Manchester United soccer membership of England have cancelled the membership’s conventional finish of season awards dinner following the membership’s disappointing marketing campaign.
In keeping with a report by The Athletic, the membership mentioned they don’t wish to present any distractions forward of the upcoming FA Cup ultimate in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
The membership normally host a dinner at their Previous Trafford stadium on the finish of the season in an effort to current awards together with the Sir Matt Busby participant of the 12 months award, in addition to recognition for younger expertise that broke by the ranks.
The award dinner is attended by the primary workforce for the boys’s and ladies’s groups, and academy gamers, teaching workers, membership workers, supporters and sponsors.
Nevertheless, United have suffered a vastly disappointing season, leaving supervisor Erik Ten Hag combating for his future.
The membership have been knocked out of the Champions League on the group stage earlier than Christmas. They’re eighth within the Premier League desk, having misplaced fourteen matches and are scrambling to qualify for a spot within the Europa League or Europa Convention League.
United are but to face neighbours Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup ultimate on the finish of the month, which woild be their solely success story this season in the event that they win the match.
The membership say that United’s dinner for this 12 months had initially been scheduled for Might 20, within the week main as much as the ultimate in opposition to Metropolis on Might 25
However The Athletic experiences that following session with Ten Hag and the soccer management workforce, “it has been determined that the gamers should have no distractions within the week of the sport.”
“The gamers will nonetheless obtain awards voted by their friends, coaches and followers however there is not going to be an awards dinner.”