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[atila the gooner]

And Man Ure having fisty cuffs with Chavski ground staff. Are the Mancs about to implode?? Surely nobody wants to see that happen to such a lovely bunch of people!!!;-)

[Keef]

Don't think so, I think the title will be there's.

That is a really weird story though, can't remember anything like that in the past.

[Sandperson]

Great photo on BBC sport website with Evra with his tongue out. I bet Arsenal wish they had the opportunity to implode eh AtG...

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Great photo on BBC sport website with Evra with

> his tongue out. I bet Arsenal wish they had the

> opportunity to implode eh AtG...

I think you'll find we've been there, seen it, done it, bought th tee shirt. I see you're home teams,you know, the ones you should support, Birmingham and Villa did better than Man Ure at the weekend!!!

[Sandperson]

Actually I come from closer to Coventry. They did better than United too with a draw against the mighty Wolves! You've been there, done that, got the t-shirt...just less times than Manchester United 9 to 3 in fact....oh and no European Cups. Come along try and keep up.

[Keef]

I'm not fussed about Liverpool's result against Birmingham, as it means little for us now, but I do have to say that that free kick goal, with the guy doing everything possible to impede the keeper, was shite!

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Actually I come from closer to Coventry. They did

> better than United too with a draw against the

> mighty Wolves! You've been there, done that, got

> the t-shirt...just less times than Manchester

> United 9 to 3 in fact....oh and no European Cups.

> Come along try and keep up.

I can't be bothered to "keep up" with glory hunters like you. I remember people like you when I was a kid, you'd see them in the shirt of whoever was doing well that year. So now run along and try not to be bullied by the big boys in the playground, because you'll only come running home to mummy in tears, saying "mum tell them to stop saying such nasty things about my team".

[Sandperson]

>:D< Been glory hunting for 30 years now. I have to say the last 15 or so have been pretty glorious. ;-)

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> >:D to say the last 15 or so have been pretty

> glorious. ;-)

And you wonder why Man Ure and thier fans are the most reviled in the country. As I've said on many ocassions, there is only one club in Manchester and it ain't Man ure it's City. Keep up the glory hunting it gives true fans something to despise. ;-)

[david_carnell]

atila the gooner Wrote:

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> And you wonder why Man Ure and thier fans are the

> most reviled in the country. As I've said on many

> ocassions, there is only one club in Manchester

> and it ain't Man ure it's City. Keep up the glory

> hunting it gives true fans something to despise.

> ;-)

That's literally true. Old Trafford is in Salford. But let him have his fun Atila...not everyone can support Woolwich FC Arsenal you know. ;-)

[Sandperson]

atila the gooner Wrote:

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> Sandperson Wrote:

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> > >:D have

> > to say the last 15 or so have been pretty

> > glorious. ;-)

>

>

> And you wonder why Man Ure and thier fans are the

> most reviled in the country. As I've said on many

> ocassions, there is only one club in Manchester

> and it ain't Man ure it's City. Keep up the glory

> hunting it gives true fans something to despise.

> ;-)

I love the fact you hate me. :)) It means you are jealous because your team have a worse record than mine! Manchester or Salford we've won more titles than Arsenal and more European cups (even Villa and Forest have won more than your rabble), oh and more FA Cups as well. I can't stop smiling.

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> atila the gooner Wrote:

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> > > >:D > have

> > > to say the last 15 or so have been pretty

> > > glorious. ;-)

> >

> >

> > And you wonder why Man Ure and thier fans are

> the

> > most reviled in the country. As I've said on

> many

> > ocassions, there is only one club in Manchester

> > and it ain't Man ure it's City. Keep up the

> glory

> > hunting it gives true fans something to

> despise.

> > ;-)

>

> I love the fact you hate me. :)) It means you are

> jealous because your team have a worse record than

> mine! Manchester or Salford we've won more titles

> than Arsenal and more European cups (even Villa

> and Forest have won more than your rabble), oh and

> more FA Cups as well. I can't stop smiling.

I can't make up my mind if you're stupid or naive. I hate people, not you personally, that support teams just for the glory, which proves your type has no soul, no heart and more importantly no passion. It has nothing to do with success, you sad fool, it is to do with loyalty, passion and heart for your club. But Man Ure followers have none of those attributes. Jog on.

[Keef]

To be fair Atila, Man U were hardly setting the world alight 30 years ago.

I always feel quite annoyed that I started supporting Liverpool after the real glory days... Okay, I've had a fair bit to cheer, but missed all the great 80s stuff because I wasn't really interested in footy as a kid, only started taking a real interest about 13-14 years ago at about 16. Chose Liverpool because I liked Macca, and Fowler. Then moved there, and it was unavoidable!

[Sandperson]

So, there's not a single Man Utd fan with passion or heart for the club? I wonder why 75,000 turn up for every game? I'm just as passionate about my club as you are about yours but this is a bit of a pointless argument as I am pretty sure there's no way to measure this.

[Sandperson]

Keef Wrote:

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> To be fair Atila, Man U were hardly setting the

> world alight 30 years ago.

>

> I always feel quite annoyed that I started

> supporting Liverpool after the real glory days...

> Okay, I've had a fair bit to cheer, but missed all

> the great 80s stuff because I wasn't really

> interested in footy as a kid, only started taking

> a real interest about 13-14 years ago at about 16.

> Chose Liverpool because I liked Macca, and Fowler.

> Then moved there, and it was unavoidable!

My point exactly. If I'd started supporting them in 1992 I would deserve all the glory fan jibes you could jam into a post but realising my love for a team on the play ground in about 1979 wasn't exactly following the trend, in fact if I'd been a glory fan I'd be a Liverpool supporter.

[david_carnell]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> So, there's not a single Man Utd fan with passion

> or heart for the club? I wonder why 75,000 turn up

> for every game?

Tasty prawn sandwiches?

[Sandperson]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> > So, there's not a single Man Utd fan with

> passion

> > or heart for the club? I wonder why 75,000 turn

> up

> > for every game?

>

> Tasty prawn sandwiches?

:)) Possibly. That and all the foreign fans.

[citizenED]

Cool, we are drawing with Derby County. We let the mighty Rams score! Double Je-sus.

[Ladygooner]

Now 2-1 up and Adebayor is on - you must have faith!

[Sandperson]

Looks like you were right LG!

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Looks like you were right LG!

Yeah 6 -2, hard game that!!!!

[Keef]

Well I predicted the 2 for Derby, but got the Arsenal score slightly wrong :-S

[atila the gooner]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> So, there's not a single Man Utd fan with passion

> or heart for the club? I wonder why 75,000 turn up

> for every game? I'm just as passionate about my

> club as you are about yours but this is a bit of a

> pointless argument as I am pretty sure there's no

> way to measure this.

The way you measure passion is that you support your club through thick and thin regardless of success, and you actually go to watch them as often as you can, home and away. That is a very easy and accurate way to measure how you feel about your team. I've been watching the Arsenal, home and away, since 1968. In the 1980's we were crap, but I stll went and stood on the North Bank on a wet Tuesday night in November watching a 4th round Rumbelows Cup tie, against the likes of Bournemouth, with no expectation of winning. That is loyalty and passion.

[Ladygooner]

6-2 is not hard against Derby I know but that puts our goal difference above Chelseas. Now if only Newcastle can do us a favour next Monday we might be in with a chance of 2nd Place!

[Sandperson]

The way you measure passion is that you support your club through thick and thin regardless of success, and you actually go to watch them as often as you can, home and away.

So, you've just described me. We didn't win a title for the first 13 odd years of me supporting the team. We had some FA cup success. I have been a member of the club for many years and have travelled up to OT regularly over those years (there is no train back from Manchester to London on a week night after 930pm so this often involved ten hours driving and getting back home at 3 in the morning to be back at work the next day or sleeping in the station until the first train left). I've supported them away from home, one memorable game a few years back at the Library when we got thumped 4-0 in the Carling Cup. I've seen them win and lose, home and away. So you can call me plastic, glory hunter, prawn sarnie brigade what ever, I love my club and I always will.