11/05/2010
MUST campaign in Marketing Week again - Metro Ads
Man Utd supporters group readies press ad to thank fans
Mon, 10 May 2010 | By
Russell Parsons
The Manchester United Supporters Trust
(MUST), the organisation looking to oust the club’s current owners the
Glazer family, is to launch a press campaign thanking supporters for
backing their cause last season.
Must One Love campaign
The Trust
marked the end of the current season yesterday (10 May) by arranging for
a plane carrying the message “Glazers Out” to fly over the club’s Old
Trafford ground during the 4.0 defeat of Stoke City yesterday (9 May).
This
comes at the end of a season which has seen MUST launch poster, direct
mail and digital activity to put pressure on the Glazers to sell the
club.
A press ad, created by The Cernis Collective,
will run this week in Metro’s North West edition to thank MUST’s
estimated 156,000 backers for their support so far.
The words “One
Love” appear in large green and gold letters above a thank you to the
club’s supporters. Green and gold are the colours of Newton Heath, the
founding name of Manchester United.
MUST is angry with the £700m
debts with which the Glazer family has saddled the club. It is backing
the Red Knights, the group of City financers looking to seize control of
the club.
The Red Knights are said to be in talks with a range of
potential investors aimed at raising funds to launch a bid for the
club.
According to reports, the Glazers turned down an offer of
£1.5bn pounds from a rival unnamed Middle Eastern consortium last year.
MUST recently called on the club’s corporate sponsors to “choose sides”
between the fans and the Glazers.
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