United fans are protesting at Carrington

[Mihai]

The Glazers are the absolute worst kind of owners we could get burdened with. Yes the likes of Abramovic and Sheikh Mansoor are hardly outstanding human beings, but you can't fault the investment and ambition they'd gifted to their respective clubs. Meanwhile, we've been stuck with a bunch of parasites who've riddled a hugely profitable club with insurmountable debt, refusing to invest, all while taking millions out for their coffers every year. Ask yourself whether its possible that whoever succeeds them will be any worse?

I'd argue there are a lot worse owners than the Glazers. Just have a look at Arsenal.

Like the majority on here, I don't like the Glazers and would very much welcome someone else who would put the club's success on the pitch before personal gains, but I don't see who. Except, maybe the Saudis, but I would rather the Glazers than them.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Red Issues seems to be run by a special kind of c*nt.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

It's a random Twitter account that's been hijacked.

Nothing to do with a superb grass roots fanzine that no longer operates (very sadly IMO).

All they seem to do is tweet out abuse at club legends and bang on about Muslim rape gangs. I remember them joking about the Leicester helicopter crash in 2018 too. Scumbags.

 

[Smores]

Good lads, it created headlines which is what you want. Would they have got headlines protesting outside Old Trafford? No

I do agree with what someone else said, the focus actually needs to be on the FA. Every clubs supporters groups should be united in finding ways to pressure the FA to change ownership rules and really enshrine some protections into the governing rules.

It's basically just an indirect dig at the owners but it perhaps avoids the players becoming inadvertent targets. Boycot Wembley games when they bring them back, hit them at the sponsors.

 

[LuisNaniencia]

All they seem to do is tweet out abuse at club legends and bang on about Muslim rape gangs. I remember them joking about the Leicester helicopter crash in 2018 too. Scumbags.

Really? Why not just stick to football. Sounds like it's run by Tommy Robinson.

 

[ReddBalls]

The problem is, it's too small an audience to cause any problem.
They can just have them arrested. Needs to be more than just six or seven people.
It needs to be a consistently large amount to be seen as relevant.

Both to the UK government and to the Glazers.

It has made the news far outside the UK and is trending on social media. Well done. This is not the apex of the protests, this is the beginning.

 

[Redlambs]

Fair fecks to the lads. I'm not down with the trespassing (or the awful bedsheet job!) but nothing but respect for them going out there and making themselves seen and heard.


But as soon as RI or Must are mentioned, I start to shudder. No way I'd ever trust either of their version of events.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Red Issue labelled SAF a dog. Best ignore them.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

I wouldn't be against these lads showing up to training every morning until the Glazers go.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

I wouldn't be against these lads showing up to training every morning until the Glazers go.

It doesn't hurt them only the lads who have done nothing wrong.

 

[pascell]

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During times when we need unity between fans, only our lot could have a dick swinging competition over who's right about what Ole apparently said.

 

[b82REZ]

Regarding the UK government. Do you believe that they can instruct or even legislate a US based and owned company to fundamentally change the way they operate.
I am asking because I don't know myself, not to be critical of your post.

Legally, I have no idea. But surely the UK government has some power to impose sanctions/restrictions of businesses (because let's be honest, that's all we are to the Glazers, Tories and the FA).

I was a teenager during the proposed BSKYB takeover and didn't really care about it at that point, but didn't the government intervene then due to the monopoly that would have occurred?

 

[Drifter]

Guess they never got the apology statement.

 

[b82REZ]

This was not just a power play. Give over.

Yet us and all the other clubs seem to be getting exactly what they wanted now.

Expect revised TV deals, legacy teams and similar ESL BS being added to the UCL over the coming years.

This was all about the division of wealth, and the 12 clubs involved all feel they deserve bigger slices of the shared pie.

 

[Anustart89]

Glazer protests back on? Get in. I remember when I was abused on the way to the ground in 2011 for wearing my green and gold scarf to the game.

 

[RUCK4444]

Exactly. I don’t think Ole is the type to stick the knife into his employer, he is only trying to work within the situation. Fair play to him and the staff for coming out to talk and listen.

Yeah agreed. I'm sure Ole, Carrick and Fletcher share many of the exact opinions of those fans outside which is no doubt why they were willing to talk with them.

 

[K Stand Knut]

Get Fecked you halfwit twat.
They illegally entered our players training ground, wrong way to go about things for a start.
They then show off a banner ''we decide when you play''. They don't represent me with that dictatorship statement.
Isn't that what the Glazers were initially trying with the whole ESL thing and are now getting slaughtered for it and rightly so.
Hypocrites!

Oh. You’re hard!

 

[RUCK4444]

This was not just a power play. Give over.

I don't think we can be sure of exactly what this sh*tshow was all about.

I do think however that in some respects it could have been some sort of power play by the big clubs, to say 'we need you more than you need us' sort of thing.

They certainly seem to be getting their way with the CL rules now. Many called this as some bluff to strengthen these clubs hands in the CL negotiations.

Even though this fell flat on it's face the domestic leagues and UEFA must have sh*t themselves. The PL doesn't exist without those teams and the CL certainly doesn't. Now all of a sudden the wheels have been greased on some of the clubs wishes within the CL.

 

[Tallis]

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The Red Issue guys are clearly lying.

 

[Maticmaker]

If this was in any other European (even World wide) industry/business where the major companies had both ignored and indeed insulted their millions of customers, by arbitrarily announcing the establishment of a cartel, there would be a mass boycott of every major interest....but this is professional football, the normal rules do not apply, and such as Joel Glazer and John Henry and such as their 'ilk' know that only too well, they know the business they are in and like Arnie's character they will...BE BACK!

Will the football world be ready for them, if not then it deserves everything it gets, a battle has been won but the war for the soul of football continues?
It is no longer about just supporting your team/club its about supporting the game we all love, only legislation will changed the playing field, when as another poster on here put it... the carpet-baggers'/snake oil salesmen will be forced to move on.
Sorry to say it, but a few guys turning up (at the wrong place) with a old bedsheet and spray paint to protest will not cut it and only tells the Cartel... keep going you will win in the end!

 

[macheda14]

The Red Issue guys are clearly lying.

Take one look at their twitter. 'SAF is a 'dog' for not resigning', Covid denying left right and centre, anti-Ole as far back as the eye can see.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Take one look at their twitter. 'SAF is a 'dog' for not resigning', Covid denying left right and centre, anti-Ole as far back as the eye can see.

You would do well to find them say anything positive about the club. They don't even like Sir Bobby ffs. HUHG.

 

[Hoof the ball]

The lighting in this last photograph is terrible.

FFS, they look like the Jalisco Cartel or some other Mexican cartel. Are we protesting or moving product?

 

[Tony247]

Cannot for the life of me understand why posters here expect people who are employed by the Glazers to treat and speak to the Glazers how they would want to. How on earth would Ole keep his job if he did ffs.

If anything, having owners like this means we should give the manager more support than we do already. Imagine working under these clowns and trying to implement meaningful changes and improvements.

With you on this.

 

[lsd]

That's a disgrace from Redissue if that's the case.

Red issue are a bunch of scumbags did it really surprise you when they lie?

 

[::sonny::]

I‘m with you guys, c’mon

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[sewey89]

I‘m with you guys, c’mon

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Noble confirmed

 

[RUCK4444]

Red issue are a bunch of scumbags did it really surprise you when they lie?

To be honest I have never read much from them in the past, I naively thought they were a pro United magazine or something similar.

It’s appalling if they’ve tried to skew what Ole’s said after he had the balls to front up and talk with the protesters.

Whilst they sit behind a desk writing fictional rumours and nonsense. Scum.

 

[rhajdu]

Honestly I don't think the Glazers care about this protest. Why would they pay attention to a small group of people who gather around the training ground? They are as far from Carrington as possible. It is only good to distract the staff and the players especially with banners like "We decide when you play."

It is also unrealistic to expect the staff and the players to turn against their employer. It rarely happens in any company for many reasons.

 

[Ramshock]

The biggest fan base on the planet and that's the best we can come up with. Totally embarrassing, 2 bed sheets and a couple of spray cans.
Also targeting our players training ground when they have nothing to do with this whole fiasco

It could be worse they could be stood on top of blue wheely bins

 

[MancunianAngels]

This thread sums up why the protests will fail again.

How very 2005.

We'll probably end the season losing to Arsenal on penalties aswell.

 

[Nou_Camp99]

Bizarre one that.

All Saturdays at 3pm then please lads.

I might be wrong but isn't this in relation to taking games to New York, Melbourne, Sydney and LA as would have no doubt happened in the ridiculous Super league.

Could be wrong but I think that's what they are getting at with that message. I can't think of what else it could mean.

 

[lsd]

This thread sums up why the protests will fail again.

How very 2005.

We'll probably end the season losing to Arsenal on penalties aswell.

Cue one million threads on Ole being a terrible coach for not having every player praticing penalties enough

 

[Buster15]

Even if they could, that would set a really dangerous precedent. Imagine being a foreign investor looking to invest in UK and seeing that the govt can basically take half your company at will.

Yes. That is my view as well. Not including where would the money come from to deal with all 6 clubs. And then the other 14.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

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[FatTails]

Not too bad. They seem young so I expected the bedsheets to say “Announce Haaland”

 

[FrankDrebin]

Not too bad. They seem young so I expected the bedsheets to say “Announce Haaland”

Can never be too sure though. There may have been a Keano waiting in the bushes to strike..

 

[big rons sovereign]

All they seem to do is tweet out abuse at club legends and bang on about Muslim rape gangs. I remember them joking about the Leicester helicopter crash in 2018 too. Scumbags.

Muslamic Rayguns?

 

[::sonny::]

We decide

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[Foxbatt]

Legally, I have no idea. But surely the UK government has some power to impose sanctions/restrictions of businesses (because let's be honest, that's all we are to the Glazers, Tories and the FA).

I was a teenager during the proposed BSKYB takeover and didn't really care about it at that point, but didn't the government intervene then due to the monopoly that would have occurred?

It may be a US based company but they can legislate how they operate their business in the UK. Of course it has to be the same for all the clubs.