This weekend, Man United will host Arsenal at home in the match of round 28 of the Premier League. This is a match Arsenal must win if they want to keep their hopes of chasing Liverpool. Meanwhile, Man United are now out of Premier League targets but also need 3 points because this is simply a match for their honor.
To warm up this nail match, instead of organizing activities to cheer on the players, Man United fans did the opposite. One of the Red Devils' biggest fan groups, The 1958 called on fans to wear black and parade to Old Trafford. The purpose of this is to protest the team's owners who have led to the current bad financial situation.
After completing the plan to cut staff (maximum 450 people), Sir Jim's Man United has not yet finalized the ticket price for fans from now until the end of the season. Last November, INEOS intended to eliminate incentives for fans under 18 and over 65 years old. Not only that, ticket prices for the remaining subjects may increase in the coming time, making fans even more worried.
"The club is dying in front of us, both on and off the pitch. This error belongs to the current ownership system.
The club is facing the end of the world in financial matters. Debt is the road to the current destruction. Matt Busby may be angry even though he is on the other side of the world when looking at the current difficult situation of one of the world's greatest football organizations. It was all a laughing stock," said Steve Crompton, a spokesperson for The 1958 .
The movement to call for fans to wear black started with many Man United fans in the 2005 FA Cup final against Arsenal, right after the controversial £790 million takeover of Malcolm Glazer, leaving the previous team unable to pay £580 million.
In the most recent match against Fulham in the 5th round of the FA Cup, the anger of the "Red Devils" fans was felt when they arrived at Old Trafford with a series of banners such as "Don't take advantage of your loyalty". The number of spectators coming to the stadium last Sunday was 67,614, the lowest at Old Trafford so far this season, significantly less than the 72,063 spectators coming to the stadium in the third round of the League Cup in November 2024, in the match against opponent Barnsley playing in the Second Division.
At this time, a large part of Man United fans are hoping that the team will be taken over by Qatari owners, who can immediately repay all the debt to Man United and build a new Old Trafford stadium in a flash.
