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A catering outlet is destroyed and robbed of money at the away end of the ground where the Manchester United fans were housed during the Carling Cup fourth round football match against Barnsley at Oakwell
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So investigate all you want because Man United can not be punished, it's one of the rules of the FA.
Unless it was Barnsley, then of course they will get a fine, or a ban, or both.
Man U fans are currently out of control. with a fan running onto the pitch against Manchester City, and last night hoardes of them stealing from and smashing up the catering area at Barnsley. On top of that, Ferguson continues to attack referees, and players such as Gary Neville continue to provoke opposition fans.
The only thing the FA can do with all of this in mind, is to force United to play behind closed doors, to ban their fans from travelling to away matches, to indefinitely suspend Ferguson, and to deduct points. This has been going on for far too long, and Man U need to be punished accordingly.
Most clubs it seems provide the most awful and expensive fare, not only in the food kiosks, but occasionally on the pitch. Lifeless floury torpedo rolls, inhabited by insipid frankfurters reconstituted from the lips and arseholes of unfortunate pigs and cows. Lukewarm bitter tea or coffee, only recognisable by the branded pre packed cup which gives a clue as to what just cost you two quid or more for the coloured water. All served in a surly and disinterested manner by poorly trained asylum seekers, overwhelmed in that fifteen minute interlude known as half time.
I speak from experience, being privy to this culinary dining extravaganza recently at a Fulham vs Hull game. £3.50 for a pre prepared foil wrapped delicacy masquerading as a hot dog, plus £2.00 for something vaguely resembling coffee. I felt completely used. In fact this feeling was compounded when last night I watched a documentary on how Westminster’s environmental health team were trying to shut down illicit hot dog sellers around Trafalgar Square. My ire at the Fulham debacle was deeply exacerbated when I realised these unlicensed scoundrels in Westminster were only asking three quid, with onions, and relish as opposed to the £3.50 that the bandits in SW6 were taking with full approval of whoever licenses Fulham’s catering team. ( I use the term loosely ! )
So you see, rather than decrying last nights events as the re-emergence of eighties hooliganism, let’s see it as breaking down the barriers in our pilgrimage to healthy half time snacks from a few militant vegans. Along with Jamie Oliver and Gillian McKeith, we should all rise up and applaud those visionaries from Manchester in the fight for freedom to consume free range bacon rolls, ethically produced steak and kidney pies, washed down with free trade coffee from women in pinnies, over the age of 55, at every ground across our footballing nation.
I'm not a Scouser. Well done.