Old Trafford is like a ‘police state’
Oh Fergie - when will you learn not to
upset the supporters?
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson compared the atmosphere at Tuesday’s Premier League win over Birmingham to a funeral, urging fans to back the team more vocally.
Those comments have upset the IMUSA’s Colin Hendrie, who accused Ferguson of ‘a lack of understanding’ of the plight supporters face.
‘I think he could benefit from sitting in the ground,’ said Hendrie, who believes Old Trafford stewards come down too hard on fans who stand at moments of excitement.
‘You can’t stand up to make a noise. If you try to stand up, you’ve got stewards who are ejecting you, they’re taking your season ticket away from you.
‘It’s almost like a police state in a football ground now and if you do stand up, people will take your arm, put it behind the back of your neck and throw you out of the ground.
‘Under those circumstances, what atmosphere does he (Ferguson) want?
‘The only atmosphere we’ve got is one where we’re a little bit frightened of losing £1,000 for the season ticket we’ve paid for.’
The club is already leveraged and is barely making enough to pay off the debt by, among other things, taking midweek trips to Dubai and off-season trips to Asia. Perhaps you would have been better off with the horse swindlers as bosses. Oh - and stop giving the business to Reading fans. That’s just not classy.
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