How Nice fared in first years of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS ownership
Shortly after acquiring OGC Nice in the summer of 2019, INEOS CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe lambasted the failings of Manchester United. "United have spent an immense amount since [Sir Alex] Ferguson left and been poor, to put it mildly. Shockingly poor, to be honest," Ratcliffe sniffed. "We have a different approach here [at Nice] to be moderately intelligent about it." Four years on, Ratcliffe has acquired a minority but i NFL uential stake in a club that he claimed to "have lost the plot". With dramatic changes on the horizon for United, here's how Ratcliffe's "moderately intelligent" approach fared during his first few years at Nice. How Nice have fared in Ligue 1 under INEOS and Ratcliffe Nice have had mixed success in Ligue 1 under INEOS ownership / CHRISTOPHE SIMON/GettyImages Season Position Games Won Drawn Lost Goal difference Points 2019/20 5th 28 11 8 9 3 41 2020/21 9th 38 15 7 16 -3 52 2021/22 5th 38 20 7 11 16 66 2022/23 9th 38 15 1...