Anti-Glazer protesters are planning, #EmptyOldTrafford, their biggest statement yet as they call on all fans to boycott Manchester United’s next home game against Liverpool.
The anti-Glazer protesters are preparing to make their most significant statement yet and are urging all supporters to boycott Manchester United's Premier League home match against Liverpool on August 22. The "Empty Old Trafford" demonstration aims to punish the Red Devils' unwelcome majority shareholders, the Glazer family.
Enough is Enough. 🔰 pic.twitter.com/uUeYo6Qztd
— centredevils. (@centredevils)The American tycoons have been unpopular since their arrival when they plunged a financially healthy club into over 600 million pounds of debt by buying it with borrowed money.
Since then, they have stripped Manchester United of its assets, drained money into their bank accounts through sizable dividends, allowed the once-proud Old Trafford stadium to deteriorate drastically, installed merchant bankers—rather than football experts—into crucial club positions, and interfered with football-related decisions.
This week, jersey sponsor TeamViewer stated it would not be extending its agreement with the team after one of those men, CEO Richard Arnold, publicly acknowledged that the demonstrations were harming the club's revenue.
The protests and boycotts of sponsors and merchandise are starting to impact share prices constantly under pressure.
The family is obviously in a panic as the reaction grows. They have collaborated with the MUST supporters' group to develop a fan share programme to placate enraged fans.
This has drawn criticism for being a token gesture that gives the fan investors no chance of ever acquiring a significant ownership stake.
It will be a massive plus for the demonstrators if Old Trafford is empty for the most crucial game of the year versus Liverpool.
Since so many fans want to watch United play but do not understand the protests, it will be exceedingly challenging to execute logistically.
However, there is every reason to believe that this current campaign will be more than successful, given that a prior protest at the equivalent event in May 2021 forced the match to be abandoned.
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Here's a look at some of the reactions on Twitter:
UNITED FANS THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
If you give half a turd about this football club, everything we once stood for and our ambitions, kindly on all your tweets, whether it's a gif, a tweet or a reply.
THIS IS OUR FOOTBALL CLUB, NOT THEIRS 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/Ri3eVyQGnt
We’re continuing with the agenda pic.twitter.com/XecA6PlDsi
— Mwininumbu SirDouble (@mwininumbu)La det bli synlig på sosiale medier. De merker det...
Let it be shown. Enough is enough!
Look at what we did with Arnautovic . We can do this! There are so many willing buyers! Do not relent!
— Tamryn Ryan (@ryan_tamryn)Enough is Enough. 🔰
— ሙሽ (@eyoel49907787)Make it happen. If you are attending the game DO NOT GO IN. pic.twitter.com/uiF6Mu9wUw
— 🆃🅷🅴 🆄🅽🅸🆃🅴🅳 🆆🅰🆈🔴🐝⚫️🐝⚪️ (@TheUnitedWay26)Yes, it's kind of final showdown. It's now or never. We want our club back and we can't afford this to happen. Picture courtesy - pic.twitter.com/VDBOHkHAUW
— Bleed Red🇮🇳 🔴⚪️⚫️ (@SrvDasR)This fans. They are just awful at everything they touch to do with our club. They dont deserve to have it, they never did. Its your DUTY to do ALL you can to get them out! https://t.co/5mvPervcLE
— Ian (@mufcmad10)IF YOU LOVE OUR CLUB STAY OUTSIDE ITS THE ONLY WAY!!! pic.twitter.com/MjHVPt7y10
— aaron hyams (@hyamsaaron)We want our club back,Cmon Michael Knight & Jim Ratcliffe,The theatre awaits 🙏
— Aza🏴 (@AaronAza12)One historically big PL game that has become a write off because of how low our owners have let sunk. Make the sacrifices you need to make the biggest, most eye opening legal protest against the Glazers to date and v Liverpool. Glazers time HAS to be up. pic.twitter.com/PbT9gRNcRX
— Hesham Bilal-Hafiz (@hesham786)August 22 we have to do it or the club we all love will die. pic.twitter.com/Zv1e7yi1Sz
— Mash_Bob (@MashBob14)1.Season tickets holders and day trippers need to unite.
2.Boycott the magastore.
3.Unfollow all SM outlets aka club propaganda.
(I only asked two years ago)
4.Stop buying products and services from ALL their affiliates.
5. 🐑 fans WAKEUP! pic.twitter.com/ib0jUxYB5e
The glazers have run this club into the ground, they need to leave. Unfollow all their social media. Unsubscribe from MUTV. Boycott their affiliates. They’ve hurt our dear club, now lets hurt them and their pockets. pic.twitter.com/oaL1n49Bsj
— daniel reyna (@brown12715)Just a reminder this isn’t about transfers it’s about the survival of Manchester United pic.twitter.com/6NS6M52eYp
— PaulMUFC🐝🇾🇪 (@pau1luvsutd)My seat will be empty for the Liverpool game and won’t be moved on or given to anyone 👍
— PATRON 🇵🇸 (@Patron_MUFC)