‘Not For Sale’? The Destruction and Reformation of Football Communities in the Glazer Takeover of Manchester United
2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 8; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14660970701440972
ISSN1743-9590
Autores Tópico(s)Sports Analytics and Performance
ResumoThis paper explores the background, fan culture and scope of the oppositional stance taken by many Manchester United fans to the corporate takeover of their club by the US‐based Glazer family. The paper will situate the takeover battle within a number of trends within United's fandom, namely: the reassertion of locality among United's Mancunian fan base; the formations of fan groups at Manchester United;[1 [1] Nash, 2001; Brown, 'United We Stand: Some problems with fan democracy'. ] the nature of fan communities. The paper will explore the failure of highly politicized and radicalized fan organizations to stop the takeover and the destruction of community that this entailed. It will conclude by exploring the formation of a new, fan‐owned football club – FC United of Manchester, established by disaffected and disillusioned Manchester United fans – and begin to situate this within different theoretical approaches to 'community'.
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