Sir, Another day, another patronising article about the Malcolm Glazer shambles at Old Trafford. This time (Sunday, 12 June) Roy Collins advises Manchester United supporters to 'make that small step into the real world'. The article, by a man who doesn't have to pay to watch live football, then informs us that we are lucky to only be paying slightly less than Chelsea supporters.
You see, in Roy's Real World (TM), United fans are not this country's one set of supporters to have got up and formed alliances capable of beating Rupert Murdoch; providing the only credible independent supporters' voice and helping supporters of other clubs set up similar initiatives. Instead, they're a generic mass, the archetypal fickle fan, caring only if his side wins and complaining that the world isn't fair only when it goes wrong. The reality is that, for well over a year, we've been warning about the danger of Glazer for our club and for the rest of football. We've also warned about the incongruity of plcs and football. On top, we've called for a football watchdog and a democratically-elected FA, both of which could have aided the fight against - if not prevented outright - the peril that now faces United and the game overall. Because you chose not to cover it doesn't mean it didn't happen. There are other real worlds than the press box and the sports desk clique. Andrew Lindsay Rossendale, Lancashire ********************************************************************** Please visit the official ITV website at www.itv.com for the latest company news. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2xaSZB/SOnJAA/Y3ZIAA/GtUolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Please use [email protected] for general discussion. To unsubscribe send a blank message (from the email account in question) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join as a full member of IMUSA today: http://www.imusa.org/join.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/imusa/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
