United (massive mini) Parade

[KentBlue]

So the Old Trafford branch of the Ministry of Truth have even got to GMP now.

My thoughts exactly. George Orwell could have based his entire book on that evil empire.

 

[Balti]

More people have viewed this thread than went to the parade.

Not hard tbf

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Here's the full story:

Anticipated crowds of up to 150,000 failed to materialise as driving rain coupled with the Reds’ loss to Barcelona in Saturday's Champions League final hit numbers.

No arrests were made – and supporters were praised by Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, who oversaw the police operation from GMP’s Sedgley Park command centre.

He said: "We were really pleased with how it went. There were no arrests and everyone behaved incredibly well. Although the numbers were considerably less than we expected it’s testimony to the fans that they have turned out in their thousands on what has been a pretty miserable, wet day in Manchester."

Police were reluctant to release a figure of those who attended the United parade, describing it as ‘in the tens of thousands’.

So for all you RagCafe lurkers - stick your 150,000 up your arse along with your banner. Manchester is Blue!

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

I have submitted a question on the MEN live webchat that is happening at 12pm. I have asked why they think the turnout was so poor yesterday, was it because of the bad weather? I would be very surprised if my question sees any kind of answer!

I asked if we can now put to bed the myth that Manchester has as many rags as blues. Don't expect a response as the site shut down just after I posted it!

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

I emailed the GMP under the FoI request system to see if they can give me the figures, they have a duty to reply within 20 days anyway.

 

[M18CTID]

My Mrs went to Deansgate as she had stuff to return to Primark later on, I asked her if it was busy and this was the conversation :-
Her - " Nah, there was hardly anyone there",
Me - " No I was talking about the parade not Primark",
Her - " So was I".

Love my Mrs, probably the most honest united fan out there.

I meant to say this yesterday mate - fair play to your Mrs for both turning up and also having the honesty to admit it was a poor turnout. Not all Rags are deluded about this - my boss came in this morning and he'll get all defensive about them when he wants but he came straight out with it "From what I saw of our parade yesterday, not many turned up", going on to say that all he could see for the most part were the same people following the bus!

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Here's the full story:

Anticipated crowds of up to 150,000 failed to materialise as driving rain coupled with the Reds’ loss to Barcelona in Saturday's Champions League final hit numbers.

No arrests were made – and supporters were praised by Assistant Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, who oversaw the police operation from GMP’s Sedgley Park command centre.

He said: "We were really pleased with how it went. There were no arrests and everyone behaved incredibly well. Although the numbers were considerably less than we expected it’s testimony to the fans that they have turned out in their thousands on what has been a pretty miserable, wet day in Manchester."

Police were reluctant to release a figure of those who attended the United parade, describing it as ‘in the tens of thousands’.

So for all you RagCafe lurkers - stick your 150,000 up your arse along with your banner. Manchester is Blue!

That'll be newspeak for 20 thousand, then. A truly embarrassing figure, especially as a rainy day in Manchester is as common to the locals as a cold day in Newcastle (and we generally have umbrellas).

 

[FuZzY]

Classic Thread!

I've asked every Rag I know if they went to their parade and not one of them did.

Excuses were:
Oh I forgot
I was out
It was raining
I watched it on tv
I've seen it all before

Funny thing is one of them, Mr Big I am, Mr United himself is now trying to say I'm talking bollocks, after the joke messages I have bombarded him with today about their pathetic turnout. He never even went himself!! Haha

He is under the illusion we were only at Albert Sq and the Ground nowhere else on the streets?? Told him the pics and vids all over the net prove the truth.

Think he is a bit upset now, (he probably knows I'm right) because he is now bombarding me with texts about their ground is always full and ours isn't, and they have won the league 19 times, blah, blah, blah.

Shame he never made up the small numbers to celebrate it then!

LOL!

Saddo!

 

[117 M34]

Would be good to get some comparison pictures up from the mighty peterbrough or the giants that are stevenage parades and compare them to the rags's parade.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

More people have viewed this thread than went to the parade.

Much drier in here mate. ;-)