Ratcliffe 'must go' says Man Utd Muslim fan group

Manchester United Muslim Supporters Club has demanded that co‑owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe leave the club, condemning his latest comments on immigration and taxation as “profoundly disappointing and wholly unacceptable.” The group issued a statement on Saturday that read, “We condemned those comments then,” said a statement of no assurance from Manchester United Muslim Supporters Club (MUMSC) in the club's ownership, issued on Saturday. “He [Ratcliffe] subsequently apologised for his prime of language. We hoped a acquisition had been learned. Clearly, it has not.” The statement continued, “This week, Sir Jim has again placed migration and radical receiving benefits astatine the centre of his mentation for Britain's problems, arguing that cipher is 'tough enough' to woody with either.” It added, “We find these latest comments profoundly disappointing and wholly unacceptable.” Ratcliffe, one of Britain’s wealthiest individuals and founder of the petrochemical firm Ineos, made the remarks during a BBC interview on Saturday. He asserted that the United Kingdom’s decline stems from a combination of high taxes and high immigration. He had previously apologised for “offending immoderate people” after claiming in February that the UK had been “colonised by immigrants.” At that time, United said it “prides itself” on being “inclusive,” and BBC Sport quoted a source familiar with the Glazer household describing the club’s majority shareholders as “horrified” by his initial remarks and viewing them as showing “disregard for their ownership.” Ratcliffe campaigned for a Leave vote in the 2016 European Union referendum and has been a tax resident in Monaco since 2020. He acquired a 27.7% involvement successful Man Utd in 2024, and has since overseen a restructuring that included 450 redundancies, an overhaul of elder absorption and the sacking of two managers. MUMSC emphasised that the club’s players, staff, stewards, information teams and supporters come from a variety of countries, cultures, ethnicities, religions and backgrounds. The group’s statement declared, “Manchester United would not beryllium Manchester United without them. That diverseness isn't a weakness of Manchester United. It is portion of Manchester United.” The statement also urged the Glazer household to go, noting that MUMSC members had hoped Ratcliffe’s accomplishment “would yet awesome meaningful change” after the Glazer household had “presided implicit Manchester United's decline.” However, the group pointed to “higher summons prices” and “a stadium allowed to deteriorate,” together with “a shot squad that continues to autumn further down wherever Manchester United should be,” as concerns that now extend beyond the pitch. Manchester United entered the season sitting 13th in the Premier League after collecting four points from their opening four league fixtures and were eliminated from the Carabao Cup on Wednesday following a 3‑2 home loss to Brighton. MUMSC concluded, “After years of decline, breached promises and repeated failure, Manchester United Muslim Supporters' Club has mislaid assurance successful the existent ownership operation of Manchester United Football Club,” and declared, “Enough is enough. It is clip for change. The Glazers and Sir Jim Ratcliffe indispensable go.”