Manchester United will be no different, with some reports recently suggesting that Louis van Gaal will be given a # 150 million
warchest next summer, showing the degree to which United are prepared to invest to return to the top table of European football.
In 2013, the four members of their conference with the largest
warchests were senators Dean Skelos, John DeFrancisco, George Maziarz and Tom Libous, each of whom would have been favored at the time to coast to reelection without controversy the
next year.