The Glazer Reign Is Crumbling

Originally Posted by Ethers

There were protests before the takeover. Hth.

Chris Eccleston donated ten grand to SU back then. To think, Fergie and Gill could have stopped it all.

Originally Posted by Ethers

There were protests before the takeover. Hth.

Glazer protests?

Originally Posted by believe

Glazer protests?

Yes

Originally Posted by Ethers

Yes

News to me. I don’t think I’d ever heard of them until the day they took over.

Originally Posted by believe

News to me. I don’t think I’d ever heard of them until the day they took over.

Erm, ok.

It was May 2005 when they took control of the club. There were huge protests going back as far as 2004.

Originally Posted by Ethers

Erm, ok.

It was May 2005 when they took control of the club. There were huge protests going back as far as 2004.

Honestly don’t remember any and I went home and away that season. I knew there were rumblings that Magnier was going to sell but I only remember the protest in early 2005.

Was a cold and rainy town hall meet when we invaded JP morgan and shut down the store on market street .Thinking November 04, CQ to confirm.

Also -

https://www.theguardian.com/football...sstory.sport14

This was October 2004.



There was other protests too. Didn’t a reserve game get stopped? The MEC were active paying people doorstep visits. Maurice Watkins had his car covered in paint.

Originally Posted by Ethers

This was October 2004.



There was other protests too. Didn’t a reserve game get stopped? The MEC were active paying people doorstep visits. Maurice Watkins had his car covered in paint.

There was loads of protests in 2004. MEC behind most of them. reserve game at Altrincham was stopped.

https://imgbb.com/4SV8QwP

Originally Posted by Ethers

This was October 2004.



There was other protests too. Didn’t a reserve game get stopped? The MEC were active paying people doorstep visits. Maurice Watkins had his car covered in paint.

They whipped that out at Spurs away if i remember rightly, back end of the 2002/03 season when we won 2-0. Scholes and Van Nistelrooy scored. I was in the home end.

Originally Posted by believe

Honestly don’t remember any and I went home and away that season. I knew there were rumblings that Magnier was going to sell but I only remember the protest in early 2005.

Really surprised that these key dates aren't down in your Fred-o-Fax tbh.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

They whipped that out at Spurs away if i remember rightly, back end of the 2002/03 season when we won 2-0. Scholes and Van Nistelrooy scored. I was in the home end.

Nah, it wasn't that flag. It was a massive one but nothing to do with protests

It said

We've got Wesley Brown
We've got John O'Shea
Manchester is dreaming
Of silverware in May

Originally Posted by wiganste

Nah, it wasn't that flag. It was a massive one but nothing to do with protests

It said

We've got Wesley Brown
We've got John O'Shea
Manchester is dreaming
Of silverware in May

Ah that was it.

Originally Posted by est.1878

https://imgbb.com/4SV8QwP

Jesus....

Originally Posted by est.1878

Was a cold and rainy town hall meet when we invaded JP morgan and shut down the store on market street .Thinking November 04, CQ to confirm.

Also -

https://www.theguardian.com/football...sstory.sport14

Yup, there were a number of different protests:

Protesting at the stock exchange which made national news
Arsenal protests which shut down megastore
Hereford horse racing protests
Spamming the banks and in particular Allen & Overy (Glazer lawyers) which they admitted shut them down for a few days


At the time IMUSA was de facto SU and were organising some of the larger events. MEC was behind the more militant stuff including the cancelled Cheltenham protest and the burning of the American flag at Moss Lane that Ethers mentioned, gutted I missed that last one as I went to most reserve games at the time. Hyman by any chance did you know bury_red (Alan)?

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

And how many protests have you ever been to, exactly?

protests do £#%&! all. leadership, a workable plan and solidarity was required. I couldn't provide the solidarity. soz.

Originally Posted by jem

protests do £#%&! all. leadership, a workable plan and solidarity was required. I couldn't provide the solidarity. soz.

I'm with you on that.

Originally Posted by Patty_b

I'm with you on that.

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

Yup, there were a number of different protests:

Protesting at the stock exchange which made national news
Arsenal protests which shut down megastore
Hereford horse racing protests
Spamming the banks and in particular Allen & Overy (Glazer lawyers) which they admitted shut them down for a few days


At the time IMUSA was de facto SU and were organising some of the larger events. MEC was behind the more militant stuff including the cancelled Cheltenham protest and the burning of the American flag at Moss Lane that Ethers mentioned, gutted I missed that last one as I went to most reserve games at the time. Hyman by any chance did you know bury_red (Alan)?

No mate unless he goes by a different name. Will know him by sight I imagine. The large group of reds I know ish well in Bury were a very active hoolie crew in the late 80’s and 90’s rather than protester/club ethics. Still see a few of them at matches from time to time and we moan about how badly it’s changed….