Michael Knighton: The man who could have bought Man Utd for £10m but walked away

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On 19 August 1989, a 37-year-old man walked on to the Old Trafford pitch before the first game of the new league campaign.
Arsenal were the opposition and the stands were packed; the official attendance was 47,245 - about 10,000 higher than the previous season's average.
In full Manchester United training kit, Michael Knighton juggled the ball skilfully before firing it into an empty goal. He stood in front of the Stretford End, arms out, taking in the adulation. A few weeks before, he would have been a complete unknown.
But the previous day, Knighton had announced a £10m takeover deal that "rocked football" - in United's words. He was the flamboyant prospective new owner making an early mark on the club that seemed soon to be his.
Not everybody was behind him.
While supporters lapped it up, in the corridors of power the scheming and plotting was already under way. Knighton's takeover would very soon come tumbling down - and his decision to go out on to the pitch seemed to be the catalyst for its demise.
What happened next at Old Trafford is a well known story - success on and off the pitch during a boom era for football business has seen the club's value rise to about £3bn today.
But what happened to Knighton?
Scarred by the experience of exiting his dream deal, in the end he b
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At the time Knighton would have bought the club but couldn't raise the cash that he promised was readily available. He became a figure of fun for his false promises and the ridiculous appearance on the pitch in full MUFC strip. He was generally perceived to be half dreamer and half con-man and any possible investors evaporated into thin air.

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His about to make another hostile bid 33 years later