Man U The Passion

by Bradman Fri 29 May 2009, 13:41

An upset MU fan has driven a bus into a group of Barca fans celebrating the victory in Nigeria.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/05/29/nigeria.death.united.barcelona/index.html

He killed four of them.

by JKLever Fri 29 May 2009, 13:50

Sad story.

This caught my eye...

Police arrested 119 young people after violence flared at a special
celebration party in Place de Catalunya near the Las Ramblas
thoroughfare, while 238 people suffered minor injuries. City
officials estimated the damage at up to 100,000 euros ($140,000) as the
youths attacked police with bottles and damaged shops, parks and public
utilities such as lamp-posts.

Would be top story on the news here...

by Guest Fri 29 May 2009, 15:29

United and United supporters often get called "scum" but it really is apt in this case. What a despicable excuse for a human.

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri 29 May 2009, 15:40

Pretty chippy to think this has got anything to do with United or their real supporters.

Not sure what control the club or their supporters are supposed to have over the actions of a deranged Nigerian thousands of miles away, who I'm willing to bet has never been to Europe never mind Manchester.

by Guest Fri 29 May 2009, 15:43

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Pretty chippy to think this has got anything to do with United or their real supporters.

Not sure what control the club or their supporters are supposed to have over the actions of a deranged Nigerian thousands of miles away, who I'm willing to bet has never been to Europe never mind Manchester.

Yeah, tabloid sensationalism I think, doesn't mean that the guy isn't scum though.

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri 29 May 2009, 16:08

Absolutely.

But an individual piece of scum rather than one that should or could be directly associated with 'United and United supporters'.

by Guest Fri 29 May 2009, 19:01

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Absolutely.

But an individual piece of scum rather than one that should or could be directly associated with 'United and United supporters'.

I don't think I insinuated that he was typical of United supporters...

by LeFromage Fri 29 May 2009, 19:03

Although he does live the typical distance from Old Trafford of the average United supporter.

by PeterCS Fri 29 May 2009, 19:45

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Absolutely.

But an individual piece of scum rather than one that should or could be directly associated with 'United and United supporters'.

Come off it, Bob. It's Sir Alex behind all this.

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri 29 May 2009, 21:57

vilkrang wrote:
Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Absolutely.

But an individual piece of scum rather than one that should or could be directly associated with 'United and United supporters'.
I don't think I insinuated that he was typical of United supporters...

Apologies if I've misread you then, but: -

United and United supporters often get called "scum" but it really is apt in this case.

Seemed pretty clear cut to me on first reading.

by Guest Fri 29 May 2009, 23:19

"United and United supporters often get called scum, but in the case of this individual he genuinely is scum" was the message I was trying to convey, though I can see how it could have been misread. Wasn't for a minute trying to say that your average United fan goes around killing people when they lose!

by Big_Bad_Bob Fri 29 May 2009, 23:22

S'cool.

by Guest Fri 29 May 2009, 23:24

by PeterCS Sat 30 May 2009, 01:11

Nonsense. It's Sir Alex to blame. All the mindgames and gum-chewing.

by taipan Sat 30 May 2009, 09:51

vilkrang wrote:"United and United supporters often get called scum, but in the case of this individual he genuinely is scum" was the message I was trying to convey, though I can see how it could have been misread. Wasn't for a minute trying to say that your average United fan goes around killing people when they lose!

I was tempted though