It's a handy excuse though, isn't it?
Just as the the bad times are on the horizon, you say...
"Oh no! Now I hate the way that it's being run so I'm not going to renew! It's not because I'm a glory hunter who sees the axle of the bandwagon creaking. Honest, it's not!"
Sure, to be fair, there's probably a lot of them who buy into the let's all wear green and yellow and we can change the world bollox but, you can bet the Christmas club on there being just as many rats who are deserting the sinking ship.
And about corporate sales being down?
There's three good reasons:
(1) No company wants to be associated with a tarnished brand - which is what the Glazers and the GAY's together are doing to 'the biggest football club in the world ever'(TM).
(2) The f**ker's star is finally on the wane.
(3) I was passing the servants quarters, the other day when, I overheard the footman chatting with the groundskeeper. Apparently, there's a recession on. My wife's people will be most upset. They're industrial money, you know.
Ta-ta!