[1] The content of the fanzine was satirical, featuring jokes at the expense of Manchester United's own players in addition to their rival clubs.
At the time of the launch, Alex Ferguson had failed to deliver any silverware as team manager and the club were still in a run that would eventually last 26 years without winning England's top division league title.
The fanzine contained several regular contributions, starting with the editorial comments inside the front cover reflecting on recent United performances and news.
Other regular features were: The rest of the fanzine contained articles about past team exploits, contributions from readers and often comic strips which poked fun at United's rivals such as Manchester City ("Bertie Magoo - The Bitter Blue") and Liverpool ("Sticky Fingers") Proclaiming to be the "Voice of the fans", Red Issue tried to influence fan campaigns throughout its history - with notable contributions in the defeat of an attempted takeover of the club by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB and attempts to block the Glazer takeover.
Green & Gold - Till They Die Or Fold/Till the club is sold was a campaign by some of the Red Issue faithful led by forum leader Chatmaster.