Manchester United and FC United fans to hold joint anti-Glazers protest 20 years on
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FC United of Manchester and The 1958, a Manchester United fan group, are staging a joint action on Saturday against 20 years of Glazer ownership of Manchester United. The protest, called United United Day, marks the first formal attempt by FC United and a Manchester United supporter group to link forces since the non-league club’s foundation in 2005, which caused some division between fans.
The action will take place at seventh-tier FC United’s home fixture against Stockton on a weekend when Manchester United do not have a match. Fans will gather behind one of the goals before kick-off to display their disquiet at the American family’s proprietorship, which began with Malcolm Glazer’s leveraged purchase. That loaded about £500m debt on the club and caused a section of unhappy supporters to break away and form FC United. The club was officially founded on 18 May 2005 in an Indian restaurant in Rusholme.
