UniCredit's fourth-quarter net profit fell 65% but beat analysts' expectations, as the bank kept a grip on costs, wrote off fewer loan losses and recorded stable income in its mainbusiness.
But the fans could yet have a major say in the future of the club by boycotting their season tickets and cutting one of the main streams of income for the Glazers' business model.
During the 3G auctions business data plans were expected to be the mainincome source, which were priced accordingly, and the uptake did not meet expectations.