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An early example of its usage is this chant by West Bromwich Albion fans: "Duncan Edwards is manure, rotting in his grave, man you are manure - rotting in your grave."
As you can see the origin of "Man U" is from a song to insult the dead Duncan Edwards, who was one of the greatest ever United players.
Liverpool and Leeds United fans have copied this with their own "man you" / "man u" versions to insult all of the legends who died in the Munich Air Distaster.
"Man U, Man U went on a plane Man U, Man U never came back again" and "Man U Never Intended Coming Home" (if you combine the first letter of each word you get the word "MUnich").
This makes it a lot clearer that saying "Man U" is an insult, particularly to the older supporters and to see United fans using it now is shameful.
We cannot and do not expect much from the supporters of our rivals, however, we do expect to not have supporters of Manchester United refer to the club as "Man U," because it is completely reckless and shows their complete ignorance.
If a supporter sees or hears that derogatory term used to, they are expected to reach out and educate them as to why not to, and tell them the proper nicknames that Manchester United is called.
Manchester United are nicknamed "United," "Man United," "Man Utd," "MUFC" or the "Red Devils." The term 'Utd' is the proper abbreviation for the world United and nothing else should be used or substituted.
To further prove this point, the official Manchester United website - www.manutd.com - has a "Brand Protection" page and the term, "Man U" is not listed on the page, while the previously mentioned abbreviated terms are. This clearly shows that even the club, itself, does not want to be referred to as "Man U," either.
If you are a true Manchester United supporter, please spread the word, because remember, we are MANCHESTER UNITED!
1 comment:
I always hear this from younger supporters, but to be honest I just dont agree the term is in any way an insult. If you ask any oldtimer whos been supporting the club for decades, they have no problem with ManU. It was originally the journalists who would print the term "Man U", simply for print space, and was around BEFORE the Munich disaster. I see younger people taking this story and running with it, but I have continued to see Man U on television descriptions, etc. I firmly believe its just a case of an abbreviation that has caught on...I dont see any derogatory term in it at all. And United branding wouldnt want Man U any more than Newcastle would want their brand to be Newcastle U, etc...But that doesnt mean its insult. But alas, this is just my opinion. Until I see the day that a true older supporter tells me otherwise, I cant see how Man U should be forbidden to hear...
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