The 4-year ritual is about to begin.
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, Indian social media will flood with the exact same questions: "Why isn’t a country of 1.4 billion playing?" "What is missing?"
Influencers and arm chair critics who don't watch a minute of local football will suddenly become experts on our systemic flaws.
We are world champions at diagnosing the problem. But when the final whistle blows on July 19th (early morning July 20th IST), the show will pack up. The discourse will vanish, and football will disappear from prime-time in India as if it never existed.
If we only care about Indian football when the rest of the world is playing, we are part of the problem. Real change doesn't happen in a 1-month seasonal outcry; it happens in the unglamorous, everyday grind of building sustainable, inclusive grassroots systems.
#IndianFootball #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup
It’s more than fair.
Ineos/Sir Jim gave the Glazers a lifeline by keeping them at the club for 25%.
Since ineos took over we have had our worst league finishes in premier league history. They don’t have a clue what they’re doing.
This statement was released today by a collaboration of online accounts. They’ve had enough of the Glazers, INEOS and the way the club treat fans and match going supporters. The inept running of the club and the shite we are served up every week whilst expecting us to pay more for the privilege.
These accounts have a combined reach of over 3 million United fans. They’ll be supporting the protest on the 1st Feb before Fulham.
Putting differences aside to get behind a coordinated, collaborative message that will be spread around the world to maximise impact before, during, and after the protest.
Fair play to them.
The 1958🇾🇪
#UnitedIsBroken
- Drowning in debt
- Decades of mismanagement
- Failure on and off the pitch
- Poor recruitment decisions
- Empty and broken promises
- Exploiting the match going fans
Enough is enough. #UnitedIsBroken
- Drowning in debts
- Years of mismanagement
- Poor recruitment and decision making
- Owners taking billions from the club
- Terrible decision making from top to bottom
Enough is enough.
#UnitedIsBroken
Enough is enough. Our club is suffering.
The time has come for the entire Manchester United fanbase from online supporters to The 1958 fan group to unite under one cause.
Read, share, and pledge your support for the action on February 1st. This is our stand.
#GlazersOut #UnitedIsBroken
20 Years of Mismanagement, Greed, Neglect, Debt-Loading, Repeated Mistakes, Incompetence, Clueless leadership, Systemic failure and the Slow Decay of a Footballing Giant needs to come to an end.
Retweet to save our club!
#UnitedIsBroken
Manchester United is broken. And this time, it’s not opinion. It’s fact. Enough is enough, we WANT our club BACK!
Manchester United was built by its fans. If this club is to be saved, it will be saved by us.
United is broken.
But we are not.
#UnitedIsBroken
Manchester United is BROKEN.
INEOS have failed while The Glazers have continued to line their pockets after two decades of mismanagement, neglect and financial greed.
Enough is enough.
#UnitedIsBroken