John Duncan in Florida
Sunday July 30, 2006
The Observer
Manchester United fans have finally accepted the Glazers, according
to Bryan Glazer, the club's non-executive director and son of the
controversial owner Malcolm. 'I think they have [accepted us]. I
think they've seen that we haven't turned the place upside down,'
Glazer told Tampa sports radio station WDAE in a rare interview.
'There aren't cheerleaders on the sidelines.'
Glazer was speaking in Orlando as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began
training ahead of the start of the NFL season in September. Bryan
Glazer also said that his father was recovering from his stroke.
'He is better every day,' said Bryan. 'I saw him yesterday, I'm
going to see him tomorrow. He's got his family around him.'
Bryan is returning to the UK next week for United board meetings.
He took an active role in the transformation of the Buccaneers when
the family took over the franchise in 1995, as the team changed
colours, badge and stadium before winning a Super Bowl in 2002. But
he rarely speaks on the record to the media and this was his first
appearance on WDAE in several years.
Glazer's passion for football has not been diminished by the
controversy surrounding the takeover of United or the punishing
transatlantic schedule that being a non-executive director of the
club and executive director of the Buccaneers imposes. 'I have two
loves,' he told host Steve Duemig. 'American football and European
football.'
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