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The Guardian - UK
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Age: 31.
Claim to fame:

Catholic, is he?
Where's he come from?
Typical United fan, then?
£20,000? That's almost a week's wages, isn't it?
Followed the club all his life, eh? Red Devils, Busby Babes, Fergie's Fledglings, that sort of thing?
You what?
So why didn't he buy into Arsenal?
Why not? Won't Tony Adams let him?
What, like why hasn't that Sir Alex signed a certain left-footed Croat striker?
Hasn't the FA got something to say about all this?
What, three weeks wages? But what if Dav was all set to score the goal for Arsenal that knocked United out of the FA Cup? He might be tempted to miss, knowing it would send United's share price tumbling.
Why not?
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Most likely to say:
Sweet left foot. No, footballer. Plays for Arsenal. But supports Manchester United. Zagreb. Not really - not many United followers have £20,000 invested in the club. Almost. And he popped the lot into Man U shares. No, more a recent foot soldier in Edwards's Army. Martin Edwards - Man U chief executive and architect of their financial growth. Dav's a fan. He's dabbled in the stock market before, owns shares in Italian club Lazio, and thought United looked ripe for dividend growth. Can't. Arsenal haven't floated on the stock market and United have. It's United's agm tomorrow - perhaps as a significant shareholder Dav might be tempted to turn up and ask some important questions. No, I was thinking more why is the company allowing its principal asset Roy Keane to defect to a rival. Doesn't mind apparently. As long as he is not the major shareholder in a rival club. To become that in United, he would have to invest another £650m. That's not an issue. Because United are already knocked out. By themselves. "Stand up if you hate Man U plc." "Pass us the FT when you've finished with it, Tone."
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