UK US Man Utd 2 - Fans protest as Man Utd bought by US tycoon; Glazer spokeman comments
NAME: UK US MAN UTD 130505N
TAPE: EF05/0430
IN_TIME: 10:22:29:03
DURATION: 00:02:50:00
SOURCES: Various
DATELINE: Various - 12 May 2005/FILE
RESTRICTIONS: See Script
SHOTLIST
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Manchester, UK - 12 May 2005
1. Various shots of crowd marching in protest
2. Burning effigy of Malcolm Glazer
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"Who is Malcolm Glazer? Who is this man that wants to plunge our club into so much debt?"
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"We're so appalled at what Glazer's doing. He's going to take our club into death and destruction."
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"He's going to rip the heart out of the club. He's going to take us to pieces. He's going to take very penny out of the club and we'll have nothing left."
6. Various of protestors marching and chanting, "He's going to die. He's going to die. Malcolm Glazer's going to die."
6. Protestors and police scuffle
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Margaret Orhan, Shareholders United
"He doesn't want 75 percent. He doesn't want 90 percent. He wants 100 percent. He doesn't like to be answerable to anybody. We are here to make sure he's going to be answerable to the supporter shareholders."
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Manchester, UK - May 12, 2005
13. SOUNDBITE (English) David Meek, Football writer
"It's certainly the most worrying. Nobody really knows what's going to happen, what Glazer's policy and attitude will be. You know, we could be surprised in that the guy comes and acknowledges Manchester United's history and plays it with a straight bat, but on the other hand he comes from a different culture."
ABC (WFTS) - No Access Internet
File - Tampa, Florida, US (date unknown)
14. Various of Malcolm Glazer in stadium
15. Various of Glazer walking
16. Glazer posing for a picture
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Manchester, UK - 12 May 2005
17. Manchester United flag
ABC (WFTS) - No Access Internet
Tampa, Florida, US - 12 May 2005
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Bruce Allen, General Manager, Buccaneers
"I know a lot of owners in this league have invested in United States soccer and there's (those) that own multiple teams, we have some owners in our league that own basketball teams, we have an owner who owns a hockey team. So I'm sure they look at it the same way except Glazer just acquired probably the number one team in the whole world."
SKY - No Access UK/Ireland/CNNi/Internet
Manchester, UK - 12 May 2005
15. Various of Manchester United supporters protesting share purchase
STORYLINE
United Kingdom supporters of the world's richest soccer team, Manchester United, protested about the sale of their team on Thursday by burning an effigy of its new owner, American tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
Despite bitter resistance from fans opposed to the American's takeover, the owner of NFL's (US National Football League) Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the club's majority shareholder on Thursday.
Crowds of Manchester United demonstrated on the streets chanting slogans such as, "He's going to die. He's going to die. Malcolm Glazer's going to die."
Mr Glazer's ownership reached 56.9 per cent after buying a 28.7 per cent share held by Irish racehorse owners JP McManus and John Magnier.
Glazer offered 300 pence (US$5.58) per share as part of his 790.3-million-pound (US$1.47 billion) bid for the English club.
Financial analysts said the deal seemed certain to succeed, and suggested Glazer's ownership could quickly reach the critical 75-per cent threshold. At that level, he could take the club private.