Article: Defiant ManU ready to stand up to Glazer.

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Daily Mail (London)
Article date:
November 15, 2004
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Byline: GEOFF FOSTER

MANCHESTER United's chief executive David Gill should sing 'stand up if you want ManU, stand up if you want ManU' on his way to the office this morning.

The world's richest football club has been in an offer period twice this year as a result of Malcolm Glazer's persistent stakebuilding and still no definite proposal has been put to the board.

But after three directors were shown the red card by Glazer at Friday's agm, the ManU board believes it is now of critical importance that the US sports billionaire makes his intentions clear.

In other words: 'Put up or shut up.' Gill will today attempt to seek emergency ...

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