On this day, 27 years ago, on September 5, 1998 (July 15, 1998 in the lunar calendar), media tycoon Murdoch's acquisition of Manchester United was protested by fans. Media tycoon Murdoch's British Blue Sky TV company reached an agreement with Manchester United Club in September 1998 to take it under its umbrella for 623 million pounds (about 1 billion US dollars). Although the deal has yet to be approved by the British Office of Fair Trading, English fans have been impatient and protested against the deal. Manchester United fans believe Murdoch doesn't care about the club, he cares about business. Some fans accused Murdoch of ignorance of football and feared that Manchester United's reputation would be ruined by Murdoch. Someone even ridiculed: "Why don't you sell him the House of Commons?" People familiar with English football analyze that Manchester United fans belong to the most enthusiastic and regionally minded category. They are worried that the club will be taken away by people who have no sense of roots and belonging because Murdoch is an Australia-born American citizen. On October 5, Sir Roland Smith, owner of Manchester United Football Club, assured fans that after Murdoch purchased Manchester United, Manchester United would maintain the current operating mechanism and ticket prices unchanged, which was a reassurance for Manchester United fans that they didn't know how effective the drug would be. Following the huge purchase of Manchester United by Murdoch, there were reports in English football that Carlton Television would buy Arsenal Club for at least 275 million pounds, and that Aston Villa Club was also negotiating with relevant media companies on cooperation announcements.