By: Red Rupert

Red Rupert — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:23:22 +0000

well, they are part of the reason. The rest of it are the prats who follow the England team around and for reasons best known to themselves choose to boo any United player at the least excuse. For me though, the main reason is the fact that their bosses at the FA haven’t exactly been sympathetic to United over the years, commencing when they asked United to go to Brazil for a silly tournament in the middle of January to appease Blatter the Fatter. When the “national” (read “London”) press got wind of the fact that United were forced into a dilemna, in that they couldn’t be in two places at once and would have to pull out of the FA cup, they saw their chance for uber mock outrage at our expense again. We should’ve refused to go and then suffered the accusation that we’d lost England the chance to host the World Cup. The FA could’ve easily come to United’s aid and taken the responsibility for the decision, but did they? Did they fuck. They sat on their fat arses whilst we were crucified, yet again, in the press. Add to that the ridiculous punishments handed out to Eric (twice for the same offence) Keane (twice for the same offence) Rio and Gary Nev copped unprecedented raps and that’s just for starters. Oh, and the fact that Eric’s beloved “seagulls” seem to have hi-jacked the England team for London’s enjoyment. Well, they need a helping hand from somebody, given their clubs’ abysmal records.

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Rule what? « Red Season — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:34:51 +0000

[…] Much can be written about this principle. Some point to the recent treatment of Beckham, Neville and Ronaldo in the aftermath of international tournaments, when England’s failings were conveniently blamed on United players (see for example, this article at AbsolutelyUnited.com). […]

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