Simon Delaney: United a broken club ground down by the Glazers

One thing the large majority of United fans agree on is that whatever the future of the club is, it can’t involve the Glazer family.

Time to go: A Manchester United fan walks past a Love United Hate Glazer banner protesting the club ownership before last weekend's match at Old Trafford against Norwich City. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire.

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Everyone is familiar with these five stages of grief.

Football fans around the world recognise these too, some of them can go through these very stages during a season, and in some cases during a single match.