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IT'S THE RED ARMY'S FAULT
By Ed Thursday 22nd February 2007
Too much drink and no one speaks French.
Jean-Yves Guerin a football correspondent for Le Figaro gives a French view on Tuesday's events in the Telegraph
A few hours before Tuesday's match between Lille and Manchester United, I was strolling through the centre of Lille. I therefore saw the start of the chain of events beforehand: a few hundred English fans had gathered in the central square; they were all singing, which is nice. But they had drunk too much, which is less nice.
I went to get a coffee in the cafe Paul, which is well known in Lille, and the waitress told me with some concern that the English had been in the bar from 10am until 2pm and had spent more than 240 euros (£161) on drinks.
All of this does nothing for the image of Manchester United fans. Nor do they need any help in this regard. In France, English fans are considered the most dangerous in the world.
I think the French police were very nervous after the afternoon's incidents on the trains, and seeing drunk fans trying to scale the fencing must have scared them. It gave off the impression that they were going to try to invade the pitch.
The policemen and the supporters could have spoken with each other but the English don't speak French and I'm not sure that French policemen speak very good English.
The French police claim that English fans had bought tickets on the black market and that there were 5,000 people in a stand that can only hold 3,500.
SO there you have it, as usual its the ENGLISH to blame, too much drink, although a bar bill of £161 between a few hundred doesn't sound excessive to me, oh & those naughty lads not being able to speak french, thats guilt if ever you've heard it, & of course too many, don't suppose counterfeit tickets have ever been heard of in france before UNITED went there on Tuesday, so all the evidence is being weighed up as we speak, & soon UEFA in all their wisdom will pass sentence, my guess, United will bew chucked out, forced to play games behimd closed doors whenever they're allowed back into Europe, probably after a 3 year ban, & Sir Alex Ferguson to be beheaded by guillotine, oh & lille will be awarded the Champions League trophy, because of all the stress caused by those big bad English people!
By Ed Thursday 22nd February 2007
Too much drink and no one speaks French.
Jean-Yves Guerin a football correspondent for Le Figaro gives a French view on Tuesday's events in the Telegraph
A few hours before Tuesday's match between Lille and Manchester United, I was strolling through the centre of Lille. I therefore saw the start of the chain of events beforehand: a few hundred English fans had gathered in the central square; they were all singing, which is nice. But they had drunk too much, which is less nice.
I went to get a coffee in the cafe Paul, which is well known in Lille, and the waitress told me with some concern that the English had been in the bar from 10am until 2pm and had spent more than 240 euros (£161) on drinks.
All of this does nothing for the image of Manchester United fans. Nor do they need any help in this regard. In France, English fans are considered the most dangerous in the world.
I think the French police were very nervous after the afternoon's incidents on the trains, and seeing drunk fans trying to scale the fencing must have scared them. It gave off the impression that they were going to try to invade the pitch.
The policemen and the supporters could have spoken with each other but the English don't speak French and I'm not sure that French policemen speak very good English.
The French police claim that English fans had bought tickets on the black market and that there were 5,000 people in a stand that can only hold 3,500.
SO there you have it, as usual its the ENGLISH to blame, too much drink, although a bar bill of £161 between a few hundred doesn't sound excessive to me, oh & those naughty lads not being able to speak french, thats guilt if ever you've heard it, & of course too many, don't suppose counterfeit tickets have ever been heard of in france before UNITED went there on Tuesday, so all the evidence is being weighed up as we speak, & soon UEFA in all their wisdom will pass sentence, my guess, United will bew chucked out, forced to play games behimd closed doors whenever they're allowed back into Europe, probably after a 3 year ban, & Sir Alex Ferguson to be beheaded by guillotine, oh & lille will be awarded the Champions League trophy, because of all the stress caused by those big bad English people!
no better way to beat liverpool!
