I respect all that Incey did while he played for us and was gobsmacked when he was sold. But as with so many of Fergie's more radical moves in the transfer market, hindsight has proved him to be right. Ince's career since (as with Kanchelskis') has shown that they were wrong to have put themselves on the wrong side of Fergie as he was both their making and their undoing.
Ince is however wrong to have a go at the United fans alone and should look at himself to find the cause of former fans ire. He is hardly respected around Upton Park or Anfield either and he will probably manage to piss in the river before leaving the Riverside just to ensure his infamy remains. His problem is that he loves the sound of his own voice and yet he has rarely demonstrated the ability to fully back up his big words, that is the reason Fergie gave him the "Big Time Charlie" nick name due to Ince rattling on in the press about what he and Liverpool would do to United.
His spell on Merseyside has not helped his cause with the OT faithful but it was mainly his forays into the press and his attacks on United that ensured his name was soured for ever with the fans. Denis Law did much more damage to United in his spell with City than Ince could have dreamt of yet he is still revered at Old Trafford and indeed has a shiny new statue to prove it. Ince however loves the sound of his own voice so much that when he isn't making a noise on the field he has to resort to the press and it ain't slagging West Ham or Pool that sells papers to the ABUs so he spouts the same bile again and again.
I still retain my fond memories of Ince the player however doubt he will ever make his peace with the fans. I'm sure he won't miss the opportunity of further press coverage though and fully expect him to turn up for the unveiling of the Paul Ince Memorial Unrinal at OT in the near future. <img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />