Maura Pillsbury of the Maine Center For Economic Policy was part of a network of locals and legislators who pushed back on the Sea Dogs’ tax break, ultimately unsuccessfully. When imagining what she would share with folks in Manchester as they contemplated United’s plan, she says, “Everybody here loves the Sea Dogs and I’m sure everybody there loves Manchester United” (City fans aside, of course) “so it’s hard to say no to. But I would encourage them to think about what they’re sacrificing. Other people are going to have to pay for that. Something is gonna get cut.”