Just sleep on the pitch.
Protest at Old Trafford
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One of the clips shows a flare getting thrown at them.
Are they really fans or just folks making trouble? Surely they would make their point protesting outside. I hope they call the police.
Grow up pal. What a disgraceful post, they were on the pitch 10 mins to make a point and left peacefully.
How do you hurt their pockets?
Nothing will change. Glazers not going anywhere. This will die down in a few, especially since the season is almost over. Valiant effort by the fans but ultimately thats not where the power lies unfortunately.
It'll be remembered for fans looking like prats by running on the pitch, stealing corner flags, throwing cameras etc. Is that a positive statement for a 50+1 system?
Hearing the game may be off? Anything official yet?
Is this one of the test games with some fans in there?
But we don't know that. Let's not rush to judgement about the motives and behaviour of the vast majority. Anyone causing any kind of damage is totally wrong, but let's not draw conclusions at this early stage.
Wouldn't surprise me.
Has the United coach even left the hotel?
Imagine generalising an entire group of protestors based on the actions of a minority.
Where you hearing that? I doubt it will be called off.
Can’t see it, especially now the fans have left the pitch
It does and has already done the damage in some degree.
But, I think the pitch invasion is needed at least for today. If we can continue the large scale protests outside the stadium for every home game, it at least sent the strong message. Really hope those parasites out of our club!
How are those two events even comparable, christ.
Spot on mate. some utter melts in here wringing their hands. docked points?so what, getting onto the pitch will generate maximum coverage, and that’s what will hurt the parasitic fecks, sponsors will not want to be attached to that which hurts the fecking yanks in their pocket. Keep going lads. Wish I could be there
Happy to see it. I'm looking forward to the match as much as anyone, but if it gets called off it would only increase the impact of the protest.
Similarly, if it resulted in us getting docked points or fined it would really just put more of a focus on the message- that the glazers are not welcome at our club and that football clubs and the football landscape in general needs more protection against self serving owners.
I would hate for us to miss out on the champions League because it punishes us and the players, but the glazers are more damaging to us than another year out of the CL so I fully support the protest.
Just don't turn it violent and undermine the message.
Similarly, if it resulted in us getting docked points or fined it would really just put more of a focus on the message- that the glazers are not welcome at our club and that football clubs and the football landscape in general needs more protection against self serving owners.
I would hate for us to miss out on the champions League because it punishes us and the players, but the glazers are more damaging to us than another year out of the CL so I fully support the protest.
Just don't turn it violent and undermine the message.
- Simon Stone
Not buy tickets. Protest to sponsors. Not watch televised games.
Premier league saying it’s going ahead
Have they left the pitch or is the aim to get the match cancelled and us docked points? We have a united fanbase currently against the Glazers - one sure fire way of destroying that is getting us docked points and splitting that fan base. The only way change happens is through Govt legislature of which there is huge public and media support for currently - all it takes is one copper being hit on the head or videos of people destroying property and that disappears.
The stuff outside the stadium and the Ole chanting is making me very emotional though. Beautiful scenes.
The stuff outside the stadium and the Ole chanting is making me very emotional though. Beautiful scenes.
Well said.
Covered live on NBCSN:
Stadium has now been emptied of fans. Security now carrying out security sweeps before the match.
Stadium has now been emptied of fans. Security now carrying out security sweeps before the match.
I read that United fans will not let the player bus drive??
Spot on mate
Did the security just let them in to avoid confrontation? Would make sense.
Correct, 0le.
100% this
And the Glazers will get away with everything they currently are doing and the only people who will be prostecuted are the people who broke into the stadium.
we can make as much racket as we want but unless someone comes in with billions of pounds to buy the club nothing will change.
Astounded by the reaction on here being so mixed. We need change. That doesn’t happen by standing outside holding a banner ffs.
It’s not what anyone wants to see but it makes a point and that’s what required. Sending some email or wearing a scarf hardly registers with the Glazers. Even what we’ve seen today won’t register unless it’s repeated, has to be a concerted effort to get rid of them, the protest is more important than the game.
The Glazers don’t want to sell because they are greedy and no matter how much money they drain it will never be enough. They’ll be happy to take their dividends and consultancy fees terrified to sell unless they miss out. But if this continues the other scenario is they’ll be scared to see an asset depreciate and miss out on cash. At Utd only way that happens is by fans saying enough is enough.