restructuring will continue until the club regains its competitive edge or until everyone is fired – whichever comes first. “We’re calling it ‘Operation Scorched Earth,'” he explained while personally changing the locks on Ed Woodward’s old office. “Because after what the Glazers did here, burning it all down and starting fresh just feels right.”
Meanwhile, players have been spotted in training wearing shirts emblazoned with the new unofficial club motto: “Layoffs will continue until trophies arrive.”
The club shop is reportedly already selling “I Survived the INEOS Purge” scarves, with proceeds going directly to paying off Casemiro’s contract.
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