The 1958 plan major anti-Glazer protest as takeover saga rumbles on

Add as preferred source on Google

Fan group The 1958 are planning a new anti-Glazer protest as the takeover saga drags on.

The process to sell Manchester United is dragging onto a third round of bids. A new deadline has been set for the end of the month, BBC Sport report.

BBC report: “All parties are acutely aware the family could decide not to sell.”

This would be a nightmare scenario for Manchester United, and supporters want to make clear to the Glazers that staying put would be untenable.

New protest planned

Fan group The 1958 formed during the 2021/22 season and mobilised large scale protests at Old Trafford over the past 12 months.

A protest is planned for the final home game this month against Aston Villa, just after the deadline for the third round of bidding.

The statement reads: “WE ANNOUNCE OUR NEXT PROTEST. It will be the 30th April, home to Villa. We held back for a reason. Now you know why. We called this way back in November. Plans and details to follow. You are either with the fans or with Glazer. For you, for us, for each other.”

In November when it was first announced the Glazers would begin the sale process, the 1958 warned: “DO NOT expect the parasites to do a nice clean honest sale. No let up! We keep going! We get them out!”

With the deadline for final bids at the end of this month, there will still be a waiting game while the Raine Group and the Glazers assess them.

The fear now is not only that the Glazers might not sell, or choose minority investors, it’s that even if they do sell, this could drag further into the transfer window and deny United the chance to strengthen the team.

Erik ten Hag’s project needs to be supported, and in January the club had to scratch around for loan deals. This won’t pass in the summer.

But it is bigger than this short-term issue. The Glazers are a long-term problem, who have been unwelcome since they arrived in 2005.

The club are mired in debt, with substantial investment required in infrastructure off the pitch. The Glazers can’t solve either of these. New owners are needed, with money and fresh ideas.