The article, written by Stuart McGurk, is about Ratcliffe becoming a minority shareholder in the club in February 2024, and taking control of its football operations. The kernel of the story Conrad is being told is of a visit that Ratcliffe and some of his most trusted associates, including one named David Brailsford, paid to former manager Alex Ferguson in an attempt to get a grip on the challenges of turning around the once mighty, since faded club.
