- Man United fans remained seated after full-time to protest against their owners
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After the full-time whistle blew at the end of Sunday’s 196th Manchester derby, Man United’s fan group – the 1958 – stayed behind to protest against how their club is being run.
The points were shared in a 0-0 stalemate at Old Trafford, as neither side were able to forge many chances in what was one of the most forgettable derbies in recent years.
United fans remained seated after over an hour and a half of dull football to protest against ticket price rises, the end of 50 per cent concessions for OAPs and the decision to relocate supporters in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand to make room for a lucrative new VIP dug-out club.
Chants of ‘we want Glazers out’ rung around the Stretford End, while many flags and banners were also held up.
One flag read: ‘£66 your debt not ours,’ as a reference towards the club increasing ticket prices by five per cent last month – up to £66 per match.
Many other flags took aim at the Glazer family’s majority ownership of United, with one reading ‘Love United hate Glazers’, while another simply displayed ‘Glazers out’.
Man United fans stayed behind at Old Trafford after Sunday’s 0-0 Manchester derby stalemate
The protest was organised leading up to the game by United’s largest fan group – the 1958
The protests were aimed at rising ticket prices, the end of concessions and the reallocation of fans from their seats
United and City share some common ground, like other Premier League fan groups, in uniting under the Football Supporters Association’s ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ campaign.
‘We need to protect the game so that we are still able to hate each others’ clubs in future,’ said Steve Crompton, spokesman for United protest group The 1958.
‘I’d love nothing more than tomorrow’s news being all about City being found guilty of the 115 Premier League charges.
‘Over at City, the fans are being priced out. Same at Chelsea and Tottenham. The clubs are trying to squeeze out the low-revenue match-going fans, and the atmosphere in every stadium is suffering. The fan culture is dying before our eyes.’
The 1958 rallied thousands of fans to march before last month’s game against Arsenal to protest against the Glazers and how Sir Jim Ratcliffe is running the club.
‘Nothing good has come out of the club since Ratcliffe got involved. There’s nothing to cling on to, not a glimmer of hope,’ said a spokesman for The 1958.
