Joel Glazer’s Man Utd takeover statement comes back to bite him having promised fans ‘wouldn’t notice change’ under him

JOEL GLAZER’S statement back in 2005 has come back to haunt him as supporters lose faith and trust in Manchester United’s ownership.

United’s co-chairman released a statement on his takeover 16 years ago highlighting the importance of communicating with fans, praising the club’s history and heritage, and promising little change under his ownership.

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Joel Glazer has gone back on his word when he became co-owner of Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty – Contributor

Joel hasn’t directly communicated with United supporters since his interview with MUTV.

But the latest plans to form a breakaway with the rest of the dirty dozen is the straw that broke the camel’s back with United supporters.

Reported by Manchester Evening News, he said in his 2005 interview: “It’s extremely important (communication with fans). Again I keep coming back to it, fans are the lifeblood of this club.

“People want to know what’s happening, people want to know where things are heading but we will be communicating.

“Again, I think it’s important that the chief executive is communicating on a regular basis and we can communicate certain things ourselves but not much is going to be changing at Old Trafford.

“What attracted us and allured us to Old Trafford are all the great things, all the great history, and all the great heritage. People keep saying ‘what are you going to change?’

“And the thing I keep saying is people aren’t going to notice a change.

“We don’t want people to notice a change because in the end we’ll be doing a disservice to this great club.

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