Edited from longer article, the last three paragraphs below.
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FC United, the team formed in opposition to the Glazer family takeover of Old Trafford are five points clear at the top of the North West Counties League. Crowds are above 4,000. They are hurtling towards the Football League.
The difference between them and the new breed of football speculators is that they have put a hell of a lot into the game. And they don’t want anything out.
West Ham fans should remember their example before they rush to hail Sunday’s extraordinary debuts as the shape of the future. They could, in fact, dismantle their fabulous past.