Is The Manchester Rivalry Going Soft?

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Standing outside the away end at the swamp last season, I couldn’t help but notice, five old blokes suddenly emerge from the bottleneck and shake hands.

Two of them crossed the wafer-thin police cordon, but to the backdrop of “Hope you lose. See you after the game”, the other three carried on walking towards the Munich Memorial Tunnel (or whatever it’s called these days)

Are we going soft or has that kind of despicable behaviour always happened?
I don't even give money to the carol singers if one of them's wearing a red scarf.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It's always happened.

 

[MarsLlama]

I prefer it this way. Arsenal fans talk about Tottenham more than their own team and with a genuine hatred. We shouldn't focus too much on the rivalry.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Most of my mates are rags. Yes there is some pretty sharp and heated banter between us. Yet they are still my mates and its all good.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

It's only football, if a mate of mine was attending a derby the same day I was, I wouldn't treat him any different than I normally do. Bit of friendly piss taking but that's it.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

It can be hard to like rags because so many of them are complete and utter arrogant arseholes when discussing football.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/man-united-fans-new-zlatan-8629832

 

[billfromthehill]

Not near me it's not

 

[toffee balls]

Most of my mates are rags. Yes there is some pretty sharp and heated banter between us. Yet they are still my mates and its all good.

Mates and rags in the same sentence.

Wow.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

I just pity them really.

 

[manimanc]

Don't be stupid, we make it up that we have rag mates , they are all imaginary.