ClaretandHugh cannot and will not make excuses for the people who decided to throw objects and bottles at the United coach. IT WAS HORRENDOUS and they have shamed our great club!
However, there remain some key questions that need asking and answering about last night’s debacle which led to a delayed 8.30 pm kick off.
In our view Manchester United, their coach operators and the Metropolitan Police need to be asked and answer the questions.
We want to know why:
O Why, knowing how narrow the streets are around the Boleyn and that thousands were set to be in the area, didn’t Unted ensure they arrived at the ground much earlier than the reported 6pm when they were stuck in gridlocked Green Street?
O Why didn’t the coach company make a decision to leave earlier given this was to be the biggest night in West Ham history to which thousands with or without tickets would travel?
O Why did United continue in the same manner as they did when getting a £5,000 fine for the late arrival offence at White Hart Lane last month. Given the size of the night in the east end they were always likely to discover an even worse travel situation?
O And why didn’t some Man U official liase with the police to ensure an escort to the ground from their reported hotel in docklands to ensure there was no repeat?
Let’s get something straight – none of this was WHUFC’s fault and was not in their remit so David Sullivan’s remarks about making the game kick off at 7.45 pm seem spot on to us.
This was a United issue created by them and we believe the match officials took the soft option in putting kick off time back.
The bottle throwing was disgraceful – utterly disgraceful – but had it never happened United would have been at the ground no sooner and that would have been entirely down to them again.
They claimed on BBC NW News 1.30pm today they followed the West Ham players coach In,just 100 yards in front of then?
Nonsense. They were not even in the same time frame.
Take away the bottle / can throwing action and we could have had another Hillsborough,
The amount of people shoved into one area then add the surge from the people pushed by the coach arriving,
How was that allowed to happen, the day before the club issued results of selling 50,000 season tickets plus widely advertised 20,000 more on a waiting list did no one not expect at least double the normal amount of people,
In my opinion we are lucky not to be reading about another disaster not caused by e few thugs
Adrian Durham of talksport is demanding that the game be replayed and behind closed doors on a neutral venue and is also claiming that the ref was scared of being attacked and therefore gave us every decision.
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Adrian Durham is a complete ****. So every ground where supporters make a lot of noise is potentially intimidating. How many grounds every week do Ref’s hear it. Most i suspect except maybe Arse so should all games be played behind closed doors. As for the accusation of diving, how many points have West Ham lost this year to bad ref’s decisions and last minute divers? However they don’t count, it’s only little West Ham but no one is allowed to thwart the mighty Mancs aspirations. Adrian you should forget your bias, you’re supposed to be an open minded reporter of the facts.
Speaking of divers, this was a great spot from last nigh’ts game by Mick Clifford on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mick.clifford/videos/10154299024162275/
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Speaking of divers, this was a great spot from last night’s game by Mick Clifford on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mick.clifford/videos/10154299024162275/
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