 F.C. United were formed in 2005 by a group of Manchester United supporters following the club 's controversial takeover by Malcolm Glazer which led to hundreds of supporters defecting from the club . Without a stadium of their own they agreed to use Bury 's Gigg Lane stadium , but the agreement continued at the cost of approximately £ 5 @,@ 000 per match . Within a year , the fan @-@ owned club set aspirations to build its own 7 @,@ 000 to 10 @,@ 000 capacity stadium as close to Manchester city centre as possible by 2012 and consequently entered into negotiations with New East Manchester and Manchester City Council to develop their plans . Despite attendances averaging over 2 @,@ 000 in their first few seasons , the fact that the club did not have access to a stadium of its own on its match days was a contributory factor in the club 's financial loss for three years ( £ 42 @,@ 267 in 2007 , £ 40 @,@ 669 in 2008 and £ 9 @,@ 663 in 2009 ) . 
