I always thought United fans did get it to be fair. The abuse that both the English United players and the club itself got from England fans in the 90s/00s had always led United fans to be more pro-Manchester than pro-England, or at least that's what I thought. Then you've got the Ronaldo and Argentina chants which were great too and were somewhat antagonistic in a funny way.
They sound Welsh with all that spitting and phlegming.
honestly mate, the same fanbase who when it suited them booed and harassed one of our black players for having the audacity to report one of their players for racially abusing him. Now all of a sudden they’re the moral arbiters of society. And they’re doing this for the “north of England”
A shame a significant section of their fanbase didn’t get it ten years ago when they booed a black man for standing up for himself.
"Ben Ik Van Duitsen Bloed"* - How did that survive the Second World War?
I live in Salford and see flags on plenty of poles, even on old buildings not used by the government, and in homes and especially pubs. I even see it in Manchester.
If they knew their history, they would realise that the North is not all in lockstep with each other in regards to patriotism, the monarchy etc. They also cannot claim to be the city that speaks for us all for an area that has historical regional capitals like York, Lancaster, Newcastle, Carlisle etc. In the civil war, much of the north was royalist for example.
The Smiths were from Manchester and they rode a wave of dislike towards the Queen. This has been a thing for a long time.
It’s not whataboutism, I just find it utterly bizarre to start championing Liverpool fans as some sort of beacon of what’s right. They act in self interest and have done so in the past. Hence why they were happy to boo a black player because he had the audacity to report one of their players for being racist. The idea that Liverpool booing the anthem was this great stand for the north of England and classism is fecking hilarious. As noted previously considering at least a quarter of those at Wembley were probably southern and had just forked out £150 for a football ticket. Do me favour.
I find your faux 'outrage' disingenuous, it takes about 5 seconds to answer the OP's original question -
I don’t care if Liverpool fans boo the anthem.Who said I was outraged? What exactly am I meant to be outraged about?
“Takes 5 seconds to answer”… except in this thread you’ve seen people give a multitude of reasons for it and you’ve then had people try and take some sort of moral high ground against those who don’t buy into the idea that Liverpool booing the anthem is this rallying cry for justice and equality. Like I said numerous times this is the same fanbase who when it suited them booed a black player for reporting one of their own for racially abusing him, there’s your equality.
And I’m not sure who made Tony Evans the spokesperson for all Liverpool’s match going fanbase.
Most people are against poverty and want justice and equality. The idea that Liverpool fans booing an anthem (that’s royalty referencing lyrics were composed in the 17th century) is something to be admired and followed, because it is fighting against injustice makes me laugh.
Here here…
Is this the only national anthem that needs a change, depending on whether the monarch is a Queen or King?
There used to be Union Jacks at Anfield. Not after Thatcher..
It's truly god awful isn't it? Says nothing about the people or the land itself, no great idea or ideal behind it; it's about god, a very wealthy person and general sycophancy
there are probably more but I personally wouldn't sing a national anthem that praises a random person. Replace queen with land and it's instantly better
Last time I meant a Scouser I couldn't understand a word they said. We basically had to talk slow and use Google translate to communicate. Wonky English dialect.
It's truly god awful isn't it? Says nothing about the people or the land itself, no great idea or ideal behind it; it's about god, a very wealthy person and general sycophancy
