Crouchinho
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Makes me wonder if it's a cover up story and there is more to it. Either way they're bellends
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United game postponed due to bomb scare
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Bluekiwi
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And TVNZ One's news headline statement was the "Premier League thrown into chaos". Er, all other games went ahead to schedule and completed without anyone getting maimed / blown up.Well of course MUTV, sorry BBC are still reporting it as a major security risk on Breakfast. The two minutes they've dedicated to it thus far.
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They've only scored 24 at home in 18 other games so the chances of 19 are zilch.What would happen if they won 19-0? Investigation? Would almost be piss funny, if it wasnt us.
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The last 50 or so pages are comedy gold and should be in the Classics.
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It potentially was a major security risk ,the question is why aren't it'd getting hammered over opening an unsafe ground to the public ?Well of course MUTV, sorry BBC are still reporting it as a major security risk on Breakfast. The two minutes they've dedicated to it thus far.
Not praised for the handling of the fiasco of their own making ?
I hope it's on Sky, with all the big guns deliberating over the action, and Tyler having to commentate.Sounds about right for them. They have now set their own spectacle of a match with an impossible task like a carrot dangled a mile in front of the donkey.
Nobody will go, the atmosphere will be desperate with me smiling ear to ear watching the pitiful event unfold.
Or to put it another way, they would need to play until late November before they scored 19 goals.They've only scored 24 at home in 18 other games so the chances of 19 are zilch.
ccr
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Anyone mentioned Plastic explosive yet ?
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A controlled explosion is actually a misnomer and not what you think it is.I know there is a lot of fun being had on here and much of it has made me laugh (especially the non-viable/memphis depay joke). But can we get serious for a moment: This is the third time in a few weeks that a Utd. game has been delayed/postponed.... THIRD TIME!
My initial reaction & what I feel now that I know more is this: some eediot, in a feeble attempt to gain a slight advantage for the team (possibly an employee, possibly a misguided 'fan') pulled this mobile-phone-taped-to-a-pipe scam, thinking the match would be delayed by perhaps 45 mins or an hour. Thereby giving them a big advantage had we messed up against Swansea (which we nearly did).
Now, things didn't quite pan out as intended and a total evacuation ensued. Now, from what I have heard, the whole matter was dealt with professionally and correctly, as indeed post-Paris it should have been. But, how sad for those travelling Bournemouth fans - nobody has mentioned them. What is the round-trip - Bournemouth-Manchester and back, how much £££'s in fuel I wonder? How many will be able to make it on Tuesday??? Not many me thinks. Now I have read recently that Utd. are the first team to make a Billion pounds so I suggest this as a fair course of action (assuming of course a Utd. fan or employee is responsible):
1) Bournemouth fans are compensated for travel costs and their tickets refunded, if they can't make the rescheduled kick-off. Like that's going to happen!
2) Man Utd. are hit hard for this and their late shows to the Spurs game and the West Ham match - for the W.H. one in particular, they were pre-warned to get there for 4pm cos it was the last match etc. but in their arrogance they left late and damned the consequences (would that whole bus attack thing have happened at 4pm? NO WAY!) When I say hit hard, I don't mean a monetary fine - I'm thinking a points deduction (they should start next year on minus 6 - don't deduct any now, I'am looking forward to seeing them in the Europa league!)
Basically, I'm just annoyed cos I wanted to watch MOTD tonight and see their sad faces when we pipped them to the CL spot on goal difference! 2012 all over again, with obviously a less gloatable goal, but still CL qualification is very important when attracting new players which we do need to do now.
P.S. Does anyone know why the matter was resolved with a 'controlled explosion' ? Surely if it was an elaborate hoax, as has been reported, the best piece of evidence that could trace the culprit(s) was the device itself, but not anymore!
Nowadays it's usually a high powered jet of water or a bolt. It's aim is to disconnect the detonator from the explosive.
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It potentially was a major security risk ,the question is why aren't it'd getting hammered over opening an unsafe ground to the public ?
Not praised for the handling of the fiasco of their own making ?
Yeah you've summed it up better. Other clubs would be rightly crticised for this but so far they're getting an easy ride. Much more fun to come yet.