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da prosport bet： ‘New season. Same Goal.’ That’s the slogan of the Independent Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) who have been actively campaigning against the Glazer family regime and their running of the club since 2005. The group set up the popular ‘Green & Gold Campaign’ in February in a bid to unite supporters against the Glazers through mass demonstrations and protests, boycotting season ticket sales and backing the Red Knights takeover bid. The overall goal is to remove the Glazers from power and replace them with owners who have the same vision for the club as the fans. While that goal may be achieved one day, the protest could cause more damage than good if the club’s performances on the pitch start to suffer.
Revolutions are very rarely quiet, peaceful affairs and MUST continued to voice their concerns over the club’s current owners throughout last season’s campaign. However the discontent remains a dark cloud hanging over Old Trafford as United attempt to win back the Premier League trophy from Chelsea. It is certainly not the intention of fans that support the Green & Gold campaign to cause unrest at the club. United supporters simply want to voice their disapproval of how the club is being run under the Americans. Yet when MUST decided on a prolonged, organised and structured campaign against the Glazers they would have been aware of the negative publicity it would create for the club. MUST however believe the end justifies the means and are prepared to publicly boycott the club until the Glazers relinquish their power. Many supporters have swapped their season tickets for semi-professional club FC United and the protest shows no sign of slowing down just yet.
Fans didn’t want the Glazers at the club from the start. The Americans angered fans after they bought the club using high-interest loans secured against the club’s assets. Since the 2005 takeover the club’s debt has increased to over £700m while ticket prices have soared from £487 to £722. United’s fans have every right to be angry and to take a stand against the club’s owners. The green and white scarves and banners, representing the club’s Newton Heath origins, were a visible presence at Old Trafford last season and will again be an embarrassing reminder for the club’s owners of their deep unpopularity amongst United fans this season. Sir Alex Ferguson has publicly backed the Glazers claiming they are doing a brilliant job running the club and have backed him unconditionally in the transfer market.
Manchester United boss Ferguson remains stuck in the middle of the two warring parties and has attempted to act as the peacemaker between the fans and owners. Ferguson understands United supporters’ concerns about the level of debt piled onto the club and a part of him deep down probably agrees with their rebellion against the Glazers. Yet Ferguson has to remain diplomatic when dealing with the issues surrounding the club’s ownership and cannot appear to be backing the fans’ anti-Glazer stance. They do employ him after all. The Scotsman is however worried about the ongoing dispute and has called for fans, players and owners to unite ahead of the new season and back his side.
Ferguson wrote in his programme notes ahead of Newcastle’s Monday night visit to Old Trafford:
“There is one situation that clouds the new season and that is the continued opposition to the Glazer family, our owners.
“I have no problem with the green and gold campaign. Fans are entitled to protest but not, I suggest, to the detriment of the team.
“The fact is that the Glazer family own the club and until such time as they decide they want to sell they will stay regardless of the protest.
“I don’t want United mired in so much controversy that it deflects from winning matches.”
The Scotsman knows the problems off field troubles can bring and has moved to unify supporters ahead of the new campaign. They only have to look at old enemies Liverpool’s dire campaign last season, mired by fall-outs between supporters and the club’s owners. Ferguson remains a step ahead however and his voice of reason will help ease the increasingly tense stand-off at the club. Ferguson is genuinely concerned about the protest and with the owners refusing to enter into discussions over the sale of the club, the saga looks set to roll on for a while yet.
Ferguson knows his squad must be focused on their goal this season however and that is to win titles.