The owners have become the effigy in which for United fans to light their fire, subjecting them to vicious and insulting chants on match days.
But the common consensus surrounding them is they have no intention of going anywhere.
They want the club to succeed and, in fairness, they’ve backed every manager to take over.
David Moyes didn’t get the support required but still should have done better with a squad that had won the Premier League title by 11 points the previous year.
The Scot strengthened that same title-winning squad, too, through Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini.
Louis van Gaal got a Galactico in Angel Di Maria as well as the likes of Luke Shaw, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Ander Herrera, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay and a loan deal for Radamel Falcao.