Not everybody is a fan of direct action. Many supporters around the globe would have been saddened not to be able to see Manchester United play Liverpool.
Ok, that's rough. The rally on Sunday had been planned for 16 years but fell together in just under two weeks. It also demonstrated that the voices of supporters will continue to be noticed and will not be swept under the rug. We can go a weekend without playing.
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As the Glazer family took control in 2005, United fans cautioned of the upcoming debt-leveraged buyout. The football officials, like the government, turned a blind eye.
Since then, the Glazers and the government have neglected United supporters, before the promoters become embroiled in a cartel party trying to enter a European Super League a fortnight ago.
These demonstrations have little to do with the Super League. These protests is over the billions of dollars that the Glazers have lost the team, the lack of coordination, the lack of interest in Old Trafford, and the feeling that the club is being used as a piggy bank for the owners to raise profits off a sport that they do not seem to care for.
Some methods have crashed.
United supporters marched unsuccessfully in 2005. Some fans have revolted and founded their own club, FC United of Manchester.
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Coordinated marches in 2010 were ineffective, and internet demonstrations had no effects. The status quo still returns sooner or later, and you wonder if the Glazers notice from their beach houses in Florida.
But it was time for fans to attempt something fresh, which is just what happened on Sunday.
Fans demonstrated outside the team hotel, blocking the bus from securely arriving at Old Trafford, though fans have tried to gain entry to the stadium in large numbers. The club and the police have lost miserably and will be questioning each other.
Obviously, we do not support any abuse or vandalism that may have occurred. It would be due to a small number of foolish people who might have actually gone too far.
The aim of Sunday's protest was to cause chaos while remaining calm. Sky's commentators, who were inside Old Trafford the whole time, assured the broadcaster that the demonstrations were all in good fun and that the bulk of fans fled the stadium when ordered to do so by officers.
Was it successful?
Real. The rally has the greatest effect in getting the game canceled and creating national news.
This was accomplished by United supporters. The demonstrations were featured in every newspaper and on every TV station, and not only in the United Kingdom.
CNN and NBC also reported the demonstrations in America, where the Glazers are located, where they were labeled as ‘anti-Glazer protests.' The story was also published in New Zealand.
This was a worldwide news tale, with tv programs all around the planet interrupted when one of the greatest matches in world football was canceled for the day. Broadcasters and marketers would be furious, and there can be a little question over who is to blame: the Glazers.
A small group of supporters demonstrated outside Carrington a fortnight ago, carrying a banner that read, ‘We decide when you play.' They weren't joking.
This was an example of United supporters demonstrating their common influence. It demonstrated how large and engaged the fandom is, as well as the depth of feeling towards the Glazer family.
United supporters have the right to protest. For all too long, supporters around the world have been abused.
It's past time for the Glazers and the football officials to start paying attention. Sunday's protest was the first of its sort in terms of successfully postponing a game, and it might not be the last.
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