Manchester United fans in Philadelphia have claimed the club censored them in their protests against the Glazers.
According to the Daily Mail, The 1958, an “underground group of reds determined to defend Manchester United’s values, culture and traditions,” made the claim after planned protests at a recent fan event.
The group of supporters has said that US television network NBC is at the center of the censorship, and accused the network of telling them that they would not be filmed if they went ahead with their protests against Glazer.
The group says United contacted them and told them “NBC would not broadcast or share any material that perpetuated Glazer Out rhetoric.”
The planned protest against United owner Avram Grant was to take place at the NBC Sports Premier League Fan Fest in downtown Philadelphia on October 15-16.
The Reds’ recent game with Newcastle was shown at the event, live on a big screen from Old Trafford, and the entire event was shown across the United States on streaming platforms, as well as on television and social media.
But due to owners’ fears about the negative impact of the green and gold visual protest as well as the banners, the fan group claims that censoring them was “clearly a pressure tactic by the club to dampen the protests of the fans.” fanatics.”
A statement from MUST (Manchester United Supporters Trust) read “to silence our rights as United supporters to protest Glazer ownership. We have heard and experienced all this before, right?
“Our fellow fans in the United States have decided that they will continue to wear green and gold and carry their banners to the festival. However, as expected, little to no coverage was available on official NBC channels.
With former United and USA goalkeeper Tim Howard in attendance, as well as many other former players, fans were hoping to add to the potential negative impact felt by current owners, and they feel the Glazers and broadcasters they got ahead of them. so.
And with the club putting pressure on the media amid fears of further damaging the club’s owners’ dividend payments, supporters are angry about this deal.
But as the fan group pointed out, ‘all this leads to a conclusion. Visual protests have a huge impact on this property.”
