# Manchester United Fans: STFU! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 17, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-united-fans-stfu/304267 "2005-05-17T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avenger)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-united-fans-stfu/304267/61 "2005-05-19T23:08:49Z")
Ah yes, reminds me of the question “how do you make a small fortune from owning a football club?”. The answer, of course, is that you start with a large fortune… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-united-fans-stfu/304267/62 "2005-05-19T23:39:05Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > That article is a perfect example of somebody who doesn’t see the economic implications of the takeover. “Rich man run club = good…because rich man become rich by being clever” is the logic being presented. The fake history is impressive: “Rich individuals or a small coterie of rich people have always run our football clubs”…in the words of many teachers, could you show your working please? Huh? What are you reading and quoting?? To anyone whose mind is not clouded by soccer angst, the linked column is making rather nasty fun of everyone involved - Glazer, his family, the hapless fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who will be paying more to see a mediocre team, and the Manchester United fans, who are equally as hapless but haven’t realized it yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-united-fans-stfu/304267.md?page=3)