19 Sep 2012 16:46:25
right this is a question to all football supporters,with the Liverpool man u game coming up and the threat of united fans marring the 96 do you feel that football has gone more global since the introduction of the epl that you get a hell of a lot more floaters(floaters meaning not born within the city) and try to sing dodgy songs to prove there worth?,i am in my 40s and am ashamed to say i sung the Munich song when i was a kid on the kop(to be honest at the time i never really understood it) and i was ignorant,as i grew older i realized what the song meant and never sang it again,then hysel and Hillsborough happened and to my knowledge its never been sung at anfeild again,i have just read something this guy from Manchester has wrote basically Manchester and Liverpool are pretty much alike ,socialism/working class/hate the government and feel the media has a love in with anything southern based,lets get one thing clear i can not stand Manchester united , i hate them, my dad did and i cringe when they win something,do i respect them as a club?i would be a Muppet if i said no,of course you have to respect them and red nose and the footy they play,do i hate everyone from Manchester? no in fact i have met a few good lads from salford that are bitter man u fans ,so why the dodgy songs still being sung?my conclusion is you have prob a minority off bellends locally singing the songs and the out of towners eager to fit in to there club joining in with the songs,time for genuine fans to out them.
frankyscouse
I totally agree with you, great post, there will always be a small minority that shame every club unfortunately , where I come from I have a lot of friends who support man utd and some mention we are murderers meaning what happened in heysel all those years ago in 85 and meaning hillsborough etc..... It saddens me that people still go on and on about it! Whats even worse is some use to support liverpool when they were young........Liverpool and man utd are very alike in a lot of ways, more than people realise.....I hate man utd as much as the next guy but you have to respect them as a
club
Andy
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Firstly any person who disrespects the victims of Hillsborough is not a true fan and i am ashamed that they would in anyway be associated with my club and anyone caught doing it should get a life ban for all stadiums. End of.
As a club we have experienced tragedy, with the aircrash and should be standing shoulder to shoulder with our neighbours, especially given the similiarities between the cities as Franky said. Our cities have contributed so much to the culture of this country, virtually all the best bands come from one or the other city.
However the rivalry kicks in and this rivalry is always stirred up by the London based media in order to keep us from uniting together.
The sad thing is a lot of fans do not know the clubs history. The '58 side exists only in black and white photo's and a few clips of film. Most don't know our greatest manager played for Liver pool (and City) back in the 30's. Most do not know the role Liverpool played after the crash.
I'll admit like Franky (but from the opposite viewpoint) that you are not my favourite club and a couple of your players i downright detest, but your achievements have to be respected and i do respect you compared to the Cities and Chelsea's of this world and persons like John Terry.
In all any fan who is stupid or insensitive enough to do anything come match day please do not think that this is the general attitude of all United fans, they are very much in the minority. Please feel free to check out the messages on the United page.
Lastly good luck in your continuing efforts against the corruption and in finally bringing those responsible to justice and the truth.
Justice for the 96 for they will never walk alone.
Mort
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Franky I deffo agree with the media's soft spot for teh southern clubs. It's so infuriating. They can do nothing wrong. Like the Chelsea fans singing abuse about hisborough haven't hardly been reported at all. The John terry rascim row to me seemed so much less condemed than Suarez's. Just seems like everybody in todays society supports one of the London clubs
Jman
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Nice1 mort.
frankyscouse
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Yeah I agree with you Andy, there are a minority of man utd fans were I live and they chant murderers etc, it gets me all Angre inside n hurts so much but I just laugh it off, I think another good point is that quite a lot of man utd fans I know supported a different team pre 1992/93 etc, but that's football and everyone can support whoever they want to
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