Indeed, some simply stopped following United, with one group forming nonleague team FC United of Manchester in protest. Glazer brothers Avram, Joel and Bryan needed a police escort to escape a group of over 100 angry fans at Old Trafford in the days after the takeover, and supporters have railed against the owners ever since. There was protest at the time, with warnings voiced that such an ownership model would see club money spent on the servicing of loans rather than the acquisition of star players. United supporters' antipathy toward the Glazers dates back 16 years, when the Florida-based family plunged the club into debt to the tune of £540 million with a leveraged takeover. Manchester United fans took their disdain for the Glazer family to new levels at OId Trafford on Sunday. While the trouble flared, United and Liverpool players remained holed up in their hotels, with neither able to make the short journey to Old Trafford. Images of the protest, which had been publicised in the days prior to the game, saw fans let off flares at the United team hotel before up to 200 forced their way into the stadium and onto the pitch, where they climbed on goalposts, stole corner flags and footballs and entered the tunnel area and dressing rooms, which saw COVID-19 protocols breached in the bio-secure red zone. Police added that "bottles and barriers" were thrown at horses and that United staff had to "lock themselves in rooms" as protesters breached the Old Trafford security cordon. only)Īnd it was dangerous a Greater Manchester Police statement, released after the postponement was confirmed, revealed one officer required emergency hospital treatment after sustaining a "significant slash wound to his face" from a thrown bottle. In pictures: Fan protest leads to postponement While post-Super League protests elsewhere had been, on the whole, peaceful, the botched breakaway plans simply poured salt into existing wounds at United and triggered rebellion that led to the fixture regarded as the English game's biggest being called off because, in the words of the Premier League, it created a "dangerous situation that should have no place in football." But Sunday's shocking events at Old Trafford, when protesting fans forced the postponement of the Premier League game against Liverpool, offered a stark example of deep-rooted enmity. Supporters have always been suspicious of the Glazers' motives ever since they took control in 2005, believing them to be driven purely by money and the opportunity to exploit the club brand's commercial power.Īs such, their involvement in the Super League cabal merely confirmed those suspicions and deepened their unpopularity. None, though, stirred up a hornet's nest quite like the Manchester United-owning Glazer family. The Newton Kansan is one of several newspapers Gannett owns in the Wichita metropolitan area, including the dailies The Butler County Times-Gazette and Wellington Daily News.MANCHESTER, England - It is widely-accepted that every figure of authority involved in the failed attempt by 12 clubs to form a European Super League last month misjudged the mood of their team's fans - and those of many others - before hastily pulling the plug on the whole idea. Morris Communications bought Stauffer in 1994, and sold the Kansan to GateHouse Media in October 2007. Stauffer Communications bought the newspaper in 1953. The newspaper's electronic version began in 1996. In 1952, it changed its name from The Evening Kansan-Republican to The Newton Kansan.
The paper was founded as a weekly in 1872 and converted to a daily circulation in 1886. The paper covers Harvey County, including the cities of Newton, Burrton, Halstead, Hesston, North Newton and Sedgwick. The Newton Kansan is an American daily newspaper published six days per week (excluding major holidays) in Newton, Kansas.