About 18 months on, the hundreds of protestors who descended on Old Trafford appear to have got their wish. Earlier this week, an announcement from Manchester United's owners, the Glazer family, confirmed the club is up for sale.
Their 17-year highly controversial reign at one of the world's biggest football clubs looks set to come to an end. Speculation over what has caused the American family's change of heart is rife.
But the continuous dissent and protest against the ownership is likely to have featured in their thinking. Anger was at fever pitch ahead of a planned Premier League fixture against fierce rivals Liverpool on May 2 last year.
