Manchester United fans tore into the club’s majority owners the Glazers family after a torrential downpour swept through leaked Old Trafford roofs to flood the stadium during Arsenal match.
The ghost of the Glazers’ neglect of the 114-year-old sporting facility resurfaced as fans struggled to steer themselves to safety in the stands during the heavy downpour.
Also, footage in the United dressing room shows the leaked roof was not only limited to the outside of the stadium. The section covering the United’s dressing room was also leaking with the downpour searing through in ugly and worrying scenes.
United fans took to social media to blast the Glazers family for the 12 years of neglect that has left the iconic football theatre in ruins.
A fan wrote, “This is sad. Another reminder our club was not in safe hands under the watch of the Glazers.”
Another fan wrote, “The Glazers had nothing to offer this club after years of raking in huge profits but just to make a mess of our facilities.”
Another said, “This is quite sad and humiliating. The Glazers were definitely setting the club up for total ruins. Hope Sir Jim Ratcliffe gets it right.”
It is believed pressure from the Man United fans contributed immensely to the Glazers’ decision to partially sell United shares to Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
As part of his takeover agreement, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly planing to doll out £2bn to build a ‘Wembley of the North.’ However, there is an alternative plan to devote £237m for renovation if the £2bn planned rebuild is not feasible.
As of the time of filing this report, workers have been seen at the facility apparently trying to fix the leakage. However, United spokesperson said the workers are on a regular maintenance schedule on the facility not only to fix the leakage.
Overall, it was an embarrassing scenario for the management of the club whose negligence has seen Old Trafford gradually go moribund.
United fans hope new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will do a better job as he sets out to overhaul the club’s sporting operations.
