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Originally Posted by borsuk
the scouse are protesting because their team is doing shit. united supporters protested when we were at the crest of a wave. the scouse merrily bent over and took it up the arse because they thought they might be able to buy success. we protested murdoch (though he might well have invested) and we protested the glazers on principle, not because of a few shitty results. and we protested in ways no other club has managed before or since: boycotts, direct action (remember the paint, the targetting of the @#%&!s wherever they went), setting up an alternative team, imusa, must, the phoenix fund etc.
suggesting the scouse even come close is, frankly, £#%&!ing insulting to every genuine united fan, and shows no appreciation whatsoever of what was done.
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A car got red paint thrown over it, woo. Rio had masked men knock on his door, none of the Glazers or the United board did so you have to ask why they were more prepared to confront Rio over his contract negotiations than they were to challenge people facilitating Glazer's take over.
The percentage of United fans who have been involved in any kind of protest will be less than the percentage of scouse fans.
I worked in Manchester when the take over happened, just round the corner from Rothschilds who arranged it. Nothing was ever done mount a protest against them, all that happened was that the Nike shop got some stick bombs let off.
When people were asked to miss the West Brom game as a protest, we had fellow United fans mocking the idea. If you think United fans can in anyway make themselves feel like victims and cry from the roof tops about their injustice as Liverpool can then you need to comeback over here, lots have changed since you've been away.