To all Manchester United supporters,
Over the past few days, we have all witnessed the great passion which football generates, and the deep loyalty our fans have for this great club.
You made very clear your opposition to the European Super League, and we have listened. We got it wrong, and we want to show that we can put things right.
Although the wounds are raw and I understand that it will take time for the scars to heal, I am personally committed to rebuilding trust with our fans and learning from the message you delivered with such conviction.
We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable throughout the pyramid for the long-term. However, we fully accept that the Super League was not the right way to go about it.
In seeking to create a more stable foundation for the game, we failed to show enough respect for its deep-rooted traditions –promotion, relegation, the pyramid – and for that we are sorry.
This is the world’s greatest football club and we apologise unreservedly for the unrest caused during these past few days.
It is important for us to put that right.
Manchester United has a rich heritage and we recognise our responsibility to live up to its great traditions and values.
The pandemic has thrown up so many unique challenges and we are proud of the way Manchester United and its fans from Manchester and around the world have reacted to the enormous pressures during this period.
We also realise that we need to better communicate with you, our fans, because you will always be at the heart of the club.
In the background, you can be sure that we will be taking the necessary steps to rebuild relationships with other stakeholders across the game, with a view to working together on solutions to the long-term challenges facing the football pyramid.
Right now, our priority is to continue to support all of our teams as they push for the strongest possible finish to the season.
In closing, I would like to recognise that it is your support which makes this club so great, and we thank you for that.
With best regards,
Joel Glazer
An open letter from Joel Glazer
posted on 21/4/21
If reports are to be believed (I know, pinch of salt and all that), United and Liverpool owners & Ed were also particularly interested in pushing this.
This wasn't a mistake, it was a calculated attempt to become richer through guaranteed income, and fцck the wider consequences to everyone else.
posted on 21/4/21
comment by The Mane Man (U19731)
posted 2 minutes ago
People make mistakes and those 6 culprits made the wrong choice.
I still maintain it isn't the top 6 fault and they have been dragged into this mess by the Juve chairman and Perez
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The thing is, the English teams were actually willing to throw away a competitive advantage just to make more money. As things stand, the English sides can afford players that the likes of Barca, Juve and even Real cannot. If the Super League came about, that would level the playing field, which is precisely why those clubs want it. And if a player has a straight choice between Manchester or Madrid, they're unlikely to choose Manchester, let's be honest. So they're actually willing to weaken their own position in the footballing pecking order, just to get more money. Says it all really
posted on 21/4/21
The thing is, the English teams were actually willing to throw away a competitive advantage just to make more money
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That baffled me also
The PL with its popularity and income has been a source of envy to the other European leagues . To me the English clubs had more to lose compared to the breakaway European clubs
posted on 21/4/21
comment by Roy's Keane (U11635)
posted 3 minutes ago
The thing is, the English teams were actually willing to throw away a competitive advantage just to make more money
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That baffled me also
The PL with its popularity and income has been a source of envy to the other European leagues . To me the English clubs had more to lose compared to the breakaway European clubs
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Footballing wise they certainly do. But these parasites only care about the big financial numbers
posted on 21/4/21
I like to open alll Joel Glazer's letters, especially between him and his accountant, and post them on that t'internet thingy.
posted on 21/4/21
Joel Glazer sit on this 🖕 you snake caaant
posted on 21/4/21
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
I'm not as cynical as you all are.
I don't know if he means it or not, but if he has realised it was a mistake, what else can he say.
It's a lot better than nothing.
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You are so easily forgiving. Why?!
He cares about profits, he doesn't care about football or whether Utd are a success, lack of success over the last 10 years is evidence of that.
Gary Neville stated the Old Trafford stadium is in a poor state, has been since 2005, and the Glazers will do nothing about it.
That is the most insincere letter you could read. A complete parasite.
posted on 21/4/21
comment by Diafol Coch 77 (U2462)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
comment by rosso - can’t waste a day when the night brings a hearse (U17054)
posted 9 seconds ago
Go fack yourself, Joel, you soulless, ghoulish shell of a grasping pettifugger.
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Not a fan then!
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Pettifugger sounds like something out of Harry Potter.
posted on 21/4/21
#GlazersOut
posted on 21/4/21
comment by rosso - can’t waste a day when the night brings a hearse (U17054)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Go fack yourself, Joel, you soulless, ghoulish shell of a grasping pettifugger.
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Rosso playing his cards close to his chest there