Albert Scanlon 1935 - 2009
- 7th January 2010
Albert's funeral cortege will pass under the Munich Memorial at
11.15 on Wednesday 13th January........
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Annual Report -
1st January 2010
Now in its fifteenth year IMUSA continues to thrive and
membership numbers are once again up on the previous year........
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Ryan Giggs -
13th December 2009
Congratulations - BBC Sports Personality of the Year - polling
over 30% of the vote........
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More concerns about our financial
viability - 5th December 2009
A spokesman for the Glazer family said: 'We continue to keep our
financial options for the club under review just like any other
business.'........
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Right up there with Hull
- 30th November 2009
Agents are parasites but their activities are a barometer for
the amount of transfer activity each club is engaged in and the
amount of money they are spending on new players........
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Case against innocent fan dismissed
- 27th November 2009
The case against the IMUSA member accused of throwing coins at
Wigan was thrown out of court today as the steward who made the
accusation decided against testifying under oath........
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George Best -
Four years today - RIP - link to the George Best Foundation on
menu to the left........
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The financial cuts at Carrington
deepen - 22nd November 2009
There is considerable uncertainty with redundancies and cutbacks
at Carrington upsetting some staff and suddenly there is the
threat of more sweeping changes at the club........
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The legend that is Cantona on
Henry's handball - 21st November 2009
(Henry) went and sat down next to an Irish player to console him
- even though he'd screwed them three minutes earlier - If I'd
been Irish, he wouldn't have lasted three seconds........
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Bundesliga votes to keep clubs owned
by fans - 13th November 2009
Keeping the '50+1' rule is a statement of confidence in the
system which directly rejects the English approach, where
football clubs are available to be bought and sold by anyone........
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World Cup Willies -
12th November 2009
The English bid to host the 2018 World Cup has been given a
boost as David Gill and inept Sports Minister, Gerry Sutcliffe
are amongst those removed from the bid team........
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Not for Sale -
30th October 2009
The rumours that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to be sold
to help manage the debts at 'Man U' are apparently untrue........
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Brown nosing the Glazers
- 23rd October 2009
Members of the Glazer family were guests at the PM's cocktail
party at Number 10 last night in spite of their snubs to our
fans and his former Minister of Sport........
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A man of distinction -
17th October 2009
SAF thinks football is heading for catastrophe and that a “major
club” could collapse unless wealthy owners act more responsibly
– by perhaps not borrowing a $1billion?........
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Top 10 United websites -
16th October 2009
Congrats to Simon M for our fourth place........
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Petition to reinstate the memorial
wall - 16th October 2009
A murdered United fan's family would like a way for their son
and all other United fans killed by tragedy to be commemorated
at OT. Sign the petition here........
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United we can kill cancer
- 16th October 2009
IMUSA backs SAF's support for the PDT campaign. PDT is a simple,
quick and highly effective way to destroy target cells........
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Not So Flush -
7th October 2009
Martin Edwards, the man who ignored FA Rule 34 to turn United
into a PLC, creating the mechanism for the Glazers to take over,
is worried about the debt they have put on the club........
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The price of Home Grown set to rise?
- 15th September 2009
Our Academy has become a transfer production line in recent
years and United can expect more from that income stream
following today's Premier League rule changes........
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As the Window closes -
1st September 2009
this becomes the third successive season without significant new
money being invested in a squad that has seen, since 2005, 38
more players transferred out than transferred in........
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Seasons in The Sun -
30th July 2009
Today's survey in The Sun treats the price of our cheapest 2,500
seats as being representative and doesn't take into account that
all our ST holders have to pay for the ACS on top........
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Players put in danger once again by
the Club's pre-season dash for cash? -
30th July 2009
Last Summer it was African virus infections. This year,
according to The Times, the team were indeed the target for the
Jakarta hotel bombers........
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CEO puts his reputation on the line
- 23rd July 2009
DAVID Gill has pledged that none of the £80million received from
Real Madrid will go towards tackling United's spiralling debt. -
We'll believe it when we see it........
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Season tickets still on open sale
- 12th July 2009
The once golden ticket of football is still available to anyone
(with a credit card) who wants one - weeks after the closing
date and in all parts of the ground........
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Homeless World Cup -
29th June 2009
"The Homeless World Cup has shown that football is a powerful
tool in changing peoples lives, and it's great that we can play
a part in that." Sir Alex Ferguson........
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Keep them doggies movin'
- 17th June 2009
The club announce their new long-term plan to only sign players
who will still be young enough to fetch a good price once their
time at United is prematurely up.........
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Fan wins compensation from police
- 12th June 2009
A football fan has won £2,750 compensation from the GMP after he
and 80 others were illegally rounded up ahead of a Premier
League match at Old Trafford last year........
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Perry Boys Abroad -
12th June 2009
Ian Hough charts the phenomenon of the clued-up lads-on-the-make
abroad. If you're interested in British working-class culture,
this is an essential read - Irvine Welsh........
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As finer piece of pure propaganda as
you'll find anywhere - 12th June 2009
Article on the 'canny Glazers' by a business expert so carried
away with Ronaldo's transfer fee, that he fails to even mention
their near one billion dollar debt........
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Eric on the Jonathan Ross show
- 6th June 2009
Eric the King talks of life, philosophy, football and his role
in Ken Loach's new film........
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Season Ticket Credit Card Crunch
- 5th June 2009
United fans looking to renew their season tickets have been
stunned to be told that they must now have a credit card to do
this and that a debit card or cash will no longer do........
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Record profit for United (but only
until the interest charges have to be paid) -
5th June 2009
Deloitte's say that United have made a world record operating
profit for a football club according to this latest laughably
sychophantic piece in the MEN........
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For those not going to Rome
- 24th May 2009
MUST have added five more venues in Manchester, London and
Dublin for their Champions League screenings exclusively in the
company of Reds........
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Useful information for those going
to Rome - 23rd May 2009
Following on from Moscow last year, the FSF are providing
another Fans' Embassy in Rome and this will again be manned by
IMUSA members. More details here........
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'I don't follow football very much
but I follow Manchester United' - 18th
May 2009
James Naughtie talks to Eric Cantona and director Ken Loach on
the Radio 4 'Today' programme about their film 'Looking for
Eric'........
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Review of the Policing of Public
Protest - 13th May 2009
Call for Information: Football fans have been asked to provide
evidence for the review of Policing of Public Protest that has
been initiated following the recent G20 protests........
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Top of the Touts -
12th May 2009
We are beginning to be inundated by offers from touts. There's
an idiot here who wants £2600 for two, which has got to be some
sort of record for ordinary tickets to a CL final........
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More corporates than you can shake a
stick at - 8th May 2009
As about half our allocation looks set to be given to execs, the
Italian police are still preparing as if there is going to be an
invasion by the Northern Hordes........
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All Reds lead to Rome -
5th May 2009
but we've only been allocated 19,500 tickets out of the stadiums'
72,700 capacity.........
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Looking for Eric -
4th May 2009
A Film by Ken Loach - 'He who is afraid to throw the dice, will
never throw a six' [Eric Cantona]........
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When is a Pound not a Pound?
- 21st April 2009
When the new ticket price rises are announced as being just £1
per game but don't take into account the lower VAT rate, so £1
sneakily becomes £2........
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Free Coach travel down to Wembley
- 17th April 2009
We have been contacted by a company generously donating free
seats on a prize-winner's bus going down to Wembley on Sunday.
Two United legends will also be on board........
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£903 per person per season
- 12th April 2009
With interest of nearly £70 million a year, that's how much the
Glazer's debt taken out to buy the club costs each United member
and ticket holder - £47 per home league game........
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Members' Draw -
31st March 2009
The member's draw for the FA Cup semi final tickets is now
closed.........
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So who does really own United?
- 25th March 2009
United's debts are up for sale to any financial outfit,
including the merciless & ruthless, who would leap punitively on
United if the club were to breach any covenant, however
min........
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Friends in High Places -
19th March 2009
It caused great hilarity at the FA Council meeting yesterday
that United CEO David Gill ended up in a heap on the floor after
his chair slipped off the top table platform........
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Cracks starting to appear in the
financial wallpaper? - 15th March 2009
The senior debts taken out to buy Manchester United are now
being sold on at 70p in the pound, such are the lenders'
concerns about being repaid.........
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Arsenal fans stabbed in Rome
- 12th March 2009
As United fans' civil court cases against the Roma police still
wait to be heard, the Roman mayhem continues........
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Section 27 -
4th March 2009
Can any fans who were Section 27-ed in London while waiting for
trains to Newcastle get in touch ASAP?........
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Members Draw -
19th February 2009
Prizes: Biographies by Wilf McGuiness and Gary Pallister plus 'MURMW'
by David Blatt. Winners will be drawn from the membership list
at the end of February........
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