Helen Waddle Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I disliked Man Utd until I started getting taken there several times a season (for free) a few years ago - I was there only last week to see them play Watford. When I'm there, I want them to win and get very caught up in the game. Obviously, Wednesday were playing them I'd want us to stuff Man Utd by as many goals as possible. I'm going to be at the League Cup Final next week - last one of those I attended involved Man Utd 26 years ago, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Never seen such violence as that dambusters away match. It was open season on Wednesday fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Waddle Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 At Old Trafford, one thing that makes me wryly amused is to hear about 1000 away supporters sing "We support our local team" - in a crowd of over 75,000, of whom at least 50,000 are definitely from Greater Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chow Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, Neal M said: Wait. You have a second team? And it's Man Utd? Yeh well can't stand Liverpool with a passion so just made Man Utd my second team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 It's ManUtd, the glory hunters picking us could well be from Sheffield but dumped us as we've been shat for nigh on 20yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron's Sovereign Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 20 hours ago, F. Spiksley said: If you did an over forty years of age poll of ideal twenty top flight teams it'd be totally different to the under forty one. A 1yr poll ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We'llNeverBeMastered Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Nice to get remembered by England's biggest club, hard not to like them as a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Very few football clubs fans would call us "The Wednesday"...or even simply "Wednesday"...Shows a depth of football knowledge you don't usually get.... cheers Manchester Edited February 19, 2017 by asteener1867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mercury Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 52 minutes ago, modboy said: Never seen such violence as that dambusters away match. It was open season on Wednesday fans. Yes, my mate ended up in hospital in Manchester that night having his jaw wired back together ... bad bad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Helen Waddle said: At Old Trafford, one thing that makes me wryly amused is to hear about 1000 away supporters sing "We support our local team" - in a crowd of over 75,000, of whom at least 50,000 are definitely from Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester takes in Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan, Stockport, Tameside & Oldham - quite a few local teams! Manchester, Trafford and Salford a different matter altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Waddle Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Just now, GMOwl72 said: Greater Manchester takes in Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan, Stockport, Tameside & Oldham - quite a few local teams! Manchester, Trafford and Salford a different matter altogether. I'm a Wednesday fan, born and raised in Derbyshire - not sure what your point is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 You are suggesting away fans at Old Trafford take the pis s with the chant re supporting your local team. You say it makes you 'wryly amusd' as over 50,000 actually do but seem to suggest that being from Gtr Manchester their local team is United when in fact there are many, many local teams for these supporters to follow - Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham - all boroughs of Gtr Manchester and who have a team that are in the shadow of Utd but desperately need local support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Waddle Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, GMOwl72 said: You are suggesting away fans at Old Trafford take the pis s with the chant re supporting your local team. You say it makes you 'wryly amusd' as over 50,000 actually do but seem to suggest that being from Gtr Manchester their local team is United when in fact there are many, many local teams for these supporters to follow - Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Rochdale, Oldham - all boroughs of Gtr Manchester and who have a team that are in the shadow of Utd but desperately need local support. Here's the thing - I said "Greater Manchester", but I don't actually know the postcodes of these 50,000+ people. I'm sure we have a lot of Wednesday fans whose nearest team is the Blunts - should they be supporting them? The "we support our local team" song is aimed at the many fans Man United have who come from nowhere near Manchester. MY point is that United have thousands more fans who DO support THEIR local team than any other. Edited February 19, 2017 by Helen Waddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'm not suggesting that anyone should support any specific team. That's a decision for them to make. I was simply pointing out that the 50,000 who you say are from Greater Manchester are not necessarily supporting their 'local' team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, steveger said: Remember seeing us beat them 2.0 at Old Trafford live on the teli,(1986) my first game at S6 was against them, won 1.0 Lee Chapman, (nov 1985) Epic match , 50k in Hillsborough give or take and Them unbeaten top of the league , we were third and not given a chance. I still see Chapmans header to this day, sticks in the memory along with Mark Proctors vs Everton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyowl1 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Animal said: Yeh well can't stand Liverpool with a passion so just made Man Utd my second team Don't worry mine are Spurs saw them in the 81 cup final on Tv , loved the name and their exotic players from Argentina I was only 8 so didn't know better I still like to watch them play on tv and like us they manage to underachieve only they do it better managing to come third in a two horse race . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAWAWestwood Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Commercial FC. Tenth of the world supports them. They're not a proper club ffs. They're patronising and have a sense of entitlement. Don't need the arse lickers to tell us we're missed by the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-owls Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I don't mind United and never understood when people moaned and complained about them buying the title in the 90's. No, they had a world class manager, a great history, huge support and a board of directors who knew how to run a football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWL1969 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Mr Mercury said: Yes, my mate ended up in hospital in Manchester that night having his jaw wired back together ... bad bad day. Sam/Albert from Stannington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mercury Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, OWL1969 said: Sam/Albert from Stannington? Yes pal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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