Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9997227)

Be strong Young Jedi. May the Force be with you. <and may it run out after that>.

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 9998609)

This is not an apology.
Apparently some of my posts on other teams strike a nerve with some posters.
Footie fans for years and years have shared banter and taken the piss out of each others clubs and yet can respect the teams and their performances.
This however has changed and with internet forums can lead to some very ugly comments being made and rather than banter or piss taking can become very personal.
Fans at matches sing aborrent songs about club tragedies, racism etc etc
which make me cringe and that includes Man Utd fans.
There have been some very witty and amusing chants heard on the terraces and some banners unfurled.
One in particular was unfurled at Anfield in 1994 which read
Au Revior Cantona and Man Utd Come Back When Youve Won 18.
At that time Liverpool had won 18 titles to Man Utds 7
Well its now 2012 and Man Utd are on the verge of winning their 20th title and Liverpool are still on 18.
Maybe for the next visit of Liverpool perhaps the Utd fans should unfurl a
banner that reads
Come back Liverpool when you have won 1 Premier League Title.
As a Utd fan in the 70s when we were winning nothing (odd FA Cup) and got relegated yes we got abuse from other fans and rightly so as we were shite.
Well now the shoe is on the other foot and payback is a bitch.
Hate Utd as much as you want and unfurl your witty banners but dont be surprised when it comes back to bite you.
BTW I could post some comments about Scousers that other posters have written on this thread but Im ok with being called a Manc twat.

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 9998712)

Fans have got to accept the fact that its not a game/sport anymore its a business.
I did my fair share of standing on the terraces in the wind, rain and odd bit of snow. I have bought tickets from touts (scalpers) but many fans have now been priced out of attending matches because of the business model.
Players are paid ridiculous amounts of money and can be quite demanding.
Even Rooney was a prat for doing what he did at contract time.
Even when Utd were relegated they still pulled in the highest gates.
If you look at most club these days their highest home attendance is usually against Utd. They are the club everyone loves to hate.
Sure all clubs have band wagon jumpers and the so called plastic fans but Utd have always had a huge following at Old Trafford before the corporate fans came along.
As for the comments about all Utd fans being from Surrey then you have to ask yourself why would they go to Manchester rather than watching a London club?
Other teams will get better and I bet in the future Utd will again have a lean spell but the local support will not falter.
I still watch the games on TV and watch other clubs matches as well so yes Im now officially an armchair fan.
Dismiss us as fans but our trophy cabinet speaks for itself and the team.

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9998959)

The trophy cabinet in Manchester has no more to do with you than the beautiful South African girl who sold me my coffee in Starbucks earlier.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9998969)

God. Not another BE wedding.

Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9998975)

We swapped names today......she has the coolest accent in the city. Present company excluded of course.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9999138)

Enough of such trivia. Andy Carroll scored. Come back when you have too.

Originally Posted by Mr Weeze (Post 9999208)

I'd not have him back personally. His head's not right.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9999230)

I agree. Despite all the difficulties we've had I think the last player I regret Toon selling / chopping was Scott Parker in June 2007. Perhaps Milner in 2008 too.

Originally Posted by Mr Weeze (Post 9999258)

Parker yes, Milner no.

Parker just wasn't happy up here, but we struggled to get our midfield right. Nolan was decent, but a very different role. Milner couldn't cross for sh1t when we sold him. We got a stupidly good price for an average player, coupled with the sell on clause.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9999316)

Agreed on all four. Are you old enough to remember Jinking Jim Scott?

Originally Posted by Mr Weeze (Post 9999360)

Milner just couldn't deliver. Whilst I'm not old enough, I do know some history. Was only back in the toon as a pre-teen from 1991 after hitches in Deutchland and Delaware as an expat brat. Ah, the days of Ardilles...

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10000948)

Another set of interesting results today. It seems that the title race isn't quite dead yet, that Arsenal will be 3rd and, as we already knew, Newcastle & Spurs are neck and neck for the last Champions League spot (advantage Spurs though on GD).

It's a funny old game.