Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:18 pm  

Who else will be supporting APOEL in the Last 16? Gotta love a true underdog.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:50 pm  

Karlos13 wrote:

Cibaman wrote:

Do United always give the full 15%? I thought we usually get 9000, roughly 12%?

I think United are getting all of the south stand of 6,000. AFAIK clubs are meant to allocate 15% to away fans but that is subject to acceptable segregation arrangements. Segregation takes priority over the 15% allocation. The norm for more "high risk" games is to allocate a stand or other discrete area that is easily segregated and avoids shared entrance/exit routes to/from the ground.

Yeah I was expecting 6000 like the league cup semi final. A mate e mailed me though saying Utd are trying to hold out and get the full 15% entitlement. It surprised us both as Utd just usually roll over an give in to the police/opposition club in these situations. Think away fans get around 9200 in the cup at OT. East tier 2 (6000) and the normal away section (roughly 3200).

So you only give 12.25 % but 12.5% isn't good enough when we try to give that you?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:22 pm  

D.D. wrote:

So you only give 12.25 % but 12.5% isn't good enough when we try to give that you?

Don't mind what we get as I won't be attending. Just wondered how the procedure worked if the away club attempted to insist on the full 15% allocation. Would imagine we will end up with the same amount as the league cup semi final.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:57 pm  

Suarez and Evra case has now gone into Fergie time.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:18 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Suarez and Evra case has now gone into Fergie time.

Guilty!!!!

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:46 pm  

Patrick Barclay has received some vile abuse from so called fans today. Sad to see someone like Brian Durand stirring the brown stuff.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:45 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Patrick Barclay has received some vile abuse from so called fans today. Sad to see someone like Brian Durand stirring the brown stuff.

Why has he been receiving abuse?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:57 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

Why has he been receiving abuse?

Barclay tweeted;
Re Suarez: if you were in Saudi and got arrested for swigging whisky in public, would you be able to get off citing "cultural differences"?
Argument over Suarez/Evra is clearly no longer over guilt and innocence but length of punishment
What I'm saying, Ben, is that an immigrant should learn and respect the culture of the country that is his host. What Poyet said was awful.
Any player signing contract with a British club should be made aware that anything like "negro" is career suicide. Amazed it's not standard.

The responses were beyond depressing.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:22 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Dan_FC wrote:

Why has he been receiving abuse?

Barclay tweeted;
Re Suarez: if you were in Saudi and got arrested for swigging whisky in public, would you be able to get off citing "cultural differences"?
Argument over Suarez/Evra is clearly no longer over guilt and innocence but length of punishment
What I'm saying, Ben, is that an immigrant should learn and respect the culture of the country that is his host. What Poyet said was awful.
Any player signing contract with a British club should be made aware that anything like "negro" is career suicide. Amazed it's not standard.

The responses were beyond depressing.

Antolin Alcaraz citied cultural differences and still got a 3 match ban for spitting (rightfully so). What's the difference here other than the fact he plays for a big club?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:33 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Antolin Alcaraz citied cultural differences and still got a 3 match ban for spitting (rightfully so). What's the difference here other than the fact he plays for a big club?

No, it's Suarez who's accused of being racist