I agree that removing the flags would make no difference but do wonder why they created a poll asking the question if the result was never going to lead to any action anyway.
Glazers / Woodward out! (One down)
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
I wonder if it because of IP location?
Here is the article
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, and apparently thought they could take over the world.
Or, at least, the world’s sport.
The Glazer family, which owns the Bucs and also owns arguably the most famous soccer team on the planet — England’s storied Manchester United — was the driving influence behind a dozen or so of Europe’s biggest, richest clubs recently attempting to break off from the traditional UEFA Champions League to form their own European Super League.
“By bringing together the world’s greatest clubs and players to play each other throughout the season, the Super League will open a new chapter for European football, ensuring world-class competition and facilities, and increased financial support for the wider football pyramid,” Joel Glazer, co-owner of both Manchester United and the Buccaneers and vice chairman of the proposed Super League, said in a statement Sunday.
Two days later, Glazer, Manchester United and essentially every other team in this proposed Super League folded and buckled like a cheap lawn chair amid massive political pressure within their own countries.
In just 48 hours, the Glazers went from daring entrepreneurs to back-tracking, back-stabbing buffoons.
From Super Bowl to Super Bust.
“We have listened carefully to the reaction from our fans, the UK government and other key stakeholders,” Manchester United said in an about-face statement Tuesday when the proposed Super League went belly-up even quicker than the Alliance of American Football and morphed into the worst sports PR blunder since LeBron’s “Decision.”
In case you have missed what is unquestionably the biggest sports story in the world, the Glazers were originally trying to break up the entire structure of European soccer. The announcement came just two days ago that their Manchester United club was one of Europe’s 12 or so marquee franchises from five different leagues (think of it as Europe’s Power 5) — the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1 and Germany’s Bundesliga — trying to form their own Super League. This Super League would have essentially destroyed and replaced the Champions League, which is European soccer’s biggest competition where the best teams from each country’s league advance to play each other.
The entire country of England and the continent of Europe were immediately and uniformly repulsed by the Americanization of their beloved and beautiful game. What irked the Europeans most is that this soccer revolt was being led by the Glazers, who were portrayed as ingrate American colonists who had declared war on the crown. The Glazers quickly became the most hated Americans in England since George Washington led the underdog colonists to victory over the redcoats back in 1776.
Except 250 years ago, it was the Americans who threw tea into Boston Harbor and screamed, “Taxation without representation!”
This time, it it was the Brits who protested against Glazers’ Super League and its clandestine, “Formation without representation!”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince William condemned the Glazers and their fellow Super League revolutionists. Other British politicians even threatened to enact legislation that would force the Glazers to sell Manchester United to the government.
Wrote English soccer website CaughtOffside.com: “It’s almost unthinkable that a man (Joel Glazer) so heavily involved with one of the most historic clubs on the planet could be behind these plans to destroy English football and its culture entirely. … What a disgrace. The game is dying – if not dead.”
Said former Manchester United star and renowned English soccer commentator Gary Neville in interviews with a variety of media outlets: “They (the Glazers) have overstepped the mark. They are scavengers, they need booting out of this football club and out of this country. They are scavengers, they want the big money for themselves and it must be stopped.”
Good for the Brits for stopping this American imperialism. The Glazers were trying to turn European professional football into American college football, where the big-boy brands get all the money and throw a few crumbs to the paupers. Except this was even worse. This was college football’s Power 5 without any shame whatsoever. These were Europe’s most powerful brands essentially telling the other members of their leagues, “Hey, you vermin, we’ll grace you with our presence and play in your regional league during the regular season, but then we’re going to advance to the playoffs despite what our record is.”
It would have been like Alabama, Florida, Georgia and LSU telling Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and the rest of the SEC: “Hey, plebes, even if we finish 6-6 during the regular season, we’re still going to take part in a 20-team Super Conference playoff with Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State from the Big Ten, USC and Oregon from the Pac-12, Clemson and FSU from the ACC and a few other lucky teams who we choose at our discretion. And, oh, by the way, none of you are invited!”
It was estimated that Manchester United and the other revolutionists would have tripled or even quadrupled their TV revenue and other Champions League income — and they would have done it without the risk of failing to qualify.
The Glazers thought they had come up with an even better business plan than signing Tom Brady.
Except winning America’s Super Bowl turned into a boat parade.
Starting a European Super League turned into the Titanic.
this is great if they begin to eat each other. That guy will happily screw anyone over but if caught will snitch on everyone immediately. hope we see more of this
Bring sir Jim Ratcliffe to own major stocks of Manchester and other similar catcliffe who knows about football and chase away foreign shrewcliffes. I am not from uk but seriously why English government even allows foreign investment to own their heritage.
If listened to then I suspect that Campos would have done a teeny weeny better job then what Judge and Woodward had done on their own.
Yeah feck off now
Hopefully they now realize that they can’t set foot on their own grounds without someone spitting in their face. Not that they were ever there anyway. Too busy polishing the bald spot and applying conditioner to that pathetic pony tail. Weasels.
Yep, they're going nowhere.
They realised that a long time ago.
I'm sure I would've done a tweeny weeny better job than what transpired, if listened to. But hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Ugh, the aim stays the same-they need to go ASAP, hope the government can do something to intervene but won’t hold my breath. A radio interview with someone today said our clubs are like national heritage and therefore should not be privately owned aka someone buying Stonehenge and placing a theme park on it or moving it to Timbuktu and reshaping it into a giant monolithic penis. Legislation and protection needs to be in place.
This is exactly what i thought would have been the case. It would have been stupid of Ed to lie straight to UEFA's face. He is just an employee who did as he was told.
Maldini as well, they didn’t involved him.
For the first time in history maybe sleepy woody has no fault
Its like a bad google translation.
Fantastic friend, thank you for sharing this.
Really good to see they are getting some bad press over there...with context as to what they tried to do over here.
Seems so. Was curious to see so thanks for posting. However...
Grrrr. Someone needs to tell whoever wrote that, that they also spectacularly missed the point.
If this is true, then Joel's letter is a direct piss on the face of each and every United fan. #GlazersOut
Seeing as he suddenly muttered a word in planet football that he was in charge of the superleague, id say its very likely. Fitting he completely carved up his little henchman doing it aswell
Bit doubtful about this. Doesn’t matter anyway - they are all deceitful scum. Woody vs. Evra. Woody vs. Rio. Woody vs LVG. No respect. One gone. Next, please. This is Manchester United. #GlazersOut
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Super league took time to organise. Website design logos - agreements, legal and financial stuff, put a plan in place. Look they will all spin to make themselves look less reptilian. Who cares?
I fully expect the leaks to start over the next few days/weeks stating that our summer transfer plans have had to be ripped up due to the pandemic and no Super league riches to compensate.
That Glazer latter is a piss regardless.
Have you been drinking?
The fact he ‘wrote’ that means he must be aware how much he is hated. It’s the best way to get to the Glazers, but has to be relentless.
Yeah well said meanwhile our weak equivalent MUST have no desire whatsoever to organise any kind of protest, you can see this blowing over again in a few weeks because still feels like the whole fanbase isn't United on this matter which I find utterly staggering. I was watching SSN earlier and saw that Drasdo guy and just didn't give me that vibe of someone who is willing to vociferously protest about anything at all.
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What's happened to MUST? They're Glazer apologists now? I'm out of the loop.
It's pathetic the so-called red army is keeping the banners in the stadium because they want to support the lads or some other stupidity like that.
How bloody weak is that? The players themselves were thrown under the bus as well and I'm sure they'd prefer to see pressure exerted if it means the vermin in charge are exterminated.
How bloody weak is that? The players themselves were thrown under the bus as well and I'm sure they'd prefer to see pressure exerted if it means the vermin in charge are exterminated.
Yeah couldn't agree more
They just don't seem willing to go the full way with protesting because will lose their privileges which I think is BS
Not available in Europe.
as if! It was all Woodward’s idea. Let me guess the narrative in the next couple weeks will be it was Uniteds idea and we should be punished worse than everyone else.
FINISH HIM
Could it be?
Not us. More likely Arsenal or Spurs.