Ricky Hatton RIP

The greatest Man City fan of all time. Spoke with class and grace, treated everyone the same. Ricky Hatton is what every city fan should aspire to be. Just look at the turnout. Truly loved that man and that man loved Man City. Truly loved the club. He will be sorely missed. Rest In Peace Hitman.
 
mcfcsamm said:
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In this country the norm for a dress code for a funeral is determined by the family of the bereaved. If Fury had turned up in suit consisting of pictures of Ricky people would have smiled and laughed. I interpret this a blatant attempt at attention seeking.
 
Earlyriser said:
In this country the norm for a dress code for a funeral is determined by the family of the bereaved. If Fury had turned up in suit consisting of pictures of Ricky people would have smiled and laughed. I interpret this a blatant attempt at attention seeking.
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Yeah err if you’re 6ft 10 you certainly don’t need to seek attention.

Clearly he and Ricky had a good friendship, the suit mocked by him as shown in the clip and so Fury has worn it for that reason.
 
Earlyriser said:
In this country the norm for a dress code for a funeral is determined by the family of the bereaved. If Fury had turned up in suit consisting of pictures of Ricky people would have smiled and laughed. I interpret this a blatant attempt at attention seeking.
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There's a video of Rick mocking him for wearing it, so I think it was a nod to that moment between them. I don't think Tyson Fury needs to do any attention seeking, he was close to Rick and there's a story behind it.
 
Earlyriser said:
I see Tyson Fury has turned up in a specially made suit consisting of pictures of himself. What a total cock and how disrespectful.
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An therein lies our problem as human beings. Not Tyson, but all those insulting him.

Ricky had mental health issues which, allegedly, resulted in his untimely demise.

Tyson has mental heath issues, which on a number of occasions have almost resulted in his timely demise.

He's either worn the suit as last bit of banter with his old friend, or to make a statement that he has been saved and is still with us.

Whatever the reason, we all know Tyson has struggled over the years and has made some bad decisions, like Ricky did, we should try and understand and support, not add to their struggles.

We've already lost one legend way too early, let's not lose another.
 
Earlyriser said:
I see Tyson Fury has turned up in a specially made suit consisting of pictures of himself. What a total cock and how disrespectful.
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No need. They were friends, Fury likes to consider himself as a bit of a joker. The vast majority of comments about Hatton after his passing focused on his sense of humour and how he never took anything seriously himself. That's almost certainly an inside joke/tribute between two mates. I don't even know how somebody gets the idea into their head that Fury would disrespect a friend and somebody he looked up to professionally at their funeral.
 
The biggest compliment I can pay Ricky Hatton and which may be his most abiding legacy is that he made us all feel like we were on the same team. Regardless of your team, your race, your sexuality or any other barrier which can divide people, Ricky Hatton made us all feel like we were in it in together. I don't think a single other Mancunian will ever come close to uniting the City in the way he did.
 
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