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The grim reason Manchester United fans have been told to wear black against Arsenal
Manchester United fans will protest again ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images) Manchester United fans have been encouraged to dress in black on Sunday for the visit of Arsenal in the Premier League. A season of torment and frustration his another low on Sunday as United relinquished their grip on the FA Cup and crashed out at the fifth round stage following a penalty shootout defeat against Fulham. For supporters, disgruntlement with matters on the pitch is mirrored by the lack of empathy felt towards United’s INEOS backers who have done little to ingratiate themselves since assuming control of football matters 12 months ago. Speculation which suggested a fresh round of redundancies were iminent were reported last week, news which was swiftly followed by a threat to take action against any remaining member of staff leaking information on club matters to the media. Supporter group The 1958 have organised a number of protests against the Glazer family in recent years but their ire is now turning towards Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his boardroom cohorts who have been accused presiding over a ‘dying’ institution. Get personalised updates on your club every day Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. A spokesperson from The 1958 said: ‘The club is slowly dying before our eyes, on and off the pitch, and blame lies squarely at the current ownership model. ‘In many ways, this is the biggest crisis United has faced since the Munich air disaster which inspires our name. The club is facing financial armageddon. Debt is the road to ruin. Manchester United fans are unhappy that ticket prices are on the rise (Picture: Getty) ‘Sir Matt Busby would be turning in his grave at the current plight of one of the world’s greatest football institutions which is being brought to its knees and in many ways becoming a laughing stock. ‘The club is going backwards and it’s likely to get even worse. We urge fans to rise up, unite and join us at 3pm on Sunday as we march to the ground and protest against the despised Glazers and the club’s deliberate assault on fan culture. ‘We have been working hard across both club and non-club boundaries for the betterment of fans, our club and football for some time. ‘Today we announced protest details which will not just be limited to action at the ground. This is more than just a club to us. We more than just a number on a seat.’ Jim Ratcliffe and David Brailsford are not overly popular at Old Trafford these days (Picture: Getty) United issued worrying financial results last month which included a line on commercial revenues plummeting by 12% which, in part, explains the unpopular decision to rise ticket prices for Premier League games to £66. ‘About three years ago, I said that United needed to bring money in,’ a concerned Gary Neville said last week on Stick To Football, brought to you by Sky Bet. ‘It was a car crash waiting to happen. ‘What you now see are desperate decisions. Some of them I think are needed, some are bad. You don’t remove food off people at Old Trafford, you don’t take £40K off the ex-players. ‘And to be fair, (the sacking of) Dan Ashworth was a mess, because that’s someone you’ve chased for eight months and you get rid of after three months, that’s a shocker and that’s £4m. ‘But this is a culmination of absolute s****fest of management from the Glazers. To the point whereby a £1bn has been paid off in interest, the club has dipped off in terms of performance, cash flow, profit – it’s lost £300m in three years. ‘Man United used to be the most profitable football club – in 2018 they had £350m in the bank. from that point on now, I think (Ratcliffe’s) Ineos put in £300m and there’s not much of that left.’ Neville’s co-host Ian Wright agreed, adding that the Glazer ownership made the club feel like ‘being scammed’. ‘They’ve come from America and come to the biggest club in the country,’ Wright added. ‘At the end of the day, something has to be done.’
Manchester United fans have been encouraged to dress in black on Sunday for the visit of Arsenal in the Premier League.
A season of torment and frustration his another low on Sunday as United relinquished their grip on the FA Cup and crashed out at the fifth round stage following a penalty shootout defeat against Fulham.
For supporters, disgruntlement with matters on the pitch is mirrored by the lack of empathy felt towards United’s INEOS backers who have done little to ingratiate themselves since assuming control of football matters 12 months ago.
Speculation which suggested a fresh round of redundancies were iminent were reported last week, news which was swiftly followed by a threat to take action against any remaining member of staff leaking information on club matters to the media.
Supporter group The 1958 have organised a number of protests against the Glazer family in recent years but their ire is now turning towards Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his boardroom cohorts who have been accused presiding over a ‘dying’ institution.
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A spokesperson from The 1958 said: ‘The club is slowly dying before our eyes, on and off the pitch, and blame lies squarely at the current ownership model.
‘In many ways, this is the biggest crisis United has faced since the Munich air disaster which inspires our name. The club is facing financial armageddon. Debt is the road to ruin.
‘Sir Matt Busby would be turning in his grave at the current plight of one of the world’s greatest football institutions which is being brought to its knees and in many ways becoming a laughing stock.
‘The club is going backwards and it’s likely to get even worse. We urge fans to rise up, unite and join us at 3pm on Sunday as we march to the ground and protest against the despised Glazers and the club’s deliberate assault on fan culture.
‘We have been working hard across both club and non-club boundaries for the betterment of fans, our club and football for some time.
‘Today we announced protest details which will not just be limited to action at the ground. This is more than just a club to us. We more than just a number on a seat.’
United issued worrying financial results last month which included a line on commercial revenues plummeting by 12% which, in part, explains the unpopular decision to rise ticket prices for Premier League games to £66.
‘About three years ago, I said that United needed to bring money in,’ a concerned Gary Neville said last week on Stick To Football, brought to you by Sky Bet. ‘It was a car crash waiting to happen.
‘What you now see are desperate decisions. Some of them I think are needed, some are bad. You don’t remove food off people at Old Trafford, you don’t take £40K off the ex-players.
‘And to be fair, (the sacking of) Dan Ashworth was a mess, because that’s someone you’ve chased for eight months and you get rid of after three months, that’s a shocker and that’s £4m.
‘But this is a culmination of absolute s****fest of management from the Glazers. To the point whereby a £1bn has been paid off in interest, the club has dipped off in terms of performance, cash flow, profit – it’s lost £300m in three years.
‘Man United used to be the most profitable football club – in 2018 they had £350m in the bank. from that point on now, I think (Ratcliffe’s) Ineos put in £300m and there’s not much of that left.’
Neville’s co-host Ian Wright agreed, adding that the Glazer ownership made the club feel like ‘being scammed’.
‘They’ve come from America and come to the biggest club in the country,’ Wright added. ‘At the end of the day, something has to be done.’
