Kilbaha....I have a massive issue with MUST and the others on this anti-Glazer bandwagon in that the club is in the position it is precisely because of the supporters. It is their inactivity and ignorance which should be berated.

At the time of the share dealing I owned a few thousand Man Utd shares. There was a rough estimate that private shareholding in the club totalled about 22% of the shares and had we all stuck together and not sold then the Glazers would still “own” the club but the debt would be theirs and not the company.

I received a cheque for my shares without me entering into any deal or negotiation because many of the 22% cut and run and sold people like me out for their own short term gain. I had no intention and never wished to sell my shares to the Glazers but had them summarily taken from me as the company was purchased.

Supporters could have made efforts to purchase shares and increase the 22% but the decision was to ignore the inevitability of the Glazers actions and allow it to happen.

As it is, the Glazers have not harmed the football team yet and have actually, in the business sense, made an excellent business decision and almost doubled their profit from the club. As many business people will testify, why gamble with your own money when you can gamble with someone else’s.

For me to involve myself with MUST I would need them to accept the culpability of the people they seek to represent in order to ensure should the club ever be floated again that the private investor maintains their resolve and keeps the club in supporter’s hands. I know this won’t happen and the supporters will continue to gripe and moan whilst still supporting the club financially.

The answer is simple. Stop doing it!

If they wanted to do something they could have put a black edge to the poppy, it would have shown nicely on the red shirt. They chose not to do anything and that is their prerogative. As was mentioned, United do a lot of charity work and I would bet they didn't do this without thought.

Jilly - this is something United do a lot - not just for one day. The whole thing was that a red Poppy would not stand out on a red shirt which is quite sensible.