Source: Daily Mail - Letters (no online content)I’M SAD to read of Sir Alex Ferguson’s hostility towards FC United of Manchester fans, calling them disloyal (Mail). His claims are completely untrue. I’m now proud to call myself an FC fan. It’s not that I’m disloyal to MUFC — I supported them for 42 years, helping to fill Sir Alex’s fat pay packet, and deserve a little more respect.
I find FC United a breath of fresh air on the football scene. Such attempts to reclaim the people’s game and give back something to those who matter most — the fans — deserve support. It’s our club, our rules, and we as members have a real say in how the club is run.
Democracy has a place in football, as have the people who love it. For too long now this love has been exploited by people in shiny shoes and Armani suits who appear to love money more than football, publicity more than people. Such values are killing the people’s game.
I will continue to support in every way the club I love and the club that loves me — FC United of Manchester, a model for the future for our beloved game.
Keep an eye on them: we will see them progress, taking every fan with them. Let’s have principles before power, love before greed, democracy before dictatorship. The lad from Govan has lost his biggest match. You can’t buy respect — and you’ve lost mine, Sir Alex.
TERRY O’NEIL, Flint.
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