Prestwich_Blue said:They're abiding by FA rules, which require them to report tickets sold. Every club does the same. How many threads have there been on here asking how could we have sold out when there were empty seats in the stadium?Skashion said:Already ready a couple of threads mate, but fucking damn right. Lying fucking hypocritical idiots.wearethesouthstand said:43,000 empty seats v newcastle in the league cup...
40,000 empty seats are you fookin sure ?
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The OP is absolutely right to point this out. Some people on this forum are disgustingly quick to defend the rags that they haven't even thought about the point. "We do the same", been said numerous times. We don't have a song saying 20,000 empty seats do we? The rags make out like we don't sell out because we have empty seats on match days but they obviously have the same bloody empty seats only we're not bloody daft enough to sing about it! It shows their hypocrisy. We sell out the huge majority of league matches. I don't think we have failed to sell out once this season and I can only remember two or three occasions in the past three seasons in the league. Our FA Cup attendances have been brilliant as well this year, and we can get people in without forcing them in, like the rags do. Carling Cup was shite, but it's no different in Trafford.
You really do have a huge problem when posters point out something they do, that we may also do which then doesn't paint them in the negative light you would like them to be painted in, don't you?Skashion said:The OP is absolutely right to point this out. Some people on this forum are disgustingly quick to defend the rags that they haven't even thought about the point. "We do the same", been said numerous times. We don't have a song saying 20,000 empty seats do we? The rags make out like we don't sell out because we have empty seats on match days but they obviously have the same bloody empty seats only we're not bloody daft enough to sing about it! It shows their hypocrisy. We sell out the huge majority of league matches. I don't think we have failed to sell out once this season and I can only remember two or three occasions in the past three seasons in the league. Our FA Cup attendances have been brilliant as well this year, and we can get people in without forcing them in, like the rags do. Carling Cup was shite, but it's no different in Trafford.
The OP is spot on.
Did you read my post because if you did you entirely missed the point of it. It's not whether both clubs count seats sold, that's the way it has to be, but in saying that you've entirely missed the point. It's that the rags sing about empty seats at Eastlands - as if we haven't sold then, when we have, but we don't sing about their empty seats which they have sold. It's a clear example of hypocrisy and some, like you, are looking deny it in a farcical attempt to look neutral and balanced. So balanced and neutral you're, unconsciously I'm sure, favouring the rags by not applying equal standards to both sets of fans.Pigeonho said:You really do have a huge problem when posters point out something they do, that we may also do which then doesn't paint them in the negative light you would like them to be painted in, don't you?
I've not commented on the article, I was pointing out how quick you are to jump on people who appear to defend United in what they say, even though that won't actually be their intention.Skashion said:Did you read my post because if you did you entirely missed the point of it. It's not whether both clubs count seats sold, that's the way it has to be, but in saying that you've entirely missed the point. It's that the rags sing about empty seats at Eastlands - as if we haven't sold then, when we have, but we don't sing about their empty seats which they have sold. It's a clear example of hypocrisy and some, like you, are looking deny it in a farcical attempt to look neutral and balanced. So balanced and neutral you're, unconsciously I'm sure, favouring the rags by not applying equal standards to both sets of fans.Pigeonho said:You really do have a huge problem when posters point out something they do, that we may also do which then doesn't paint them in the negative light you would like them to be painted in, don't you?
Fact #1: We both sell seats which don't get filled come match day.
Fact #2: The rags sing about it, we don't.
Therefore we're entitled to criticise them for their hypocrisy. It really is that simple.
If that were true I'd be your worst enemy but I'm not. Actually, it seems to be you who's got a bee in your bonnet about me, even though I know at least three mods who suspect you're a rag. I don't actually think you are but I'm sure you'll write me another nice PM about it...Pigeonho said:I've not commented on the article, I was pointing out how quick you are to jump on people who appear to defend United in what they say, even though that won't actually be their intention.
I'd say it's the other way round, but hey ho.Skashion said:If that were true I'd be your worst enemy but I'm not. Actually, it seems to be you who's got a bee in your bonnet about me, even though I know at least three mods who suspect you're a rag. I don't actually think you are but I'm sure you'll write me another nice PM about it...Pigeonho said:I've not commented on the article, I was pointing out how quick you are to jump on people who appear to defend United in what they say, even though that won't actually be their intention.