Manchester United fans protested against the club’s ownership before the Manchester derby, responding to the recent season ticket bans issued after an investigation into ticket touting. The club banned 685 season ticket holders, with a further 464 receiving final warnings or reduced sanctions, and 1,617 accounts flagged for further investigation.
The protests targeted both the Glazer family, who have owned the club since 2005, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos, the new ownership group. Fans gathered near Old Trafford’s Bishops Blaize pub, chanting against both parties. A club statement explained that the bans “were issued where there was significant misuse of the ticketing system for financial gain,” specifically citing “the operation of organised ticketing networks, which were controlling, selling and distributing tickets from hundreds of accounts”.
The Red Army, a fan group, announced it would remove its regular flag displays in the Stretford End and replace them with a banner reading: “The way you treat us is a disgrace.” In a statement, the group described it as “an honest, heartfelt cry for recognition from the maligned, vilified, and misrepresented beating heart of our football club – the generational match-going supporters”.
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