Man United supporters call for BOYCOTT on meetings with owners the Glazers, as they claim fans’ advisory board – set up by Joel – is a ‘tool for manipulation and deception’
- Man United fans continue to escalate their protests against the Glazer family
- The 1958 group issued an appeal to fans to halt any dialogue with the owners
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Manchester United fans have called for a boycott on meetings with The Glazer family as they escalate their protests against the owners.
Joel Glazer set up a fans’ advisory board after protests at Old Trafford, claiming it would help them hear supporters’ concerns.
But after a dismal start to the season on and off the pitch amidst fears The Glazers are not serious about selling the club, influential fans’ group The 1958 have issued an appeal to all United supporters to halt any dialogue with the owners.
In a statement, they claimed the advisory board which meets four times a year had been established as a ‘tool for manipulation and deception.”
Calling for a complete boycott, The 58 said: ‘Joel’s (Glazer) initial response to the Liverpool protest was to engage in dialogue, merely to appease and pacify our support.
Fan group The 1958 have called for a total boycott on meetings with the Glazers
Joel Glazer set up a fan’s advisory board, in which the 58 says it is a tool for ‘manipulation and deception’
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‘By maintaining a dialogue with the Glazers, we have validated their actions and legitimatised their ownership of our club.
‘It is now time to reevaluate this approach and consider alternative methods to ensure that the Glazers ownership of our Club finally becomes untenable.
‘Dialogue with the club and owners does not work. We ask that all members of the Fans’ Forum boycott their position with immediate effect. It will send a powerful message to the Glazers, the clubs sponsors and the media.’
Though the Glazer family are widely disliked among United supporters, there is a split on how best to try and remove them.
Bids from Qatar and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have failed to be accepted with Ratcliffe now understood to be considering holding a minority stake thereby allowing The Glazers to stay in control.
Bids from Qatar and Sir Jim Ratcliffe (pictured) have not been accepted with the latter now understood to be considering holding a minority stake allowing the Glazers to keep control
The 58 have stopped short of demanding a boycott of matches. It is unclear how successful that would be and protests at games also run the risk of turning violent, something organisers wish to avoid.
The next United fans’ forum is due to take place on October 10. United trumpet the body as evidence that the owners are open to listening to supporters.
‘The objective is to increase fan input into the club’s decision-making processes and ensure that the fans’ perspective is heard at the highest levels of the club,’ United explain on their own website.
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