So we need to find a way forward, and we have a four-point plan for you to do that:ġ. We support the fight of fans to protest lawfully and, although we did not personally witness any such acts, of course we do not condone any acts of violence. For the vast majority of the thousands of attendees at the protest they made their voice heard peacefully and respectfully. Yesterday, that frustration reached boiling point.
After sixteen years not one member of the Glazer family has ever had so much as a conversation with us, the club's Supporters Trust. But what happened was a culmination of sixteen years in which your family's ownership of the club has driven us into debt and decline, and we have felt ever more sidelined and ignored. We don't want to spend our days off work protesting outside our football ground. We are football fans and we want to support our team. We don't know if you saw it, but after the events of yesterday we trust your attention is now fully focused on the question of what happens next at Manchester United.įirst things first, let's be very clear that no-one wants what happened at Old Trafford yesterday to be a regular event. The Fans Forum wrote to you and your senior management team on Friday. This is the only way to move this issue on. It concluded: 'We request a response to this four-point plan, in public and in writing by Friday.
The letter also called for the owners to consult with season-ticket holders over any significant changes at the club and appoint independent directors to the board. MUST once again put forward a four-point plan for a fundamental restructuring of the club.Īs well as calling for the Glazers to co-operate with a fan-led government review into football following the European Super League debacle, the letter urged them to put in place a share scheme that is accessible to all investors meaning the owners' stake could be 'reduced to a minority or indeed be bought out altogether'. We support the right of fans to protest lawfully and, although we did not personally witness any such acts, of course we do not condone any acts of violence. 'For the vast majority of the thousands of attendees at the protest they made their voice heard peacefully and respectfully. United's Supporters Trust also penned an open letter to Joel Glazer and given him and his brother Avram until Friday to respond to their four-point plan for change at Old Trafford
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