Manchester United fans The 1958 staged a powerful Old Trafford protest over ticket tout bans, stripping the Stretford End before Sunday's Manchester derby clash.
Manchester United supporters group The 1958 staged a demonstration outside Old Trafford before Sunday's Manchester derby over the club's handling of ticket toutsThe Red Army's flag and banner collective stripped the Stretford End of its usual display, replacing everything with a single damning message above the players' tunnelUnited defended their tout investigation after banning 685 suspicious accounts, insisting innocent fans had not been targetedPAY ATTENTION: Mark TUKO.co.ke as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!
Something was noticeably missing from Old Trafford on Sunday when Manchester United hosted city rivals Manchester City: the vibrant sea of flags and banners that typically fills the Stretford End before kick-off.
Manchester United fans protested before the Manchester derby. Photo credit: Michael Regan. Source: Getty ImagesIn their place hung a single banner carrying a pointed message directed squarely at the club's ownership and leadership: "The Way You Treat Us is a Disgrace."
The Red Army's banner group, known as The 1958 Reds Army (TRA), made the bold decision to withhold their usual flag display as a show of solidarity with supporters who feel they have been wrongly caught up in Manchester United's crackdown on ticket touting.
