United thread 2017/18

[Machiavelli]

“It’s kicking off in the Stretford End, everyone is screaming attack, attack, attack”

 

[Skip Donoghue]

Cheapskates.

Hmm the old virtual steward ploy....says it all grassing on your own it’s no wonder genuine rags hate the swamp

 

[aguero93:20]

I always thought Strahov in Prague was the biggest with over 200,000 but perhaps that isn't being used for sports these days,

Closed down mate, I was thinking of it as well.

 

[PragueBlue]

Closed down mate, I was thinking of it as well.

Surprised by that. Been there a fair few times. Wasn't the most luxurious stadium but I liked it.

 

[aguero93:20]

Surprised by that. Been there a fair few times. Wasn't the most luxurious stadium but I liked it.

Biggest now is apparently one in Korea that holds 150k.

 

[PragueBlue]

Biggest now is apparently one in Korea that holds 150k.

I think I'll give that one a miss. Commies weren't good at much but they could build some big stadiums.

 

[Grassland Blue]

We also used on this forum the piece from the MEN that showed figures from GMP, that United had been showing worse figures on actually attendees where in some cases 20+ thousand difference.The figures collated were for H & S reasons,confirming that the Rags were cooking the books.
Didn`t a certain Mr.Swales do this on a regular occurrence at Maine Road.47,000 against Charlton at home when we won 5-1 to gat promotion. My arse it was.More like 64000 !!!

You are correct.
I had forgotten all about that.
An emphatic win, a sunny day and then came news of the Bradford fire......

 

[bluethrunthru]

You are correct.
I had forgotten all about that.
An emphatic win, a sunny day and then came news of the Bradford fire......

yes - that became a poignant day

Remember Blackburn away the same day as Hillsborough too?

 

[Vienna_70]

Give him a large slice of Baldrick's apple crumble.

Is that a cunning plan?

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

yes - that became a poignant day

Remember Blackburn away the same day as Hillsborough too?

Think we lost 4-0 at Blackburn that day.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Think we lost 4-0 at Blackburn that day.

we did - for some reason the heavily left footed Gerry Taggart was deployed as a right back - into the teeth of a gale as I remember. And the away end at Ewood was part building site - wouldn't be allowed today. The stand would be ok but never Taggart at RB................

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Think we lost 4-0 at Blackburn that day.

We did. I was there. Simon Garner got a hat-trick for them. Most thought Hillsborough was a hooligan problem, at first.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

we did - for some reason the heavily left footed Gerry Taggart was deployed as a right back - into the teeth of a gale as I remember. And the away end at Ewood was part building site - wouldn't be allowed today. The stand would be ok but never Taggart at RB................

I was there but remember very little of the game. Abut 40 of us got off the train, the last stop before Blackburn and had about 3 1/2 hours in a boozer. Taxi's to the ground, we should have stayed in the pub.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

Remember Blackburn away was in the terraces next to the dugout and crawled through the fencing to get close to the bench,loads of Blues giving Mel Machin abuse as Moulden was on the bench and Taggart was getting skinned out of position,John Bond was in the tunnel at half time doing interviews for Granada then some news of Hillsborough filtered through and once it got to 4-0 and word spread football didn’t really matter that much.

 

[bluethrunthru]

I was there but remember very little of the game. Abut 40 of us got off the train, the last stop before Blackburn a 3 1/2 hours in a boozer. Taxi's to the ground, we should have stayed in the pub.

And missed all the fun????? That was what City was all about in those days - we just deferred promotion 'til Bradford

 

[Vienna_70]

we did - for some reason the heavily left footed Gerry Taggart was deployed as a right back - into the teeth of a gale as I remember. And the away end at Ewood was part building site - wouldn't be allowed today. The stand would be ok but never Taggart at RB................

That last sentence made me smile.

Very good.

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Think Scott Sellars ripped poor Gerry Taggart apart at right back. Although I thought Taggart was originally a centre back. Four of us went in a car and all thought at first that the Liverpool fans had played up. Was chilling to see the scenes at Hillsborough later that day as those fences were a safety hazard with large terraced crowds.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

so Ibra Dimmer Switch has basically come and said he wanted to move to LA before the rags came calling, and that his head was always in LA.

Basically admitting that the Rags have paid him a shit ton of money to convince him to go there instead and that he never wanted to be there.

 

[cleavers]

If, God forbid, there was a major emergency at any stadium how would the emergency services manage if the club tell them there are 75,000 people inside when there are actually nearer 60,000?

Wouldn't the issue be far worse if it was the other way round ?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Wouldn't the issue be far worse if it was the other way round ?

imagine the chaos when all 659m of them are there.............