I'm guessing you're not a United fan or a very young one? If you know Eric Cantona, you will know about this. The story is in the video clip. He got red carded, abused by a Palace fan, lunged at him then got banned from all football for 8 months. Was massive at the time as he was the biggest PL star at the time.Never heard of this before, what happened?
Nah just a shit jokeI'm guessing you're not a United fan or a very young one? If you know Eric Cantona, you will know about this. The story is in the video clip. He got red carded, abused by a Palace fan, lunged at him then got banned from all football for 8 months. Was massive at the time as he was the biggest PL star at the time.
Ah feck, you got me.Nah just a shit joke
WTF how can any one not know about this. maybe its an age thing.Never heard of this before, what happened?
Still love that the rest of the team piled over. We had more success with later teams but that era will always be my favourite, bunch of hard bastards.If only we had players with that sort of passion now.
Remember that year so well.
Same, easily my favorite united team I've been able to watch.Still love that the rest of the team piled over. We had more success with later teams but that era will always be my favourite, bunch of hard bastards.
What I posted above. According to him. In reality it was more along the lines of "Faaaaccck off, you big nosed French caaaannnnnnttttt!!!"What did the supporter say to King?
We do (Rashford, McTominay, WIlliams), they're just not as good. If we were better, they'd be appreciated moreIf only we had players with that sort of passion now.
Remember that year so well.
Wasn't he alleged to have shouted stuff about Eric's wife and mother too?What I posted above. According to him. In reality it was more along the lines of "Faaaaccck off, you big nosed French caaaannnnnnttttt!!!"
There wasn't any?Never heard of this before, what happened?
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The strength of the causal link is questionable, but that is obviously not to detract from his family's loss.Understand the nostalgia around the incident from a Utd perspective but however big or small a role, it unquestionably created tensions which resulted in the death of a Palace fan a few months later. A murder for which no justice has ever been served. That is why Cantona songs are never welcome at Selhurst Park, not for the incident itself.
RIP Paul Nixon.
The strength of the causal link is questionable, but that is obviously not to detract from his family's loss.
Keane and Southgate getting sent off amid ugly scenes on the pitch that match in the so-called 'semi-final of peace' contributed to the toxic atmosphere on the night, which some forget now.
I know. I meant that I should have used it.There wasn't any?
From a narrow perspective, I'd have thought most United fans feel at least a sense of regret about it, given it cost us the league that season.Absolutely agree and I am far from implying that it directly led to Paul’s death, that would be simplistic at best. Nevertheless I don’t think celebrating the anniversary of this (as some in the media seem to be) sits comfortably with me given the context of what followed soon after.
We need more than his passion, it's his qualityIf only we had players with that sort of passion now.
Remember that year so well.
Nice punch too.This video makes the Kung Fu kick out to be a work of art(Which it clearly was).
Rashford possibly is as skilful, certainly is faster but he just doesnt lift the team and supporters the way the Mercurial Frenchman did.We do (Rashford, McTominay, WIlliams), they're just not as good. If we were better, they'd be appreciated more
Simmons assumed he could charge down the front and shout “f*** off back to France you French motherf****r” with impunity. Cantona’s re-education programme – a flying kick before a seriously underrated roundhouse right – disabused him of this notion.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...kick-hooligan-25-years-later?CMP=share_btn_tw