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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has insisted that he would call time on his stint as Manchester United co-owner if he were to receive the same level of abuse that the Glazer family have.
Ratcliffe has endured a difficult start to life with The Red Devils since becoming a minority stakeholder in the club in February 2024.
The Glazer family have been the target of a significant amount of criticism for their role in United's decline post-Sir Alex Ferguson, and Ratcliffe insisted he would not put up with similar treatment.
"I mean, I can put up with it for a while," [Ratcliffe said in an interview with the Sunday Times.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqx0dlz9g93o) "I don't mind being unpopular because I get that nobody likes seeing Manchester United down where they are, and nobody likes the decisions we're having to make at the moment.
"If I draw a bit of the ire, I can put up with that.
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"But I'm no different to the average person.
"It's not nice, particularly for friends and family.
"So, eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I'd have to say, look, enough's enough guys, let somebody else do this."
The Glazers have taken a back seat, and Ratcliffe believes that their continued absence from games leaves United fans with no choice but to direct their discontent towards him.
"They can't really come to a match, the Glazers," he added.
"They've retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I'm getting all the stick.
"We bought in and I haven't seen them since. It's, 'thank you, Jim, you're doing a really good job'.
"At the moment, I don't have security, I don't have to walk around like that. But it would defeat the object, wouldn't it? You couldn't tolerate it at that level, it just wouldn't be fun."
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