Man Utd Fans Plan Protest vs Glazers & Ratcliffe Ahead of Arsenal Clash

Arsenal Man Utd fans plan Arsenal protest against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Glazer family Manchester United fans' group The 1958 have called for a protest against the Glazer family and Jim Ratcliffe ahead of the opening Premier League game against Arsenal footballlondon Bookmark Share Comments Arsenal By Joe Doyle Content Editor Simon Peach PA Chief Football Writer 15:00, 5 AUG 2025 Bookmark (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A Manchester United supporters' group, The 1958, has announced a new protest against the Glazer family and, for the first time, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, ahead of their Premier League opener against Arsenal . The group has organised numerous demonstrations in recent years calling for a change in ownership and will march to Old Trafford on August 17, with new banners being produced reading 'Jim Can't Fix This'. Ratcliffe, who owns a 28.94% stake in United, has overseen wide-ranging, often unpopular, changes since taking over day-to-day operational control from the Glazers in February 2024. A spokesman for The 1958 said: "It's a new season but the same old ownership issues. Twenty years of the Glazers and their debt mountain is 20 years too long. Enough is enough. "We won't allow some natural optimism and a couple of shiny new signings to deflect from the bigger off-field picture. "Jim Ratcliffe chose to get into bed with the Glazers and in our opinion is helping keep them in charge. "So on 17th August, we protest not just against the Glazers, but now also against Jim Ratcliffe – a man once seen by many, including ourselves, as a possible saviour, a beacon of hope but now revealed as complicit in the ongoing erosion of everything that makes our club what it is. "This is no longer just about ownership; this is about survival – the survival of our identity, our community, and our values." The spokesperson for the 1958 group stated that the protest is for "every fan who has been silenced, evicted, priced out and disregarded", adding "this is about the future of football". The representative of the group further added: "Jim Ratcliffe, you have chosen your side and it is not ours. You now stand shoulder to shoulder with the Glazers. The mask has slipped. You are no saviour. You're like a (red) devil in disguise." In March, Ratcliffe hinted that he would abandon United if he ever faced abuse similar to what the Glazer family experienced. "It can be unpleasant," Ratcliffe admitted in an interview with the Times. "And I've probably failed on the having fun front. "I can put up with it for a while. I don't mind being unpopular because I get that nobody likes seeing Manchester United down where they are, and nobody likes the decisions we're having to make. "Eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I'd have to say, 'look, that's enough guys, let somebody else do this'." United ended up in 15th place in the Premier League last season – their lowest top-flight finish since 1974 – and missed out on European qualification after losing the Europa League final to Tottenham. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky Sports deal Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more. £35 Sky Get Sky Sports here Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Football London Facebook X (Twitter) Comment More On Arsenal Man Utd Premier League Manchester United vs Arsenal

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A Manchester United supporters' group, The 1958, has announced a new protest against the Glazer family and, for the first time, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, ahead of their Premier League opener against Arsenal .

The group has organised numerous demonstrations in recent years calling for a change in ownership and will march to Old Trafford on August 17, with new banners being produced reading 'Jim Can't Fix This'.

Ratcliffe, who owns a 28.94% stake in United, has overseen wide-ranging, often unpopular, changes since taking over day-to-day operational control from the Glazers in February 2024.

A spokesman for The 1958 said: "It's a new season but the same old ownership issues. Twenty years of the Glazers and their debt mountain is 20 years too long. Enough is enough.

"We won't allow some natural optimism and a couple of shiny new signings to deflect from the bigger off-field picture.

"Jim Ratcliffe chose to get into bed with the Glazers and in our opinion is helping keep them in charge.

"So on 17th August, we protest not just against the Glazers, but now also against Jim Ratcliffe – a man once seen by many, including ourselves, as a possible saviour, a beacon of hope but now revealed as complicit in the ongoing erosion of everything that makes our club what it is.

"This is no longer just about ownership; this is about survival – the survival of our identity, our community, and our values."

The spokesperson for the 1958 group stated that the protest is for "every fan who has been silenced, evicted, priced out and disregarded", adding "this is about the future of football".

The representative of the group further added: "Jim Ratcliffe, you have chosen your side and it is not ours. You now stand shoulder to shoulder with the Glazers. The mask has slipped. You are no saviour. You're like a (red) devil in disguise."

In March, Ratcliffe hinted that he would abandon United if he ever faced abuse similar to what the Glazer family experienced.

"It can be unpleasant," Ratcliffe admitted in an interview with the Times. "And I've probably failed on the having fun front.

"I can put up with it for a while. I don't mind being unpopular because I get that nobody likes seeing Manchester United down where they are, and nobody likes the decisions we're having to make.

"Eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I'd have to say, 'look, that's enough guys, let somebody else do this'."

United ended up in 15th place in the Premier League last season – their lowest top-flight finish since 1974 – and missed out on European qualification after losing the Europa League final to Tottenham.