We're ManchesteROFL United, we do what we want

[leon]

10 minutes of my life i'll never get back.

How many other minutes of your life can you get back?

[blindedbythelights]

women shouldn't be allowed near football grounds.

exact fooking lee

[floyd__streete]

And then we get threads about reintroducing safe standing areas in football grounds. It won't happen until football supporters can be seen to be trusted.

Sure, but - while I don't approve of disabled fans getting hassle, that is beyond pathetic - I have some grudging admiration for United fans. Fair play to them for (literally) taking a stand against the ludicrous 'safety' regulations so rigorously enforced by these licencing authorities and control-freak safety officers. Getting spectators sat down at football has bugger all to do with safety, it is all about 'controlling' football supporters, singling people out and removing those who don't fit the cosy family image most clubs seem so desperate to attract.

[Toon Toon Blue army]

Sure, but - while I don't approve of disabled fans getting hassle, that is beyond pathetic - I have some grudging admiration for United fans. Fair play to them for (literally) taking a stand against the ludicrous 'safety' regulations so rigorously enforced by these licencing authorities and control-freak safety officers. Getting spectators sat down at football has bugger all to do with safety, it is all about 'controlling' football supporters, singling people out and removing those who don't fit the cosy family image most clubs seem so desperate to attract.

Agree with this - but I'd still like to think Man Utd supporters would move to one of the back rows if asked by a disabled supporter who wanted to sit because they couldn't stand.

Que the debate for "safe standing" areas, bla bla - when will this madness end and people who want to stand are given the choice to stand. As you said, nothing to do with safety, all to do with controlling supporters.

[readingbedding]

Oh no you don't...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiz1z0 ... s-hd_sport

[who are ya?]

Oh no you don't...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiz1z0 ... s-hd_sport

Hang on, what does that clip prove about this subject???

[readingbedding]

They don't do what they want.

Ta.

[who are ya?]

Who? The fans?

[Terminal Boardom]

And then we get threads about reintroducing safe standing areas in football grounds. It won't happen until football supporters can be seen to be trusted.

Sure, but - while I don't approve of disabled fans getting hassle, that is beyond pathetic - I have some grudging admiration for United fans. Fair play to them for (literally) taking a stand against the ludicrous 'safety' regulations so rigorously enforced by these licencing authorities and control-freak safety officers. Getting spectators sat down at football has bugger all to do with safety, it is all about 'controlling' football supporters, singling people out and removing those who don't fit the cosy family image most clubs seem so desperate to attract.

Precisely. But the argument for introducing safe standing gets dilluted every time something like this happens. Until football supporters can prove that they can be trusted, respected and no longer seen as a threat to world peace, the debate will never move on.

[readingbedding]

Who? The fans?

Correct

[who are ya?]

Not with ya.

[readingbedding]

obvious.

[who are ya?]

Come on, explain, I'm intrigued to know what links Barcelona winning a game of football to United fans doing what the fukk they want...

[readingbedding]

We want the CL trophy!
Sorry, you can't.

[floyd__streete]

We want the CL trophy!
Sorry, you can't.

Swing and a miss?

[TheMaraudingDog]

Deffo swing and a miss....


the whole of the away end had stood and there had been problems of ingress and egress.  20 minutes before kick off there had been a problem with the away turnstiles, queues had surged forward and searching had been suspended as stewards were forced back against the stadium walls and had to be rescued by police.  The pressure of the crowds had forced barriers open and a general melee had developed.  While that was happening the police had been called to support stewards in the away concourse as a flare and smoke bomb had been discharged. Throughout the match away fans had stood en masse continually chanting “We’re United, we do what we want”. The Inspector commented “and they certainly did”. The Inspector said that Man U fans had continually abused stewards, filled gangways, smoked, crowded perimeter fences and were generally aggressive.  Further flares had been discharged in the crowd and smoke bombs thrown.  At the end of the match Man U fans had refused to clear the away concourse until forced out by police, and threw waste bins at stewards, police and home fans.  Outside the ground they were overturning bins and generally being a nuisance.

[readingbedding]

We're Man Urd, we do what we waaaaaaaaaaaant.

[who are ya?]

Are you still here?

[readingbedding]

go and phuck yourself.

we're man utd, we do what we want.

[who are ya?]

Ok, you carry on swinging