If you do read up on the net more often, you'd realise the words
are more or less from the Straits Times, that's perhaps how they
derive from it. What they provide may not be proven right all the
time, so why would i not doubt them?
Yes, United wanted hargreaves for nearly a year and they got their
man. Where did that cash come fromt] you may question? It came from
the ever increasing tickets pricing, the sale of Ruud Van
Nistelrooy, and the infamous Obi Mikel, whom United got paid 12m
pounds without him even featuring once! Well, that probably sums it
up.
The revenues United get superceded that of the scouscers, with them
only second to Real in the Annual Richlist. Yes, they do have the
debts to settle, but since we are dwelling only on the player
transfer aspect, the sales they got out from the 2 players
mentioned above probably answer the question itself, and moreover,
United weren't spending big up till this summer, for quite awhile.
Yes, Carrick was an exception. But that was meant for last
summer.
Since you mentioned the NHL team, they'd probably be split on where
shall they direct the cash to since they own 2 teams, that would be
financially taxing on them, so every moves in the transfer market
must be calculated properly.
Pool fans are getting impatient partly because of the fact that
United got their act together way too early, just after the season
ended not long ago. Probably that's why the pool fans are getting
frustrated for the lack of activity. It's not like the takeover was
done before last season started, if it was done so, RB would have
the matter discussed with the owners, things would have been
quicker than currently.
Moreover, it's still June, just give the yankees some time, be
patient. 
