[Ibi Dreams]

Is there any reason in particular that the West Ham fans are doing this? Or are they just up for a random bit of violence and vandalism?

 

[SwansonsTache]

The only positive is that I'm taking mrs chorley out for a birthday dinner, and now may catch the end of the match.

That is some proper dedication towards the wife there mate, I would have taken her to the McDonals drive-through and rushed home for kickoff.

 

[Skills]

The FA should make West Ham start the season behind closed doors next season. Will be a good start with their brand new stadium and all.

 

[El Zoido]

How are we being blamed for this, what a fecking farce. Maybe the Jews should have stayed out of Germany in 1940 if they didn't want to get gassed. I'm absolutely livid at the apologists for this disgrace from West Ham, they should be docked points for this.

 

[Hammerfell]

Shocking of us not to arrive in a riot van, really letting the West Ham fans down.

 

[kouroux]

Delayed by 45 minutes. Starts at 8:30pm.

Sorry if it's already been asked and answered but why is it delayed ?

 

[Raw]

Sorry if it's already been asked and answered but why is it delayed ?

West Ham fans attacking the bus.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

That is some proper dedication towards the wife there mate, I would have taken her to the McDonals drive-through and rushed home for kickoff.

I'd have faked dysentery and ordered in but I guess that's why I'm single, among other things.

 

[christinaa]

I can't believe we are being victim-blamed. This doesn't happen with any other unacceptable football-hooligan type behaviour. Can you imagine if fans set off flares and the authorities blamed it on the firework factory for making them?

Agree 100% Penna - all teams/fans hate us because we're the most successful team in England.

 

[mu4c_20le]

what a fecking plonker that Sullivan is

 

[SwansonsTache]

Sorry if it's already been asked and answered but why is it delayed ?

WHU fans classin' it up and bombarding our coach with rocks. Players were left in the bus for their own safety.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Is there any reason in particular that the West Ham fans are doing this? Or are they just up for a random bit of violence and vandalism?

Reliving the good old days.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Sullivan: "There was congestion in the street and they couldn't get the coach in. There were people around the coach, but there was no attack on the coach.

"If you check the coach there won't be any damage to it. If we arrived late at Old Trafford they wouldn't put the kick-off back."

Utter cnut.

 

[Amar__]

Scenes.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Shocking from the West Ham chairman. What delusion.

 

[Snowjoe]

I can't believe we are being victim-blamed. This doesn't happen with any other unacceptable football-hooligan type behaviour. Can you imagine if fans set off flares and the authorities blamed it on the firework factory for making them?

It really is beyond pathetic, never seen so much shite talked, especially from their club officials!

 

[Tarrou]

Always hated going there for games, glad it's the last game the place is a shit hole and full of cnuts

 

[LeftyBlaster]

Smalling while the bus was being smashed.

What a troll.

 

[Smores]

How are we being blamed for this, what a fecking farce. Maybe the Jews should have stayed out of Germany in 1940 if they didn't want to get gassed. I'm absolutely livid at the apologists for this disgrace from West Ham, they should be docked points for this.

Is that you Ken?

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Phil McNulty

BBC Sport chief football writer

Posted at19:47
Manchester United arrived late, as they did for the recent London game at Tottenham, and were met by thousands of West Ham United fans thronging around near the entrance to the stadium as kick-off.

It was then that the attack on the team coach, as confirmed by United captain Wayne Rooney, took place.

United's goalkeepers are only just coming out to warm up and how this latest delayed arrival, and the chaos that greeted it, affects their preparation remains to be seen - what is certain is that some of the behaviour of supporters outside have taken the edge of the celebratory tone of the occasion.

Gets it right!

 

[Barca84]

How are we being blamed for this, what a fecking farce. Maybe the Jews should have stayed out of Germany in 1940 if they didn't want to get gassed. I'm absolutely livid at the apologists for this disgrace from West Ham, they should be docked points for this.

Somebody not overreacting there.

 

[RedFish]

The only positive is that I'm taking mrs chorley out for a birthday dinner, and now may catch the end of the match.

Get the waiter/waitress to give you signals so you're not constantly checking your phone.

 

[Antisocial]

Seriously, has the closure of a stadium ever been mourned like this by the media before? I don't remember Highbury getting this intense type of treatment, or even the original Wembley. This love-fest has been going on all season, but it's just getting worse.

 

[christinaa]

If we win I'm really worried about our players at the end 'cause their fans will invade the pitch and who knows what else they have in mind!?

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Sullivan: "There was congestion in the street and they couldn't get the coach in. There were people around the coach, but there was no attack on the coach.

"If you check the coach there won't be any damage to it. If we arrived late at Old Trafford they wouldn't put the kick-off back."

Utter cnut.

Did he really say that ?

 

[Phil]

West Ham fans in being cnuts shocker.

Doesn't really suit the narrative though.

 

[Damien]

Sorry if it's already been asked and answered but why is it delayed ?

Just look at last few pages. Plenty of pics and videos of our coach being smashed up by West Ham fans. Our club secretary requested that we get our usual preparation time and they agreed so kick-off has been pushed back.

David Sullivan (West Ham owner) blames us completely and says if people look at the coach they'll see no damage.

 

[Damien]

Did he really say that ?

Yeah, on BBC Radio 5 Live.

 

[SwansonsTache]

Somebody not overreacting there.

If this was your favourite club, Barca, which you have supported for the last 84 years, they would have gotten the PL handed to them, all ticket income from WHU matches for 30 years forwards and consolidary ice-cream from UEFA.

 

[Judge Red]

Hopefully the incident has wound the players up for the match in a way the manager never could.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Seriously, has the closure of a stadium ever been mourned like this by the media before? I don't remember Highbury getting this intense type of treatment, or even the original Wembley. This love-fest has been going on all season, but it's just getting worse.

Stan Collymore said that last night, said it was over the top. They did win us our only World Cup I suppose.

 

[Charlie Foley]

How are we being blamed for this, what a fecking farce. Maybe the Jews should have stayed out of Germany in 1940 if they didn't want to get gassed. I'm absolutely livid at the apologists for this disgrace from West Ham, they should be docked points for this.

.

 

[Hed Zitin]

A sordid pornographer lying through his teeth.

 

[Earthquake]

Did he really say that ?

Not only that, but it was disappointing for West Ham fans who may not see the whole match now to get their trains.

 

[Random Task]

If the very real possibillity of a CL spot being in our grasp wasn't motivation enough for our players, then surely having their coach smashed up would have done the trick. Expecting our lads to go out there an batter 'em tonight.

Come on you reds!!

 

[NJM78]

Anton Ferdinand makes our Wayne look like a Oxford scholar.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

How are we being blamed for this, what a fecking farce. Maybe the Jews should have stayed out of Germany in 1940 if they didn't want to get gassed. I'm absolutely livid at the apologists for this disgrace from West Ham, they should be docked points for this.

Slight overreaction on the first part but agree with the second

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

The bus shouldn't have been made up like that...all that privacy glass tempting those poor Hammer's fans. They only wanted to see inside.

 

[El Zoido]

Somebody not overreacting there.

Sorry, I saw Paolo Di Canio on the telly and for some reason images of Nazi Germany flashed in to my head. Probably coincidence.

 

[Hammerfell]

Yeah, on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Their chairmen are utter sleazeballs so I'm not surprised.

 

[100]

Odd how the top four race has been barely mentioned

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Valencia won't have his smiley face on now.