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United and Liverpool to join forces in US protest
Exclusive by Mike Keegan

February 22, 2010

Manchester United and Liverpool fans plan to stun the football world by launching an 'unholy alliance' at Old Trafford next month.

In a move that until recently would have been unthinkable, United supporters and their Anfield rivals are set to put aside years of bitter hostility to launch a joint protest against their respective American owners.

M.E.N. Sport can reveal that talks between key fan groups from each side of the great divide have already taken place.

Plans to stage a joint show of strength at the March 21 game have been discussed but are still being finalised.

Any joint demonstration is expected take place in the ground with protest marches ruled out amid fears fans, unable to ignore the two club's historic differences, would clash.

Supporters of both clubs may be encouraged to join in chants and display banners sympathising with each's cause.

One source described the plans as "ground breaking."

He said: "There have been talks and certain groups from both sides are up for it.

"It just shows what state football in this country is in when two of its biggest rivals are talking about joining together."

How the proposals will be greeted by the majority of fans from both ends of the East Lancs Road is yet to be seen.

United's Green and Gold protest against the Glazer family has won grudging support among Liverpool followers upset with their own US owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Whether or not the majority of both sets of supporters could stomach a coalition - even if it is only for one game - is unclear.

The source added: "It's a massively sensitive issue and whether it will happen at this match, I don't know."

btajim wrote:Putting everything aside, it's not fair when bad Owners take control of a Club and run it in to the Ground. We're extremely fortunate with the Sheikh. We could easily be Pompey or Notts County right now.

Mickeys and RAGs holding hands will be a laugh, though.

ashton287 wrote:Its lovely to read what bitching little cry babies these soft cunts are Munich "i know what we'll do, we'll stand outside our ground and complain like a bunch of tree huggng green peace faggots" scouser "soundddd laaaaaa" dicks i hope they all start fighting and get absolutely smashed by the police

btajim wrote:Putting everything aside, it's not fair when bad Owners take control of a Club and run it in to the Ground. We're extremely fortunate with the Sheikh. We could easily be Pompey or Notts County right now.

Mickeys and RAGs holding hands will be a laugh, though.

Guy Debord wrote:I have to agree with BTAJim, there but for the grace of God go us. Shinawatra could easily have sold to some chancer's that did exactly what Glazer did. That he didn't is shear luck.

Zuricity is wrong, no matter how much you dislike the clubs in question, the clubs didn't get greedy. Their shareholders did and the club is not the shareholders.

Manchester City was not Swales or Lee or Wardle nor is it Mansoor.