United Thread - 2021/22

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

So basically the ultimatum is 'if you don't want to come we'll look elsewhere'.

Rag's have such an air of entitlement about them.

Why would any self-respecting decent player want to go anywhere near that cesspit?

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

A change is as good as a rest.

Almost threw me there with the different angle, mate. But I guess shit is shit which ever way you look at it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

How was Munich a disaster for United?
Munich was a tragedy on so many levels for the victims and their families but United turned it into a PR opportunity and used it to gain sympathy and fans.
They exploit it to this day.

I spent a while yesterday trying to post something like this.

Obviously it was a huge tragedy at the time and nothing can replace the lives lost.

However, it put them in the map globally in a time where it was hard to do so and they’ve benefitted from it every single year since.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

A change is as good as a rest.

You're doing god's work sir.

 

[M18CTID]

Even for that fat **** Howson this is shocking

On the one hand I'm surprised but on the other hand I'm not because he's been such a horrible **** that it's clear he's always had it in him to say something so crass.

I'm struggling to think of the last time that a football fan scored such a monumental own goal and the best comparison I can remember was that poster on RAWK who compared Roy Hodgson's Liverpool tenure to the Hillsborough disaster. Cue a RAWK meltdown of epic proportions with the moderators allegedly publicising his personal details, which led to the poster claiming that his account had been hacked (yeah right!), which in turn led to RAWK back-tracking furiously and also being given an excuse to pin the blame elsewhere. So with zero evidence whatsoever they blamed it on one of the Red Cafe members all because a United fan had posted a screenshot of the offending post in their RAWK Meltdown thread!

 

[TheBlueDune]

The BBC ask “Is Rag Nick exit a sign of progress or more muddled thinking ?”
Hmm it’s the latter but put a positive spin on it eh ?

While giving Shteve McLaaren a job. Another throwback to distant history.
Another GPC agent in the camp.

 

[East Level 2]

I thought I'd found the pisscan's lair but apparently there's a doctor in Shropshire with GPC on his/her number plate.

 

[Blue Mist]

I spoke to Jackie Blanchflower's son Andrew a few years ago and he said his dad went to his grave a bitter man on how he was treated after the plane crash.

Here's an excerpt I found online. -

There is however one aspect of the crash that is often airbrushed out of memory, namely United’s treatment of those players seriously injured in the crash. In 2002, Harry Greggs, United’s goalkeeper at the time of the crash published his autobiography entitled ‘Harry’s Game’. Harry had played hero the night of the crash, saving many lives when he bravely decided to risk his own life in pulling survivors from the wreckage.

One of the lucky survivors, Harry returned playing after Munich and was part of the Busby revival in the 1960s. Greggs was a United man through and through. He even acted as a coach and scout for the Red Devils in his retirement. Despite his allegiances to the club, Greggs revealed some uncomfortable truths about the aftermath of Munich.

Jackie Blanchflower, the Northern Ireland defender, was the first to suffer from United’s ill treatment. When it became clear to the club that Blanchflower would never play football again, the club soon cut ties with the man from Belfast. First they withdrew his taxi rights, a crippling blow for a man who struggled to walk after Munich.

Next, Blanchflower was evicted from his club accommodation despite his wife being heavily pregnant at the time. The Reds were quick to cut away those players who were no longer of use. Blanchflower wasn’t the only victim of such ill-treatment either. The Reds withdrew rented accommodation for all the survivors who couldn’t play football again.

Johnny Berry was evicted from his club house and was later fired by United through a letter. Albert Scanlon, another survivor badly affected by the disaster played with United for a short time in the aftermath of Munich before being transferred to Newcastle. Busby allegedly told Scanlon that if he ever fell on hard times Busby would help him out. When Scanlon did turn to Busby, his pleas seemingly fell on deaf ears. Anger at Scanlon’s treatment still affects Albert’s family.

Often ex-players were left to depend upon the kindness of United fans and not the club. In a sign of good will many taxi drivers in Manchester offered the men free transportation. Such respect was not given by United.

Like Heysel, airbrushed from the history books.

 

[Clevers]

Isn't it good ?

Especially as the Glaser's will be harder to dislodge.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

You're doing god's work sir.

No, you're doing gods work sir. Well you will be when the season starts; )