• ThereWillBeGoals@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Well done. I have to say that City have tended to be fairly lax on banning fans for this sort of thing, so hopefully this is a sign of change.

    • BBQ_HaX0r@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Probably want to make a strong statement now with the game coming up to deter any incidents then when it’ll be higher profile.

    • Homerduff16@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      In fairness to them, it would be very awkward if they tried to ban their own players and staff from the Ethiad

    • InfinityEternity17@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Fuck off with that, those arseholes obviously deserve a ban for mocking the death of one of England’s greatest ever footballers. Are you one of those who’s been banned?

    • Pep_Baldiola@alien.topOPB
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      1 year ago

      It’s one of the most heartless things to celebrate a person’s death, especially for a petty things like sport rivalry. We don’t live in medieval time anymore. Wake the fuck up.

      • Jazano107@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        its just a chant, yeah its bad taste but a stadium ban for that seems over the top to me

    • Tjazeku@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Sir Bobby has more history than your entire club, get the fuck outta here lol

      • hammer_of_grabthar@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        I find myself cringing a bit about how shit that is, agreeing with you that they’re idiots, but thinking it’s absolute overkill to ban people for it.

        They have the right to exclude people for behaviour they don’t want, it’s a private stadium owned by a private company, but it’s a bit OTT to me.

        • HGJay@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          Ban is the perfect response.

          Where do you draw the line as a club? What do you let people get away with saying until the hammer goes down?

          Bobby is a national treasure & chants like this are vile. Its a terrible look for the club & better to keep these sorts of hateful fans away.

  • _AntArt@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I know its a different culture, but banning someone for insulting a dead man doesn’t make any sense here lol. Are the football chants respectful over there? I know people here will say that we are racists, which is true for all of our countries, but at least we are not constantly solemn.

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      1 year ago

      I know people here will say that we are racists, which is true for all of our countries, but at least we are not constantly solemn.

      If you’d rather be racist than “solemn”, I don’t know what to tell you.

  • friskfyr32@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    If I had had the kind of talent and impact on a sport and a club as Bobby Charlton, I honestly think I’d be damn well pleased if said club’s rivals would be cheering my death for no other reason than the fact I was a great player, 50 years after I stopped playing.

    No higher praise, in my book.

  • Homerduff16@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Shame they never take this stance for the numerous times their fans have mocked the Hillsborough disaster. Obviously this is the correct course of action but it does feel like a slap in the face when nothing happens when City fans are constantly singing about Hillsborough both at the Etihad and at Anfield. The best we get is a half assed “sorry if you’re offended, if it happened” apology from Pep and that’s basically it

  • New_Archer_7539@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I think they should be named and shamed once identified. Show these young POS the hard way that their actions do bear consequences and make them rethink if it was worth screwing up the rest of their lives now that no one will want to hire the disrespectful twats because they mocked someone who just passed.

  • re-duck@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    If he gets to be a hero to some for something as inconsequential and pointless as kicking a ball around its only fair he can be a villain to some as well.

    The right response is ignoring it, taking it as light banter from rivals and total strangers who didnt personally know the man and moving on.

    I hope they are ready to ban 90% of the league when Fergie dies.