Why do Man Utd supporters wear green and gold?

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Manchester United is red. Every home game Old Trafford will be covered in red. Red seats, red shirts, red crest. But within the sea of red, you will notice a smattering of green and gold.
But why? What do green and gold represent to Man United fans?
Written by Seb Stafford-Bloor, illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.
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@tomclowes5874 Жыл бұрын

The 92-94 green and gold shirt was brilliant. When United are finally sold that would make a great 3rd team kit

@M4NA5 Жыл бұрын

*If

@gm2407 Жыл бұрын

Next season will be 30 years since that. Also the 10th season since SAF retired.

@danielgyila3662 Жыл бұрын

2nd kit?

@elasticoxi Жыл бұрын

The year the glazers leave the year we'll get a newton heath inspired kit.

@viandramonisyaf8623 Жыл бұрын

SIUUUUUUUUUUU

@GuinessOriginal Жыл бұрын

So in 2050 then?

@paulluka2029 Жыл бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal the club just made a loss for the financial year 2021/2022 fingers crossed they may start thinking about selling though I wouldn't be optimistic they probably find some B rate shares over price them and sell to make up for their loses 😔

@naedot.9779 Жыл бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal cry pal

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

@@paulluka2029 they haven't just made a loss for the 21-22 year - this is now the 4th loss making year in the last 5 years. And chances are 22-23 will be a loss making year also (wage bill hasn't really changed, no CL football, no trophies expected this season etc) Nobody is talking about how bad the ''off the pitch'' performance of the glazers ownership really is. They just keep repeating that ''they are great businessmen''

@akshadchavan5528 Жыл бұрын

I swear tifo football picks up the most random football topics and turns them into a super interesting video.

@hartingtherealone Жыл бұрын

The random topics ARE the most interesting, just because theyre all unusual and uncommon stuff that you dont hear much about.

@devidwobinson8747 Жыл бұрын

Random? It’s a video about possibly the best known football team in the world. Last time I checked , this was a football channel.

@anandmahamuni5442 Жыл бұрын

It isn't random tbf, United's financial quarter number which reports we have a debt of more then 500 million now while Glazers surprise surprise pulled another 34million dividends

@GuinessOriginal Жыл бұрын

Mainly just picks Man United and Liverpool trivia that a) most other British fans already know and b) don’t care about

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

Not random. Utd accounts were published yesterday, they recorded a record £115m loss - during their worst on the pitch season in Prem history. Oh, they took another £33m during that same year too. A ‘reward’ for their good work I suppose.

@oslonorway547 Жыл бұрын

There's also something about nostalgia. It's like whenever the camera pans around supporters at the Bernabeu and you see some Real Madrid shirts with the Siemens Mobile print..... It's not just memories of the Galactico era that comes flooding your brain, but one man in particular you wish you could watch playing again: _El Fenomeno._

@Kurt_Philanderer Жыл бұрын

or zidane

@rahulmandal0312 Жыл бұрын

@@Kurt_Philanderer or Raúl

@mhtv5959 Жыл бұрын

I love how you made it about Real Madrid and never came back to the original question which was asked

@FountainOfYoot Жыл бұрын

@@rahulmandal0312 or Figo

@Wonderkid44 Жыл бұрын

CR7 is your greatest ever player. Show him more respect

@sammy63611 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold till the club is sold! Thanks for the video TIFO 💛💚

@emanuel6693 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold till the club spends 300mln in one transfer window

@sammy63611 Жыл бұрын

@@emanuel6693 which is then added to the club's growing debt. Clearly time wasters like yourself don't understand and indeed have no inclination of wanting to understand.

@BigPurp9 Жыл бұрын

@@emanuel6693 oh yeah because fans weren’t protesting while we were winning leagues and competing for the champions league in the 2010s. Not to mention the club having to drown out all the anti glazer chants at Ronaldo and Casemiros debuts

@whittar Жыл бұрын

@@sammy63611 He's probably talking about the fact many fans protest only while the club is doing badly but not when they pick up form which is true. Yes there's people who protest the whole time but those who only do it while the club doesn't spend or do good exist too.

@naedot.9779 Жыл бұрын

@@emanuel6693 grow up

@michaelshepherd565 Жыл бұрын

This only touches briefly on the historical aspect of why Green and Gold is significant to many old school match going United fans. Yes for a while Newton Heath played in Green and Gold but why? Because the club was founded by Irish first and second generation immigrants and Green and Gold is a link to that. United have fans across the world now of course but that doesn't mean that they don't have a huge local following and many of them are fully aware of this historical heritage. One aspect of the dissatisfaction for those fans is that the club is being dragged further and further away from that heritage.

@arjunsahay8470 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold till club is sold

@shishsuke Жыл бұрын

GREEN AND GOLD TILL THE CLUB IS SOLD GLAZER FAMILY OUT

@andrewgreenwood8727 Жыл бұрын

Sooner they are gone we can start to be once again a properly run football club & hopefully become Manchester united F.c again !!!! 🇾🇪🏐🇾🇪

@joshweleacho1518 Жыл бұрын

Amen🙏

@Britishgeohistorian Жыл бұрын

Yeman

@redboyjan Жыл бұрын

Norwich City lovin it

@thechriscrowing Жыл бұрын

I think the mid 90s Green & Gold away kit that used the Newton Heath colours kept the legacy in memory making it an obvious choice for the campaign. When the Glazers sell, a new away/3rd kit in those colours will sell loads.

@dannydkoith Жыл бұрын

GLAZERS OUT

@RawMaterialENT Жыл бұрын

Hey! love your vids and analysis, would be interested in seeing you guys do a series on the top 5 or 6 favorites this world cup

@sykrnibrhms Жыл бұрын

green and gold till the club is sold

@cambodiasgdvideos6655 Жыл бұрын

Anti glazer happens way back? Never knew the glazers were that big of a problem, thought it was only recently. Bravo Tifo for providing interesting football topics.

@dannydkoith Жыл бұрын

Most united fans have known this for years. No investment in the infrastructure for years. The only thing they can do is take dividends out. Major overhaul needed.

@dmoney9920 Жыл бұрын

I been watching those colors since cr7 left .

@princewillmadugba Жыл бұрын

Fans in 2005 hated it so much they created Fc United of Manchester, it's not new united fans aren't just all of a sudden anti-glazer we have always been anti-glazer

@crockoaches Жыл бұрын

Glazer bought the club with a leverage, the fans already hate glazers since they came to the club Even ferguson and the players openly talk about it in the past

@sykrnibrhms Жыл бұрын

there's been anti glazer even before they became our owners, and even when united were winning back to back pls and ucl finals the protests were stronger than ever it was never about success

@tredz87 Жыл бұрын

I had a green and gold utd away kit when I was growing up in the 90s

@Irfan87 Жыл бұрын

I love when opposition fans think the Glazers aren't the problem, either that or its pure trolling, no one in their right mind would want people like the Glazers in charge of their club.

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

It’s trolling. It always is.

@BigPurp9 Жыл бұрын

Also we’re probably the only club that could actually continue tj manage being run like this, anyone else would have been battling relegation by 2008 in our position

@paulluka2029 Жыл бұрын

@@BigPurp9 I think we only survived because Ferguson is in class of his own he kept the club going and with prestige otherwise I think we could have been in different position

@askellpositive Жыл бұрын

Which club spend the most on transfers

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

@@askellpositive are the protests about lack of transfer spend? If so can you provide evidence?

@lukegill6908 Жыл бұрын

Could you guys do a video on the sketchy situation at Wigan? Very dodgy bets being placed on that club and doesn’t seem to get any coverage

@simonkeating6885 Жыл бұрын

Source?

@lukegill6908 Жыл бұрын

@@simonkeating6885 fng has a video on it from like 2 years ago well worth a watch

@jeremiahmakinde2800 Жыл бұрын

So this is pretty much a explanation of the glazers out movement, nicely done 👏🏿

@onose10000 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure a lot of people have said this, but your illustrator is top class

@WHATSGOOD. Жыл бұрын

In support of Norwich

@TheCzechLad_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another amazing video and thanks for raising awesome of what green n gold means ❤️

@tomtaylor1178 Жыл бұрын

Green & Gold until we’’re sold

@achmadhafidz3301 Жыл бұрын

for non utd fans pls watch video like this, before saying "utd fans shouldnt be glazers out bcs glazers spend money". the problem already there since they bought the club with debt. sir alex success surpressed all of that. thats why now the fans get really fed up with the glazers.

@joebarnes100 Жыл бұрын

I think most non united fans know this. It's just that there are united fans who only make noise about it after a loss. There is no way the glazers are at fault for the losses and have no responsibility for the wins.

@viandramonisyaf8623 Жыл бұрын

@@joebarnes100 But they are responsible for why the club is structurally a mess since SAF left

@ahrlj24 Жыл бұрын

Get mad against Fletcher, Woodward, Murtough they don’t know how to run a football club. Florentino Perez had the balls to sell Ronaldo when he realized ronaldo was getting old, so did Man City with Aguero. something Man Utd management team will never had the balls to do.

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

Don’t bother mate. Rival fans are just trolling, they are not interested in actually understanding the issue

@samwize28 Жыл бұрын

@@joebarnes100 where is the line of acceptability though? Do Utd fans have to have a 10,000 strong protest literally every week in order for the protest to remain valid? If not then what is the number? And why is that the case? Genuine question.

@nifemi_o Жыл бұрын

The Chelsea sale makes me feel it's unlikely United will be sold anytime soon.. the precedent sets the club's value at too high a point, nobody will be able to afford it.

@christophermotte7532 Жыл бұрын

Need something like that for Chelsea now.

@spencerpdd Жыл бұрын

We've come for our scarves, we're Norwich City, we've come for our scarves. 🔰

@HAMMYCFC Жыл бұрын

I’ve got that original top with the lace in mint condition

@lrjtherailwayguy Жыл бұрын

Green and gold till this club is sold

@jamesjjt Жыл бұрын

Because buying Norwich merch is cheaper than United Merch

@PureBassO Жыл бұрын

Glazer's out

@LordWay Жыл бұрын

every year we should have a friendly against FC United. The momentum of the protests have ebbed and flowed over the years and at this point it seems we are around the same level it was in its infancy.

@rxbeyond5582 Жыл бұрын

Shame the EPL website doesn't list the 92-94 green and gold kit.

@keshvieninba1862 Жыл бұрын

Glazers Out

@gm2407 Жыл бұрын

@0:40 Not true go look at the footage from the time they have never not been visable.

@OGS2099 Жыл бұрын

WE WANT GLAZERS OUT 🔰

@PratikLawate Жыл бұрын

These colors are so good ngl

@teddj514 Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you every bid helps to educate all the fans as to what a colossal cancer we have with these owners

@bargepoled Жыл бұрын

The old colours of Newton Heath.

@KhaledFooty Жыл бұрын

I still wear it for every game at Old Trafford ... Green and Gold till they die or Fold!

@georgebushell2928 Жыл бұрын

As a norwich fan i was always confused by this

@korygrey6170 Жыл бұрын

Tell you what that image of Beckham only gets stronger in our minds every year lad

@alexthegrape1000 Жыл бұрын

Green & gold till the club is sold 🟢🟡

@hb3393 Жыл бұрын

🎵 No noise, from the Norwich boys 🎵

@GarkKahn Жыл бұрын

Make one for germany's green shirt Why was it used but not anymore?

@tranphuongnam1860 Жыл бұрын

Green and Gold until it is sold

@rotua98 Жыл бұрын

the like of Wigan, Bolton, Blackburn start their downfall in the same era as Portsmouth are they also in Debt problem ? missed them in Premier League

@KR-us9pj Жыл бұрын

Green and gold is a cracking colour combo.

@Eagul Жыл бұрын

Norwich visiting old Trafford be flying high

@Snookbone Жыл бұрын

You don't reach a crescendo. A crescendo is the rise to the peak.

@darrell5403 Жыл бұрын

You reach the peak

@TwistedSoul2002 Жыл бұрын

The narrator was using the word as a noun.

@darrell5403 Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedSoul2002 it reaches a crescendo is correct these days. Language changes and this has been used for years now. Basically means it’s reached it’s peak. Everyone uses it these days get over it

@Snookbone Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedSoul2002 doesn't matter

@Snookbone Жыл бұрын

@@darrell5403 doesn't mean it's correct

@swag1336 Жыл бұрын

Big fans of the Australian national team

@seb2750 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video considering the day you released it, there was talk that Glazers BORROWED MORE MONEY again. Hooray dig the debt pit deeper

@rockerfarm6445 Жыл бұрын

and i thought Norwich and ManU had a fan friendship^^

@Victorygamez Жыл бұрын

Gold and yellow is similar to nowich fc colours

@itsnotmily Жыл бұрын

In case they need to change teams during the match

@SamruaiKiwi Жыл бұрын

We are the Timbers, the Portland Timbers, Green and Gold! Green and Gold! Green and Gold, Gold, Gold!

@why_not_both Жыл бұрын

They were really Norwich all along.

@blitzblix9455 Жыл бұрын

its because they love norwich so much

@damico18 Жыл бұрын

According to the internet, since they changed name and colors they are not the same club and all their history is lost. Also interesting that the glazors are from Rochester NY, Rochester NY is home to one of the biggest US based clubs, the rochester rhinos whos colors are green and gold.

@anthony7960 Жыл бұрын

As someone from Rochester, the Rhinos are certainly not one of the biggest clubs lol but it is interesting that the Glazers are from there. I didn’t know that.

@carlosekv2414 Жыл бұрын

Conozco el efecto Delia

@NauarchosHere Жыл бұрын

Because they are secret Norwich fans, DUH!

@lve6525 Жыл бұрын

they're "looking for eric"

@ZexaXIII Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@octaviosilva6496 Жыл бұрын

truth is: they wanna play like the brazilian national team

@tomteatom Жыл бұрын

They'll only sell when a structural engineer tells them the stadium is unsound and Carrington is below required standards for a premier league team. Then they'll quietly sell up and leave, knowing that every penny that should have been spent on maintenance and infrastructure went straight into their pocket, instead.

@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Жыл бұрын

every penny that should have been spent on maintenance actually got spend on more players. Again. For a club that consistently spends obscene amounts of money it's hilarious how deluded the fans are that the Glazers supposedly don't spend any money.

@tomteatom Жыл бұрын

@@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere Please illustrate to us again how ignorant of the situation you are.

@potetoesman Жыл бұрын

GREEN AND GOLD TILL THE CLUB IS SOLD! GLAZERS OUT!

@frankunodostres473 Жыл бұрын

I have another video idea for you: why is the color yellow often seen as gold in a football context?

@AK-pd5li Жыл бұрын

It's the same reason as why football is called soccer in America.

@Irishatheist24 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold until the club is sold.

@davidwalsh9807 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s time the Glazers packed up their bags 💼 and left. Will that happen? Probably not. But the clubs needs saving in the next year or two. Without investment in the stadium 🏟 training ground etc they will be left firmly behind spurs etc. it is already impacting their ability to sign players - the problem is there is soooo much debt on the club building those key elements for future success are going to start impinging anyone that is interested in buying them. As it’s further cost on top of the extreme levels of debt. Ergo there is better value buying other clubs - the like of Aston Villa or Newcastle (a recent example)

@nochepatada Жыл бұрын

They secretly love the Portland Timbers

@velieaux Жыл бұрын

Really funny because back in like 2008, before I got into soccer, I thought Manchester United wore green and gold and someone thought I was an idiot for thinking so. Over a decade later and I finally understand why

@PhantomGamerMinecraft 7 ай бұрын

It's called football

@hanwenyap Жыл бұрын

It's to pay homage to Karma Chameleon: red gold and green

@CryptoBoss-sr2tp Жыл бұрын

In 2 months, the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Do you think the meme token of the Qatar Inu (Qatar) World Championship with a capitalization of $ 51,000 during the championship will be able to give X100-X1000 on this hype? I invested $ 200 in it, which is not a pity to lose, suddenly it will take off on the hype around the World Cup.

@Irishatheist24 Жыл бұрын

Hate Glazer. Love United.

@aseq2 Жыл бұрын

It didn't have anything to do with 'Karma Chameleon'?

@suspendedlgx7129 Жыл бұрын

I thought they gonna merge with Norwich☠️

@TheDarkKnightRacist Жыл бұрын

how the heck did you own a club yet everyone at the club including the supporters hate you and wants you to sell the club, yet there you are doing nothing and act deft, what an immoral, family they are, didn't they have a shame or pride on their family name ?

@marioionion2 Жыл бұрын

CS Mioveni

@limericklad2000 Жыл бұрын

Green and Gold until the club is sold. Brooklyn Reds we are here. LUHG.

@rossik23 Жыл бұрын

i seen the thumbnail. this is the major issue. people buying replica jerseys with the green and gold scarf. defeats the purpose of what it stands for

@BoltsF1 Жыл бұрын

Me without watching: newton heath

@M1K3YC Жыл бұрын

and what's it done after all those years? they're not going to move on since fans are suddenly wearing Norwich scarves. if fans want them out they simply need to not turn up

@horshors3825 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold till the club is sold!

@Zonk420 Жыл бұрын

They’re all secretly Norwich fans

@Mjwara Жыл бұрын

Newton Heath

@JC-uh7lt Жыл бұрын

Secret Norwich fans ain’t it??

@teabagfc Жыл бұрын

All thanks to Chatmaster, on a secret forum of the Red Issue Main Forum

@eavyeavy2864 Жыл бұрын

MU have fund but no management Arsenal have process, imagine if their fans get Arteta sacked before this season

@NapoleonBonerfarts Жыл бұрын

They’re all Norwich fans, or at least they might as well be

@Ben_PN Жыл бұрын

They're seceretly Norwich.

@jerryang17 Жыл бұрын

Green and Gold till the Club is Sold!

@dmoney9920 Жыл бұрын

From a Liverpool I really hope the glazers leave . Man utd need to be back up with the greats

@SwaggaMuffin Жыл бұрын

United wish they were Norwich

@uncleseekx Жыл бұрын

Ha! Our Norwich scarves 😄😄

@rydawg26 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, CMON CANARIES 😂

@Deeznutmegz Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that they stole Liverpool’s original crescent

@GGMU100 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold until the club is sold

@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312 Жыл бұрын

Because they dream to become as good as Brazil 🇧🇷

@cardboardbox4093 Жыл бұрын

plot twist: they all just support norwich

@ljmars3787 Жыл бұрын

Green and gold until we're sold. Glazers out!

@ethanmcilwraith9915 Жыл бұрын

we want glazers out