{"id":297489,"date":"2023-11-13T19:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297489"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:26:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:26:21","slug":"glazers-no-show-at-sir-bobby-charltons-funeral-branded-as-shameful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/glazers-no-show-at-sir-bobby-charltons-funeral-branded-as-shameful\/","title":{"rendered":"Glazers&apos; no-show at Sir Bobby Charlton&apos;s funeral branded as &apos;shameful&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United fans slam the Glazers&#8217; &#8216;shameful&#8217; decision not to send a representative to Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s funeral after the club&#8217;s owners claimed they would stay away from the ceremony to avoid being a distraction<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s funeral took place on Monday in Manchester\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Alex Ferguson attended the ceremony along with former United players<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Erik ten Hag missed the funeral due to a personal commitment\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Glazer family have been lambasted by Manchester United fans for not sending a representative to Sir Bobby Charlton\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s American owners are said to have stayed away from the service at Manchester Cathedral on Monday because they did not want to cause a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>But fans have described the Glazers\u2019 no-show as another \u2018shameful example\u2019 of the owners\u2019 lack of empathy with United having also failed to make any public comment following the death of Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s wife, Lady Cathy, last month either.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from protest group The 1958 read: \u2018It comes as no real surprise that no one from the Glazer family appears to have bothered paying their respects at the funeral of arguably our greatest ever player.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748491-0-image-a-2_1699897965298.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Glazer family have been lambasted by Manchester United fans for not sending a representative to Sir Bobby Charlton\u2019s funeral<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748443-0-image-a-1_1699897911705.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United legend was laid to rest on Monday, following a ceremony in Manchester that was attended by thousands of mourners\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748441-0-image-a-3_1699898006495.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson was in attendance, along with current and former United players\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Glazers have proved time and again they are alienated from the football club and fan base and this is just another shameful example.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is our opinion that they simply view Manchester United as a cash cow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They are not fit to be owners of one of the world&#8217;s greatest football clubs, steeped in history and tradition, epitomised by the skills of players like Sir Bobby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think we can speak for the majority of the fan base that we are glad they did not cause any unwelcome distractions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They would not have been welcome for a man who embodied all that is good at our club. 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