FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER

Founded in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's takeover, F.C. United entered Division Two of the North West Counties The club was founded in 2005 by disaffected supporters of Manchester United.[6] Although there were varying reasons for their dissatisfaction, the catalyst for F.C. United's formation was the 12 May 2005 takeover of Manchester United by American businessman Malcolm Glazer. Supporters first considered forming a breakaway club in 1998 during an attempted takeover of Manchester United by BSkyB.The creation of F.C. United in the event of a Glazer buyout was first proposed in February 2005 by Manchester United fanzine Red Issue.
Public meetings for fans were held on 19 May 2005 at the Central Methodist Hall in Manchester's Northern Quarter and on 30 May at the Apollo Theatre. Subsequently, a steering group was created to set up the new club. After the name "F.C. United" was rejected by The Football Association for being too generic, those who had pledged money to the club were asked to vote on a name. On 14 June 2005, it was announced that "F.C. United of Manchester" had been chosen, beating "A.F.C. Manchester 1878", "Manchester Central", and "Newton Heath United", and F.C. United were officially registered with the Manchester County Football Association on the same day. Football League. Karl Marginson was appointed as the club's manager on 22 June, and the club held trials for players four days later. Around 900 players applied to take part in the trials, of whom 200 were chosen to take part and 17 selected to play for F.C. UnitedJonathan Mitten, great-nephew of Manchester United forward Charlie Mitten, was the club's first signing.F.C. United's inaugural members' meeting was held on 5 July 2005 at the Methodist Central Hall. Members voted on the club's constitution, badge, and core principles and elected the 11-member board. By 6 July, over 4,000 people had pledged money to F.C. United and the club had over £100,000 in the bank. During F.C. United's formation, the owners of Leigh RMI offered to merge the two clubs, but the parties decided against the idea.F.C. United later arranged to play their first-ever game against Leigh RMI on 16 July 2005; the match ended 0-0.
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[@Andrew-pl8kz]

FC TRIBUTE ACT OF MANCHESTER UNITED

[@newforestpixie5297]

It’s ironic how my local professional side Bournemouth whom were literally kept afloat by a whip round with Matt Holland & other players holding a bucket ( then local businessman / Director Jeff Mostyn re mortgaging his house to get 100k ) for them to now be so dependent on tv & sponsorship that the 9910 whom pay to squeeze into Dean Court can only make up about 8% of the clubs’ necessary income …..

[@limericklad2000]

This just makes me very sad in so many ways.

[@igorello978]

Krasnodar Reds.