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13 May 08
15 May 08
Originally posted by John1916One of my tenants came in my office today. She's Scottish. She said ' I see they let themsleves down didn't they?'
Anyone surprised by the news that Rangers fans took to assaulting police officers because things didn't go their way - I'm not
Yes I do know that the screen broke but now the CL final won't be shown, or so I've heard, in Manchester because of those fans.
I said 'Yes, the better team won'.
She replied 'No, not that, they misbeahved and some poor Russian got stabbed in the back'.
'That was a brave scotsman' I replied.
'No' she said 'They're not Scotsmen, they're Rangers fans!'.
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16 May 08
Exactly Hucklyberry.
The police are only showing the CCTV footage they want the public too see. I bet they don't show the footage of the Rangers fan on crutches being shoulder charged and then hit twice on the legs by a riot cop for standing on the road on his mobile phone.
They left a Rangers fan lying on the street that was just knocked down by a taxi and told the Rangers fans that were trying to help him to GTF and left him there for around 45 minutes unattended, I doubt they'll show that footage either.
There was a minority of around 200 Rangers fans that acted like hooligans that have giving our fans and club a bad name. These people are not real Rangers fans.
16 May 08
Originally posted by ActiveKingSo true. For those that want to know the truth, here's an unbiased picture from the incidents at Piccadilly Gardens:
Exactly Hucklyberry.
The police are only showing the CCTV footage they want the public too see. I bet they don't show the footage of the Rangers fan on crutches being shoulder charged and then hit twice on the legs by a riot cop for standing on the road on his mobile phone.
They left a Rangers fan lying on the street that was just knocked down by ...[text shortened]... oligans that have giving our fans and club a bad name. These people are not real Rangers fans.
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16 May 08
Originally posted by Virtue76The Miner's strikes never happened either 😛
Unfortunately this is what happens in football. Bunch of losers get drunk, watch their team lose, go on rampage. Always a small minority but always going to happen i think.
The British police are not like the Spanish or Italian police, they would have only gone in because they had to.
16 May 08
Manchester council have called off the parade after the Champions League final
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7405591.stm
Funny that - as no Rangers supporters will be there. Why don't the Manchester authorities just come out and admit that the extreme behaviour (ie kicking the crap out of a police officer and jumping on a car windows) was caused by casuals and not Rangers fans (excluding the bottle throwing in Picadally which was obviously Rangers fans and completely deplorable)
16 May 08
Originally posted by Mad Mac MacMadAs a citizen of Manchester, I was initially insulted by the council's decision, not to display The Champions League Final on the big screens next week, because some idiots, that don't even live in the city, decided to misbehave. Then I realised, that perhaps they made this decision, because they are not competent enough to set up a big television set. And perhaps they don't give a **** about their own constituents as they are already going to be watching the game some where in Manchester anyway.
Manchester council have called off the parade after the Champions League final
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7405591.stm
Funny that - as no Rangers supporters will be there. Why don't the Manchester authorities just come out and admit that the extreme behaviour (ie kicking the crap out of a police officer and jumping on a car win ...[text shortened]... ng the bottle throwing in Picadally which was obviously Rangers fans and completely deplorable)
I heard on the news before that they they were going to send a bill to Rangers FC for the clean up operation. WTF? Even if there was no trouble, there would still be streets lined with beer bottles and cans. It was Manchester City Councils turf, so therefore it is their responsibility. How could Rangers FC possibly be responsible for what happened?
Thank you Manchester City Council for making Manchester look like the muppets of Europe. And thank you to the majority of Rangers fans for being proper ambassadors to your country. All the ones I met in the pub and on the street were very polite and courteous.
16 May 08
Originally posted by jimslyp69It's not going to affect the people of Manchester one bit, their club only reached 9th place and weren't even in the Champion's league.
As a citizen of Manchester, I was initially insulted by the council's decision, not to display The Champions League Final on the big screens next week, because some idiots, that don't even live in the city, decided to misbehave. Then I realised, that perhaps they made this decision, because they are not competent enough to set up a big television set. And ...[text shortened]... your country. All the ones I met in the pub and on the street were very polite and courteous.
16 May 08
Originally posted by sally cinnamonBoring pedantism. I apologise for living in Greater Manchester. Guess
It's not going to affect the people of Manchester one bit, their club only reached 9th place and weren't even in the Champion's league.
I've got to live somewhere eh? Manchester United were originally based in Newton Heath, hence their original name which I can't be bothered spelling out to you, as you already know it. On another note, plenty of people that live within the constituencies of Manchester, do support Manchester United. I'm sorry if you can't grasp this basic principle. The boundaries are set by bloody politicians. Apparently Livepool is in Merseyside but used to be in Lancashire. Bury used to be in Lancashire but is now classed as Gt Manchester. Who knows, who cares
Oh, you do! 🙄