ManU Green and Gold

[Billy Mays]

Loved the comment about tutting loudly and sighing in exasperation. As someone else mentioned the time to mount a protest was BEFORE becoming a publicly listed company. Atilla said it best that football will eat itself.

 

[manilaseagull]

Could not care less about Man U .......I will dance for joy if they go bust.

Unfortunately it will never happen.

 

[adrian29uk]

I cant stand all that stupid scarf rubbish. But as usual, while we have real clubs hitting the wall, this stupid Green and Gold seems to get all the focus.

 

[dougdeep]

They do look nice though, there are too many teams that wear red.

 

[little al]

Wankers the lot of them.

 

[Slough Seagull]

I cant stand all that stupid scarf rubbish. But as usual, while we have real clubs hitting the wall, this stupid Green and Gold seems to get all the focus.

 

[little al]

I cant stand all that stupid scarf rubbish. But as usual, while we have real clubs hitting the wall, this stupid Green and Gold seems to get all the focus.

^^^

 

[Brighton Breezy]

A middle class protest from a set of supporters who are safe in the knowledge someone will come along and 'rescue' them.

 

[disgruntled h blocker]

I think their campaign slogan says everything to answer this thread.
"Hate Glazer. Love United".

How hypocritical would it be to claim to love a club you then boycott? It's not appropriate in this case, and wouldn't get a damn thing done. You can't organise that many people. 70,000 fans will not all do the same thing and stay outside, it won't happen. It's not possible on that scale. It wouldn't achieve anything positive, so why do it?

Err... Remember the Liz Costa coaches when we played Wimbledon in Div1? She took her coaches to the real Wimbledon, playing at Cove instead. Can still remember the anti-Costa chants at Selhurst now....

 

[strings]

Am I the only one that can see United having a green and gold away kit next season now?

If the red knights take over, the simply have to go for a green and gold away kit. Or, in true Man U style, they could even have a 'one season only' green/gold home kit!

 

[Gazwag]

If the Man U fans are so upset about americans owning their club why do they sing an american country song as their main song these day.

"Take me home country road to the place I was born west virginia......."

 

[keaton]

Isn't the point of the protest to raise the profile of the issue?

Aren't people still talking about the green and gold scarfs raising awareness?

If they didn't go other people would fill the seats, and the protest would achieve very little. Now whenever you see Man Ut on telly you lots of green and gold

 

[Adopted Brightonian]

anyone serious would support the AFC Manchester or whatever club and build that up, but seems in keeping with their plastic nature, they want the glory and top flight football, they dont really give a toss about the owner.

Even if 70,000 decided not to go, another 70000 eager "loyal fans" would happily take their place.

 

[beorhthelm]

I cant stand all that stupid scarf rubbish. But as usual, while we have real clubs hitting the wall, this stupid Green and Gold seems to get all the focus.

its almost as if they are protesting as they think thats part of being involved in a football club. they really have no problems at the club, not like say Liverpool (being slightly flippant).

 

[Miami Seagull]

Hearing their "build a bonfire" chant last night brought back some memories....there are some similarities!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

A bit harsh I think, nothing much has happened yet but I suppose they're looking at what could go wrong. I'm sure United, like any club, have their share of Noddy fans (more in their case) but they must also have plenty of loyal local people who've been going since 1962 or whatever, who resent the whole commercialisation side of things.

Why criticise them, but not Liverpool, for example? They're in more or less the same boat, except Liverpool don't appear to have even vaguely organised any decent protest. I have no great love for United, but I think their genuine fans have as much right to question the ownership of their club as any of us do.

 

[beorhthelm]

...there are some similarities!

really, there isnt and suggesting it devalues the plight of our club then and many other smaller clubs now. despite the horror of the owner skimming off £20m, the club pays its debt, the players get paid their £100k a week, and if fergie needs a player he'll get the funds. its like banking with HBoS and being annoyed at the bonuses so protesting by wearing a "i love The Leeds" tshirt when going into your branch.

 

[little al]

A bit harsh I think, nothing much has happened yet but I suppose they're looking at what could go wrong. I'm sure United, like any club, have their share of Noddy fans (more in their case) but they must also have plenty of loyal local people who've been going since 1962 or whatever, who resent the whole commercialisation side of things.

Why criticise them, but not Liverpool, for example? They're in more or less the same boat, except Liverpool don't appear to have even vaguely organised any decent protest. I have no great love for United, but I think their genuine fans have as much right to question the ownership of their club as any of us do.

Perhaps if their fans weren't such arrogant tossers.

 

[house your seagull]

the best thing i've seen is a couple of lads wearing green and gold scarfs whilst clinging lovingly to their numerous fresh Man. Utd. Megastore carrier bags.

the real losers here are the norwich city fans who live in manchester.

they're an arrogant bunch, united fans, and they have a powerful outlet of protest in FC United, but once you take away the winning, they're f***ed. If the glazers leave United, which I think they will, FC United will lose half their fanbase, I'm sure.

 

[1959]

How come, because it's United, this is universally accepted as being a green and gold protest?
When Norwich wear those exact same colours, it's called green and yellow. Wolves wear gold.