Ferguson warns fans over Hillsborough chants as United prepare for Anfield cauldron

[stesle]

Alex Ferguson tells Manchester United fans to stop Hillsborough chants | Mail Online

 

Although he accepts an intense atmosphere is inevitable between the clubs who represent the biggest two cities in north-west England, Ferguson feels more should be acknowledged in a past during which the pair have won 37 titles between them, rather than the twin tragedies of Munich and Hillsborough, which have been the subject of so much venom down the years.

 

'I have always considered this to be the game of the season in English football,' said Ferguson. 'It's never going to change. Both clubs need each other. Both clubs' history should be appreciated by each other's sets of fans.

 

'It is annoying when I hear silly chants about Munich and Hillsborough. It doesn't do either club any good and if it came to a stage where fans were banned from each other's ground it wouldn't be the same game.

 

'Things may change in the next two or three years with Manchester City and whether or not the derby can equal a Manchester United game against Liverpool. But at the moment it remains the biggest.

 

'The history of both clubs should be respected. Hopefully we can see that because it's fantastic for fans to see these games - the rivalry, great footballers, the intensity.'

Edited October 14, 2011 by stesle

[Paulie Dangerously]

*insert media wankfest over how decent a man he is here*

[chris71]

What a thoroughly decent chappie.

[redsoxs]

I can't remember ever hearing Munich chants at the kop?.... except in pubs?

[Antynwa]

That's fair enough.

 

Better late than never I suppose.

[moof]

Fair dues. A ant says better late than never.

[Cliff T. Beast]

He's still a pisshead, red nose prick

[moof]

He's still a pisshead, red nose prick

 

Obvs

[Block109'er]

I can't remember ever hearing Munich chants at the kop?.... except in pubs?

 

Me neither.

[redsoxs]

Me neither.

 

Queue the SOS video, thats the only thing i reckon Fergie is on about.... SOS did themselves proud there....

[moof]

It happens when we're away at the toilet. Normally after much provocation

[redsoxs]

It happens when we're away at the toilet. Normally after much provocation

 

Can't comment about away fans at OT, but never at the kop to my knowledge.

[moof]

No I agree, i've never heard it on the Kop

[clangers]

Can't disagree with any of that.

 

Heard it at Old Toilet and in the Anfield Road end back in 2006 I think. Never heard the kop chant it though.

 

There's no point denying that we have a mong element to our support just as every club does. Quicker the majority of us show contempt for it the better.

[Monster Masch]

The only time I have been to a manc game was when O'Shea scored the winner into the Kop. I was in lower anfield road and the munich chants were disgusting. Right through the game.

[Joe Le Taxi]

I've heard Munich chants in the Kop, at home to West Ham in 2006.

[Cliff T. Beast]

Can't disagree with any of that.

 

Heard it at Old Toilet and in the Anfield Road end back in 2006 I think. Never heard the kop chant it though.

 

There's no point denying that we have a mong element to our support just as every club does. Quicker the majority of us show contempt for it the better.

 

Bits in bold usually go together

[Original202]

Very predictable that people would instantly say they've never heard Munich chants - I don't know what not hearing them on the Kop has to with anything (And for the record, I've not heard Munich 'chants' on the Kop either but I've certainly heard them on enough occasions for it to be more than a couple of idiots).

 

He's right about everything in what he's said though, the baconfacedoldcunt.

[Jonny83]

Fair play to the utter cunt, can't disagree with much he's said there, stopped clocks and all that.

[fowler9]

but 70,000 singing without killing anyone every game as well as some of your players singing it is fine is it?

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Totes emosh over this. What a nice guy.

 

 

CUNT.

[Pepe Reina 25]

I only go a couple of away games these days but there were Munich chants on the concourse at Wigan last season. Admittedly it's usually only a small pocket of lizzards though. No need for it on either side though.

 

On a side note it's funny how they consider us to be their biggest game of the season yet our biggest game is still against the blue shite.

[Section_31]

I just can't be arsed with anything he says. He's an awesome manager but he's utterly self-serving and I don't believe anything he says is truly genuine. His musings on the game, politics and life are about as trite as those of Simon Cowell.

[Funkasy]

I get sick to my stomach that people find pleasure in chanting others people death and misery. Specially when it should be at a happy moment like a football match.

 

And about the biggest game, i would think that most or all people outside of Liverpool think that the match against the scum is the biggest of the year.

[Iceman]

He could have said this ages ago. Also, I notice he manages to mention that this game may well be overtaken by the Manc derby soon. Piss crystals eating his brain.