Noel, trust me, I didnt put anyone up to posting anything (if I had, I would have suggested any name but that one to use!). I haven't been on this site for years and not sure if I have even posted here before. As I stated, I'd rather they hadn't posted that as believe me, I'd rather not get involved in this crap and regardless of what you post after this, this will be my last post on the subject.
You can posture on here as much as you want to. As you said elsewhere, there were very few people there to claim either way as to what happened.
You claimed you thumped me because I ''assaulted'' your girlfriend. The girlfriend who left your side, to walk 30 feet away from you, on her own, to where I was stood, to then aggressively try to snatch the bag of fanzines jammed between my legs. Do you agree with that bit so far????
So....lets just say I did ''assault her'' (which I didn't - as I said, one hand had fanzines in them, the other the carrier bag that your girlfriend was trying to steal) - but lets just say i did push her away..... what else would I be expected to do? Just say ''oh there you go, yes, steal my bag of fanzines and take them away with you, no problem at all my dear''.
No, I held on to the bag and she pulled this way and I pulled that way, she eventually let go and went back to your side.
Then enter big Noel into the ring for round 2.
As for the 2nd incident, if you wanted a word with me, well, had you said, ''Phill can I have a quick word mate'', I may have gone over. But ''Here's that wanker Gatenby'' didnt have the same effect on me. Why else would my friend have said ''why dont you just fuck off?'' if your request for a civilised discussion was so polite?
To recap that incident, do you deny walking from where you were selling a fanzine, right next to me and my friend, right in our (or his) face, all the way to near outside the supporters club office, (50 yards?) intimidating him, saying ''what you doing to do about it?', 'come on then' etc etc etc. (which is when the scuffle commenced)
Believe me, it's a far cry from your ''I was stood outside the ground innocently selling when 2 of them walked past me, grabbing me by the throat - it was retaliation yer honour'' scenario you are trying to paint.
You know the truth and I know the truth. You can write want you want on here, but deep, deep down, you know what really happened.
As for the Mike stuff, I can't comment as wasnt there or have knowledge of it, what I can comment on is you had issues with Mike, Bill and others I suspect, but you (and others) always took it out on me as I was the one stood there in line trying to do my bit. You were never brave enough to seek out those you had issues with, but just picked on me. Well done. I'm sure your girlfriend at the time must have looked up to you as a tough guy and felt safe around you.
