DYKE THE CONVERT

Brentford is now owned by a supporters’ trust and ex-United director Greg Dyke has been installed as non-executive chairman:

From The Independent:

"When you think about United and Brentford there is an irony," he says. "United became a public company, and part of the supposed benefit was that fans could own some shares. Now it's owned by a bunch of Americans who don't give a toss about Manchester or British football. They know nothing about it, and put it in hock. Brentford is now owned by the fans, and actually I've come to the conclusion that that's the best thing for a football club."

Dyke, who had to sell his shares and resign from the United board when he became BBC director-general, adds: "United's is a sad story. It had no debt and built that whole magnificent ground from current cashflow. Now it's got £600m of debt. They [the Glazers] were the wrong people to buy the club. It was a terrible decision."