The Manchester United supporters Group the 1958 have announced a new protest which for the first time will not just be aimed at the Glazer family but also Sir Jim Radcliffe
In a statement the group said
Supporters are being rallied ahead of the Arsenal clash at Old Trafford on August 17th, with a new route planned and new banners produced including ‘Jim Can’t Fix This’. Ratcliffe has been branded ‘a devil in disguise’.
In a statement the group said
“It’s a new season but the same old ownership issues. Twenty years of the Glazers is 20 years too long. Enough is enough.
We won’t allow some natural optimism and a couple of shiny new signings to deflect from the bigger off-field picture. Jim Ratcliffe chose to get into bed with the Glazers and is helping keep them in charge.”
The group said that Jim Ratcliffe – a man once seen by many, including ourselves, as a possible saviour, a beacon of hope has now revealed as complicit in the ongoing erosion of everything that makes our club what it is. This is no longer just about ownership; this is about survival – the survival of our identity, our community, and our values.
They described the systematic eviction of long-standing fans from the South Stand – some who have held seats there for generations as not just a policy decision, it’s an attack on the very soul of Manchester United.
“These are the people who help build the atmosphere, the tradition, the heartbeat of the club. To cast them aside in favour of sanitised profits and premium experiences is nothing short of disgraceful.”
They added that Football is consuming itself.
“What’s happening at Manchester United is a warning to every other club – a calculated attempt to Americanise and franchise the game we love. If this continues, the sport will be left hollow, a commercial product with no soul.”
Jim Ratcliffe, they say now stands shoulder to shoulder with the Glazers.
“The mask has slipped. You are no saviour. You’re a devil in disguise.”
