Some residents have issues with Manchester United. Some businesses love what the club brings to the area. But what will change bring?
Most weeks between August and May will see more than 75,000 people descend on Old Trafford to watch Manchester United . If you take a walk down Sir Matt Busby Way on a matchday, the road is full of pop-up shops selling unofficial merchandise, and supporters — some for the very first time — making their way towards the stadium and food stands. Advertisement There is a buzz along the famous road. But as you make that walk, you might notice the houses that line one side of the street.
” “I think there has always been an unusual relationship between the local community and Manchester United the PLC,” Ruth Hannan, a local resident and co-founder of the community group Gorgeous Gorse Hill, says. “Loads of people who live in Stratford and Gorse Hill are Manchester United fans, but they are fans of the football team, and that is where the tension lies.
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