Am really not sure what people expected?
Yes, these are just words – actions are what matter. But they have outlined what they will commit to do. If they fail to do so, then they should expect more protests.
But it is mindless to protest towards them taking notice, and then choosing to ignore any response from them because they see it as 'pure PR guff', whilst patting themselves on the back for seeing through it.
I am still yet to see a realistic proposal of who could replace them. People seem to want someone who is prepared to spend £4b of their own money and then not take a penny from the club.
For those who proudly state that they would be happy to see us relegated if it meant seeing the back of the Glazers, I have a few issues with this. Firstly, I do not see how boycotting sponsors because we do not like our owners would make us an attractive proposition for any future potential sponsor. People say that sponsors will come flocking back...but that is nothing more than a hope and a guess. Secondly, there is absolutely no certainty that the next buyer will be any better. and lastly, and absolutely not leastly, if we were to get relegated, what do people think would happen to many of the people employed by the club? People behind the scenes who have worked at Manchester United for years, decades even? I know a number of these people and it is naive to think that all these roles will be maintained if we are relegated. I know the response will be 'but we will bounce right back', but we will suffer an absolutely huge loss of income and this ill have to be met somehow.
I love United, and have done for over 30 years. But I have bigger, more real concerns in my life than who owns Manchester United Football Club. I have not been able to see my kids since August last year because of COVID. My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer this year. I agree that a leveraged buy-out of the cub should not have been allowed. But we are where we are. And we are here because we went public as a company. Ever since then, we became open to investors.
And, there is no guarantee that the next investor will be someone who can afford to spend the sum required to buy us without wanting a return on their investment – whilst be happy handing off all running of the club that they own to someone else. If people know of such a person, then fantastic. But in the absence of such knowledge, I feel that this outreach from the Glazers is one that should be both met, and made clear that they will be held accountable to their words.