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Manchester 2008 UEFA Cup final

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Medro, May 14, 2013.

  1. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    Hard to believe that it was 5 years ago today that we took the biggest ever travelling support to a football match.

    A fantastic day all around for many not606 members who I'm sure like myself soaked up the beautiful weather and belted out the songs.

    Of course this final will forever be remembered for the small minority of thugs, the ill-prepared and often heavy handing policing as well as the "electrican" that turned the big screen off.

    Thankfully the money brought in by the fans, estimated to be around £24m more than paid for the damages and policing.

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    <laugh>

    Caused more damage than the Nazis and the IRA combined.

    Rangers fans: Worse than Nazis and terrorists.
     
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    Poor dog had to be put down for it's own good after that.
     
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  4. Medro

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    Not true.

    The RA caused £500m worth of damage.
     
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    EDGE, Monaco and Rocket about do get a doing!
     
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  6. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    More Medro lies.

    Everyone ignore
     
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  7. Mick

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    How many pages of Google images did you have to scroll through to find one where you were not rioting?
     
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  8. Girvan Loyal 1690

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    Police lied to the media after it as well. Said that riot police were drafted in once the trouble started when in actual fact they were outside Picadilly when the screen cut out. That was handy eh? Technical difficulties indeed <doh>
     
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    get the wikipedia one up. <PRSO>
     
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    I found a picture of Gambol!

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    Says on the wiki page that the screen was deliberately turned off. So why did they need "technicians" to fix it then?
     
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    EDGE. Official POTY 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 & 2023

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    Because instead of pressing the power button back on, you got angry and..."HUN SMASH"...
     
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  17. Medro

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    Some of the YouTube videos of the bands playing were superb.

    I remember a load of tourists standing photographing people as they clearly had no idea what was going on, thousands of The People marching through the city centre. :)
     
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    So was it turned off or did it break?
     
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  19. Jip Jaap Stam

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    Fuck off Medro. The whole city centre stank of piss for a week after that, and the police were too soft if anything. Plus we lost our victory parade <grr>
     
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