Joel Glazer issued an open letter to the Manchester United supporters in wake of the European Super League fiasco, which has put the club’s leadership under the spotlight.
An open letter from Joel Glazer to all Manchester United fans.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 21, 2021
Man United were one of the 12 clubs who enrolled to be a part of the European Super League, including the Big Six in the Premier League. As you may well have heard over the past 24 hours, it’s fast unravelled.
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The Red Devils issued a short statement yesterday evening confirming that they would no longer be participating in the European Super League, and that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward would be stepping down.
On Wednesday afternoon, Joel Glazer then had his say in the form of a statement which was published on the official Manchester United website.
“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.” (read the full statement here)
Glazer admitted that the club’s hierarchy had made a mistake, but stopped short of apologising for doing so. Man United fans do not appear to have found it particularly sincere, as can be read in the replies…
— Aidan Walsh ? (@AidanWalshMUFC) April 21, 2021
Get Out
— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) April 21, 2021
NOW DO ONE
— ? Flex ? (@FlexUTD) April 21, 2021
Dear Joel,
Get out our club
Yours sincerely
Manchester United fans.#GlazersOut pic.twitter.com/EIfSYonC8L— ? Totally Man Utd™ ? (@TotallyMUFC) April 21, 2021
— Drip Harder ? (@Ridal_YRN) April 21, 2021
Well well well, so late. The apology was like pulling teeth. First apology in 16 years. I suspect this is too little too late. You have dragged our club through the mud. You have betrayed the manager, players and fans. You have
— Cantona & Best (@bestcanton7) April 21, 2021
What an absolute weasel.
— Gaz (@CantonaManc) April 21, 2021
Unless it says “We’re leaving” I don’t care. #GlazersOut pic.twitter.com/mOkSwAboR1
— UtdDefence?? (@UtdDefence) April 21, 2021
glazer get out of our club
glazers out used man u as a cash machine who knows how much they have taken out of this great club cant wait for the goverment start checking there booksgood riddens to bad rubbish never but football first always money putting an ex banker in charge of football matters of which he didnt know of butting himself above all managers he employed including sir alex a legend