Derby Week in Manchester and there is something different in the air. Animosity? Yes. Bitterness? Certainly. But not only between fans of United and City.
The accumulation of the Clash of Red and Blue today to Old Trafford has seen supporters on both sides turning against their own clubs.
Wednesday evening, thousands of fans from the city boycotted the first nine minutes of the 2-0 victory against Leicester against the club’s ticketing policy.
After the 196th Manchester derby today, United Fans planned to protest against the price of tickets is increasing, the end of 50% concessions for OAPs and the decision to move supporters in the stand of Sir Bobby Charlton to make room for a new VIP-Tout VIP-Tout Club.
The former rivals have found common ground, like other premier league fans units under the Stop Exploitation campaign of the loyalty of the association of football supporters.
Do not expect this to point out, however, the end of enmity between United and City. “We have to protect the game so that we can always hate clubs from each other in the future,” said Steve Crompton, spokesperson for the 1958 protest group.
Fans of Man United and Man City formed an improbable alliance before the Manchester derby
Their groups of fans united as part of the loyalty campaign of Stop Association of the Football Supporters Association to fight the rise in ticket prices, a problem that recently touched them
“I would like nothing more than the news of tomorrow about City found guilty of the 115 accusations of the Premier League.
“In City, fans are being price. Ditto in Chelsea and Tottenham. Clubs are trying to withdraw the low -game fans, and the atmosphere of each stadium suffers. Fans’ culture is dying before our eyes.
The first contact with City was established in November. The following month, fans of United and Liverpool organized a joint demonstration in Anfield. “We were sitting in the advertising pub with Anfield with Shankly’s mind,” adds Crompton.
The 1958 joined thousands of fans to walk before the match of last month against Arsenal to protest against the Glazers and how Sir Jim Ratcliffe runs the club.
“Nothing good has left the club since Ratcliffe got involved. There is nothing to hang on, not a glimmer of hope ” said a spokesperson of 1958. The group of 1894 led Wednesday boycott of the city after the announcement of an agreement with Viagogo, raised more fears about the increases in the price of tickets. “If it still takes a few weeks to get the right result for the fans, this is what our representatives should do,” said a spokesperson from 1894.
“We are replaced. It manufactures the base of fans to the detriment of identity, loyalty and our generational links with the club.
“The clubs work together against the fans, so the fans of this season began to work together against the clubs. The only thing that separates us are the teams we support.