It may only be a gut feeling but one cannot help but sense that the hostility of Manchester United fans towards the clubs American owners is beginning to show early signs that it’s starting to turn. A protest organised against the Glazers on Sunday is reported to have attracted around 3000 people, a spit in the ocean when compared to the 75,000 who attended the Spurs game twenty four hours earlier It raises the question as to whether the Glazer family has embarked on a calculated public relations charm offensive to win over their critics.

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It may only be a gut feeling but one cannot help but sense that the hostility of Manchester United fans towards the clubs American owners is beginning to show early signs that it’s starting to turn. A protest organised against the Glazers on Sunday is reported to have attracted around 3000 people, a spit in the ocean when compared to the 75,000 who attended the Spurs game twenty four hours earlier It raises the question as to whether the Glazer family has embarked on a calculated public relations charm offensive to win over their critics.

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Just when Manchester United fans were fully expecting reinforcements to come into Old Trafford in January, boss Sir Alex Ferguson insisted yesterday that there was no need to bring any new players over the winter. “No, definitely not” he said emphatically. With the Glazer family reported to have made a large transfer kitty available for Sit Alex to spend as he sees fit after the Wayne Rooney saga was resolved, hopes were high that at least one big signing will be made during the winter transfer window but the manager has decided otherwise.

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Just when Manchester United fans were fully expecting reinforcements to come into Old Trafford in January, boss Sir Alex Ferguson insisted yesterday that there was no need to bring any new players over the winter. “No, definitely not” he said emphatically. With the Glazer family reported to have made a large transfer kitty available for Sit Alex to spend as he sees fit after the Wayne Rooney saga was resolved, hopes were high that at least one big signing will be made during the winter transfer window but the manager has decided otherwise.

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To say that there has not been any love lost between Manchester United and Liverpool fans for many years is stating the bleeding obvious. But to say that it has always been that way is a gross exaggeration because history shows that it’s far from being the case. Legendary godfathers at both clubs like Bill Shankly and Matt Busby shared a long standing, close friendship, so to feel a degree of empathy is not at all unnatural. The two most decorated football clubs in England are currently going through a crisis not of their own making and for one to derogatory sneer at the other is well beyond the dignity of each. Quite frankly, the humiliation that Liverpool Football Club is going through at the moment could turn out to be the same that Manchester United will be forced to endure in the not too distant future – thanks to greedy carpetbaggers who saw football in general, and two great clubs in particular, as easy pickings to try and make a fortune.

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Chief executive David Gill was proud to announce on Friday that Manchester United has become the first English club to crash through the £100million profit barrier “These results show record turnover, record operating profits and exceptional growth in our commercial activities. We will continue to concentrate on generating the resources to invest in the team and the club to keep us at the top of world football.”

Despite that glowing statement however, there was another record that Gill chose not to highlight. It’s the figure which shows that for the year ending June 2010 the club suffered record losses of £83.6million. So what does it all mean? Is United heading down the same sad Liverpool road as many fear or are “The Glazers good for the club” as Sir Alex Ferguson has said on numerous times?

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