RI: (yesterday)
As United arrived at Budapest airport, a United fan spotted David Gill:
Red: You’ve fucked us over big time there Gill. I can’t believe you’ve sold us out.
Gill: (looks perplexed, doesn’t know what to say. Enter Fergie)
Red: You’ve fucked us over too, you could’ve spoke out about it.
Fergie: I’ve got close mates who’ve been working with me here for 15 years. They come first in all this.
Red: So don’t the fans come first?
Fergie: Well I suppose they do come somewhere.
Red: You what? That’s well out of order.
Fergie: Well if you don’t like it go and watch
Red: The fans have been screwed right over. It costs me £20-odd a game now as it is.
Fergie: It costs more than that at Chelsea, go and watch them.
[Red storms off, and spots Ferdinand: "Oi you greedy c*nt, how you spending your pay rise?"]
Teamtalk: (yesterday evening)
"Sir Alex Ferguson received a warmer welcome than he would have wished for in Budapest as he was berated by a Manchester United fan for not resigning in the wake of Malcolm Glazer's controversial £790million takeover.
And, as he was waiting to collect his bags at Budapest airport following the two- hour flight to the Hungarian capital, Ferguson was confronted by a fan, who questioned why the manager had not ended his 18-year reign when the takeover was completed during the summer.
Dressed in his official club suit and with security officials travelling with the United group standing by to intervene if required, Ferguson's famously short temper under total control, pointing out his belief that he had a responsibility to stay in post for the 15 members of staff who answer directly to him.
Conversation quickly moved to the issue of ticket prices, which are widely expected to rise as a direct result of Glazer's buy-out.
Again, Ferguson remained calm, stating that while he had sympathy over the general cost of ticket prices in the modern-day game, the cost of getting into Old Trafford was well below the amount charged at West Ham and Chelsea in particular.
Although the supporter's mood was not especially eased by Ferguson's response, the two-minute exchange ended without further recrimination when he headed out into the arrivals hall."
(No mention of Gill)
The Guardian: (this morning)
The bitter fallout of Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United followed the team to Hungary yesterday when Sir Alex Ferguson and the club's chief executive David Gill were verbally abused on landing in the capital.
Gill refused to get involved when a fan accused him of "selling us out", but Ferguson became embroiled in a heated exchange that left him in no doubt that many supporters are deeply unhappy about his refusal to take a stand against the club's new owners.
Ferguson has been criticised by supporters' groups for not backing their campaign against Glazer and, before tonight's Champions League qualifier against Debrecen, that anger manifested itself as he was waiting for his luggage beside a group of travelling fans at Ferihegy airport.
One fan berated him by saying: "You should have spoken out about it. Why didn't you speak out?"
The sight of Britain's most successful football manager being confronted by one of his own supporters and told that he was "out of order" was a reminder of the animosity still felt towards the new regime.
The Sun: (this morning)
Gill was first to be abused. One fan said: "You f***** us over big-time, Gill — I can’t believe you sold us out."
Fergie was then told: "You f***** us over, too. You could have spoken out about it before."
Ferguson hit back by claiming he stayed on under Glazer to protect staff he had worked with for more than 15 years and because he still had a job to complete at United.
The Mirror: (this morning)
Furious Sir Alex Ferguson told a group of Manchester United fans who confronted him over the Malcolm Glazer takeover: "If you don't like it, go and watch Chelsea".
Fergie became embroiled in an amazing row with the supporters just minutes after United touched down in Budapest for the second leg of tonight's Champions League qualifier with Debrecen.
According to the United fans website redissue.co.uk, a supporter confronted chief executive David Gill then turned his attention to Ferguson.
The fan said: "You've f***** us over too, you could've spoken out about it."
Sir Alex replied: "I've got close friends who've been working with me here for 15 years. They come first in all of this."