Man United Fans Begin Boycott of Club Sponsors

Manchester United fans vow to “boycott products and tarnish brands” of club sponsors in a bid to put pressure on the Glazer family. In a statement, they accused sponsors of having a “parasitical relationship” with Glazers.
Boycott follows protests on Sunday which led to the postponement of the match against Liverpool

Manchester United fans have launched a campaign to boycott the club’s commercial partners in a bid to put pressure on the club’s American owners, the Glazer family.

A statement posted on Twitter with the hashtag ‘NotAPennyMore’ trended on the social media platform as United supporters pledged their support for the plan to boycott the brands who are involved in sponsorships at Old Trafford.

Sunday’s game between Manchester United and Liverpool was postponed after fans that oppose the Glazer family’s ownership of United broke into Old Trafford.

The club’s Supporters wrote an open letter to co-chairman Joel Glazer, which included a ‘four-point reform plan’ which focused on more fan involvement in the running of the club.

The statement was addressed to the club’s “commercial partners” and said: “Your sponsorship money will be used for debt servicing and dividends. Supporting the Glazers does not support the club. It sustains a parasitical relationship.

“To that end, Manchester United fans will boycott your products, seek to tarnish your brands and support your competitors until you terminate your commercial partnerships with the Glazer family.

“Were sponsors to realise that partnering with the failed Glazer ownership undermines ‘brand infinity’ and ‘association with success’ and were to leave, then we’re sure United fans would once again embrace these companies for standing up for the values of the football club that the last few weeks have shown owners like the Glazer family do not hold.”