FC United of Manchester

no.
but the new club won't be tainted.

it did with AFC Wimbledon, as long as they get the backing. both support, and financially.

[quote=Evil_the_Cat_ link=1118839787/0#4 date=1118876145]I admit that I don't really know much about this, but I honestly don't understand why Glazier was so determined to buy the club.

I don't know where i stand with this. On paper this is a good move, but I support Manchester United, no other english club. I hate Glazer but i also hate the thought of abondoning the club i've supported since a kid.

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Coz he knows they'll grow out of it when they start being successful next season?

Record season ticket sales, I heard somewhere this week.

Don't believe the hype. United have on average around 300-500 non-renewals per season, so why would that figure decrease so significantly after a disappointing season? Neither me nor my dad have renewed for next season, as it goes. And not because we haven't won anything, before any comedian comes out with that.

I won't stop supporting United, but I'm f*cked if I'm going to fund Glazer's takeover by giving him

I wish it would happen to Birmingham City, I really hate them and their fans

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Don't believe the hype. United have on average around 300-500 non-renewals per season, so why would that figure decrease so significantly after a disappointing season? Neither me nor my dad have renewed for next season, as it goes. And not because we haven't won anything, before any comedian comes out with that.

I won't stop supporting United, but I'm f*cked if I'm going to fund Glazer's takeover by giving him

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But then it's you who loses out at the end of the day by not getting to see the matches. And of course Man Utd who do need the f*cking money to attempt to get them out of all this debt, of course.

I've supported them since I was a little kid but have never gotten to see them because the season ticket holders take up all the seats. it's really p*ssing me off how so many people are being such d*cks about it. Yes, Glazer's bought the club... but for the moment, it's still got the same manager, and the same players, with the only difference being the owner. It was obvious that the club itself didn't want Glazer to take over but what could they do about it??? Absolutely f*ck all is the answer. He bought the shares... and thats that. Fair enough, it's sh*t that he has, it's f*cked up manchester utd being the richest football club around, but they're still the same club underneath.

The prime idea behind not going going is to force United into more debt, which would force the banks making him sell up at a discount, at which point the "Phoenix Fund" will try and buy the club and enable it to be owned by the fans. Im not supporting the other club because Im a United fan and nothing else, but I WILL NOT put any money into his pockets. If people continue going and he manages to service his debt, he succeeds, and he can justify more price rises, more stupid pre season tours, more merchandising etc destroying the clubs soul even more, and if he goes to change the collective telly deal and for a Euro League, kiss football as you know it goodbye.

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FCUM? F'cum more like.

Which is precisely our attitude to ABUs.

No, I wasn't saying you were. Just saying that the new acronym was highly appropriate.

I've no soft spot for Villa either, I might add. I don't know why, I shouldn't care about them but they don't half get on my nerves.

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Just a bit of (not even) wordplay, my dear old thing. I'm more an ABV myself.

Acohol By Volume?

It occured to me that FC United of Manchester is probably what Glazer wants the team to be called, it smells of franchise.

I find the whole thing quite amusing, Man utd are far from being my fave and if it resulted in them having massive debts and being relegated then all you utd fans will realise just how unfair the financial situation is between the premiership and the lower leauges.

Not your fault! its clubs like yours that spend squllions of pounds ensuring that lesser clubs never get a look in, ah i just hate all the money in football these days it ruins the game.

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Not your fault! its clubs like yours that spend squllions of pounds ensuring that lesser clubs never get a look in, ah i just hate all the money in football these days it ruins the game.

What a load of f*cking sh*te.

People who support sh*t teams with no money should try drumming up support with their own fans, dont come whining to us because we're the best supported team in the world, yet some p*sspot team from a backwater town doesnt get a look in, thats not our fault and dont try and pin the blame on our "marketing" either, people follow success, but its not a one way street, local sides need to get out and offer youth schemes in local schools.
Ive lost count of the amount of f*cking buckets people have thrust in my face to donate money to a team I dont support, why should I? Why should my club? Surely us spending money on players is more beneficial to sh*t teams that us just sitting on our money and demanding payments for young players we offload?

If money ruins the game, you dont remember the 80's, you dont remember crumbling stands and pure violence at every ground every week, money has improved the game, the class of football played now is amazing and the stadia top class. The only thing that has changed is fans attitudes, gone are the days of Dave at Stockport happy with not getting relegated, now he wants a Brazilian in the side and challenging for the FA cup every year.

and Man United were successful in the 90's due to some great buys on Fergusons part, his team management, and lets not forget the players we brought through in that time. You cant say we used money to fund success because it didnt happen, we had a wage cap at

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Not your fault! its clubs like yours that spend squllions of pounds ensuring that lesser clubs never get a look in, ah i just hate all the money in football these days it ruins the game.

You pillock, you've completely misunderstood the whole point. Like I said, United have EARNED their success. Phil is exactly right.