Source: Telegraph
Manchester United steward sacked in row over banner
The Times reports that CES, the security firm employed by Manchester United on match days, gave Granville Boden, 53, his marching orders after he took back a banner that read "Love United, Hate Glazer", seized from fans before kick-off during the Burnley match on Jan 16, and attempted to return it.[LNB]Boden, a steward with 19 years service at Old Trafford, reclaimed the banner at the end of the game with a view to giving it back to its owners.[LNB]However, Boden was subsequently dismissed by CES, while four other stewards have reportedly been disciplined for wearing green and gold - the colours of Newton Heath, United's original name when founded in 1878, that have been adopted to represent opposition to the Glazers.[LNB]Boden, who accepted why CES had felt the need to sack him, told the Times: 'There is a lot of internal conflict between the staff and I think that conflict is only going to grow as the protests against the Glazers gather more momentum.[LNB]'There are a lot of staff at the club who are sympathetic to what the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST) are trying to achieve. I don't regret anything I did.' [LNB][LNB]
