BlueTed Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUNGFOO Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Delete cba with more anti failsworth moving threads and how bad the m35 post code is for our champions league oldham team Edited February 11, 2010 by KUNGFOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 It also mentions that most of the United fans wouldn’t even know where Newton Heath is. Not to mention it’s also near City’s stadium. Hardly the centre of United’s world at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 what's your point caller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 its because most man united fans are southern based ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I rarely believe much coming from a ladyman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Sam Black appears to have been playing with a spare pair of socks about his person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunteruk Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 so there fed up with the glazer family who own the club....what do they honestly expect to achieve.... if by some miracle they manage to get enough people behind it to get funds in place then what....are they going to for go old trafford and build a new stadium in newton heath,after all its there spiritual home so why wouldnt they want to be there... of course there not,they just dont want some yank in charge. makes you think though doesnt it,with all our moaning and groaning fans not happy with the way the club is run or the owners why someone hasnt bothered to try the same thing here.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 why do we care about man utd anyway ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTed Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 what's your point caller? My point is Failsworth is in Manchester, next question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 My point is Failsworth is in Manchester, next question. but under oldham council Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 My point is Failsworth is in Manchester, next question. It’s also, “inner city,” according to that article. Mental note - just because the Daily Mail says it, don’t make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 the thing is latics is closer to failsworth than man utd is, why do we always have to get in this stupid "failsworth is in manchester " lark ? its boring now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 My point is Failsworth is in Manchester, next question. No your point is that it is next to Manchester, near to Manchester, has a Manchester post code, but it is not in Manchester. This point has been made before, next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsLee Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 No your point is that it is next to Manchester, near to Manchester, has a Manchester post code, but it is not in Manchester. This point has been made before, next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTed Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 No your point is that it is next to Manchester, near to Manchester, has a Manchester post code, but it is not in Manchester. This point has been made before, next. Cheers, I am glad you cleared that up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who sat on their sofas to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find Manchester if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelaticsfan Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Cheers, I am glad you cleared that up for me. another one excellent! lets just stay in boundary park as our chairs crumble beneath our feet, watching our club go in admin and being relegated because we have no money to bring anyone in, whilst moaning that nothing changes at the club but hey that beats moving a few yards into manchester territory doent it? no wait IT DOESNT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United’s world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club’s history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 Which merely confirms we can target customers disaffected with a competitors product. We can offer a soundly managed business, nad an entertaining ethos, where the score will rarely be 0 (although that is likely to be our opponents. but we wil skip over that.) We shoudl clean up here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 The story behind the Manchester United protests: Good old days that unite army of fans By IAN LADYMAN Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The inner city, industrial area of Newton Heath lies to the north of Manchester city centre, hemmed in by the similarly urban districts of Monsall, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Ancoats. Many of the Manchester United supporters who travelled from around the country to watch their team at Villa Park last night would, perhaps, not be able to find it if they tried. Once more, however, Newton Heath is somewhere near the centre of United's world. Angered and dismayed at the financial climate in which the modern club now exists, supporters of the Barclays Premier League champions have chosen to look into their club's history for comfort and for an appropriate point of reference from which to mount their challenge to the owners, the Glazer family. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...l#ixzz0fFW18wm8 Onto the point of the article itself, anytime I have worked in Manchester, support has always been pretty split between the Reds and Blues of Manchester. Absolute bollocks that United fans don't come from Manchester. The likes of outerlying towns such as Oldham and Failsworth might be more City than United, but to suggest that "many" of United's supporters coming from outside of Manchester/Lancashire/Cheshire is bollocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 another one excellent! lets just stay in boundary park as our chairs crumble beneath our feet, watching our club go in admin and being relegated because we have no money to bring anyone in, whilst moaning that nothing changes at the club but hey that beats moving a few yards into manchester territory doent it? no wait IT DOESNT BP served us fine until successive owners stopped investing in the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Onto the point of the article itself, anytime I have worked in Manchester, support has always been pretty split between the Reds and Blues of Manchester. Absolute bollocks that United fans don't come from Manchester. The likes of outerlying towns such as Oldham and Failsworth might be more City than United, but to suggest that "many" of United's supporters coming from outside of Manchester/Lancashire/Cheshire is bollocks. In fans do you mean attendees of the game or people who say they support Man U? If the latter, there are more based outside of Manchester than in it. Edited February 11, 2010 by jimsleftfoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 to suggest that "many" of United's supporters coming from outside of Manchester/Lancashire/Cheshire is bollocks. are you sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 BP served us fine until successive owners stopped investing in the stadium. I would agree completley. Though considering the club had to sell the stadium and then TTA had to buy it back, it is perhaps understandable that the investment was lacking for a number of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Onto the point of the article itself, anytime I have worked in Manchester, support has always been pretty split between the Reds and Blues of Manchester. Absolute bollocks that United fans don't come from Manchester. The likes of outerlying towns such as Oldham and Failsworth might be more City than United, but to suggest that "many" of United's supporters coming from outside of Manchester/Lancashire/Cheshire is bollocks. Most people from Manchester follow either City or United to some level - agree However, it doesn't follow that most people who support United come from Manchester. The City of Manchester has a population of 464k, so it would take about a quarter of them to go to the Big Top or the Trafford Bowl to fill the grounds. By classing it as Manchester/Lancs/Cheshire you're giving them a catchment of about 7 million to go at and an area with a third of the Premiership in it as well as numerous other professional clubs, which is a bit odd when you are saying we can't move a few miles down the road without losing or identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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