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Ferguson's reaction to Cantona's karate kick


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Sorry don't have a link mate but I do remember seeing Lee Sharpe telling an anecdote about his time at United during that spell. Basically he was describing getting a total bumming from slur due to doing some silly dance whenever he scored. However, he then went on to say that pissypants reaction to Cantona's kick in the same season was "you can't really do these things Eric." When it's a big player for them in trouble it's a different story. Hypocritical cunt indeed. Sharp probably deserved to be bummed though.

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found a quote about what he said.

 

"I don't think any player in the history of football will get the sentence he got unless they had killed Bert Millichip's dog. When someone is doing well we have to knock him down. We don't do it with horses. Red Rum is more loved than anyone I know but he must have lost one race." (Millichip was the FA Chairman)

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"over the years since then I have never been able to elicit an explanation of the episode from Eric, but my own feeling is that anger at himself over the ordering-off and resentment of the referee's earlier inaction combined to take him over the brink."

 

Seven deadly sins of football: Cantona's kung fu kick - Manchester United, 1995 | Football | The Observer

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