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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jul 30, 2014 15:15:59 GMT
In the mid 60’s I was at a small country school in Wiltshire. In those days there was hardly any live football on TV and me and my school pals used to go up to watch Swindon Town who were then in the third tier of football. One of my pals was David and we both went to uni in Manchester where David revelled in going to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United – it was the Best , Charlton and Law era. I was true to my Cannock Chase and Blythe Bridge roots and regularly made the journey to watch my beloved Stoke City whenever I could.
Nearly 50 years on David is still a glory hunter who lives in Cheshire and has a season ticket to watch Manchester United. I live in a remote part of the far north of the Scottish Highlands and am addicted to watching live Stoke games on the internet streams.
I want to e mail David before the season starts and wind him up about Manchester United’s poor performance under the Chosen One and Interim Ones last season. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
So far I’m thinking of including:
Referring to Manchester United and Stoke as mid table teams.
Expressing surprise that United didn’t appoint Tony Pulis as their manager because Tony would have virtually guaranteed that United were not relegated.
Asking if he was going to support Manchester City next season so that he can watch Champions League football.
Asking if he’ll miss the quiet atmosphere of Old Trafford and the prawn sarnies with his upmarket plonk during the game as I’ve heard that Man City only serve cow heel pies with Bovril ( some of the older ones amongst you may remember UCP ( United Cow Products ) shops – as an 18 year old I’d never seen anything like them before – I suspect that they don’t exist anymore )
I’d appreciate any of your suggestions as to what else I could write to wind David up.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 30, 2014 15:22:07 GMT
In fairness, he's not the very worst gloryhunter. He at least has some link to the club and he's a season ticket holder.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Jul 30, 2014 15:25:04 GMT
I thought the same MD.
It sounds like he has supported them since the mid 60s.
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Post by Bowyer83 on Jul 30, 2014 15:28:17 GMT
Easy just send him this!  |
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Post by jonnynico on Jul 30, 2014 15:41:21 GMT
Ask him if he remembers their goalkeeper (alex Stepney) being their leading goalscorer half way into the season, and ask him about dennis law scoring against them (playing for man city) and sending them down on the last game of the season.
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Post by Linx on Jul 30, 2014 16:04:13 GMT
I echo others on this one. He isn't really a glory hunter in the classic mould. He got into Manure while at uni in Manchester (presumably lived there for three years) and lives in Cheshire, which is in the Manchester diaspora and is full of Manchester and Liverpool clubs' fans. And he has a season ticket and, we assume, lived through their less than successful 1970s period. He could accuse you of glory hunting, since you were both brought up in Wiltshire and grew up watching Swindon. That's not to say that he deserves any respect, mind. He is a Shit fan, end of.  |
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Post by str8outtahampton on Jul 30, 2014 16:36:58 GMT
If he's been supporting them for that long, then the chances of identifying a wind-up he's not heard are slim. Best simply not to engage him in conversation on the subject.
But if you do feel the need to engage actively, you could try: having an affair with his wife; putting sugar in his fuel tank; or even crossing him off your Christmas card list. That might wind him up.
And if that fails, tell him you've been researching your family tree, and that you've discovered you are the love child of Swindon legend Don Rogers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 16:39:24 GMT
Just tell him, everyone hates them! Oh! And tell him, no one gives a monkeys about them, unless they get beaten. It's the only time I'm interested in them!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 16:52:06 GMT
Tell him you have been nailing his wife while he has been at Old Trafford of the last 50 years EDIT: In a stoke shirt...the way she likes it  |
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Jul 30, 2014 17:11:05 GMT
I lived in Manchester for about 10 years, from my experience useful bait to wind up any shit fans is to tell them that Citeh are the true club of Manchester based on the fact that more Citeh fans actually live in Manchester and have a M postcode than do shit fans. Suggest to him that the vast majority of twats who attend Old Trafford are out-of-town, glory hunters. You can go further and put forward the contention that if having the M postcode was a pre-requisite of attending a game at OT or the Etihad then Citeh would have bigger crowds. If your mate lives in Cheshire he's probably a case in point |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 17:57:55 GMT
Good one that baby! Does wind them up, that one!
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Post by robstokie on Jul 30, 2014 18:01:22 GMT
Heres one I have used to wind up shit supporters for the last couple of years. All you have to do is this... Whenever they start talking about how great they think the Shit are...shout AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOOOO... before wryly pointing out that they are not even the best team in Manchester, let alone England.
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Post by basingstokie on Jul 30, 2014 18:02:06 GMT
Seems a bit harsh to wind him up. Supporter for 50 years and a St holder. Even if he started as a glory hunter he's earned his stripes since
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Post by f1rew0rks on Jul 30, 2014 18:04:45 GMT
ha ha .... I think last year was the time to take the piss. You could end up looking a bit silly if you try it this year.
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Post by stokemark on Jul 30, 2014 21:05:18 GMT
I usually find that telling them they support Brand not a football team and that 50 million Asians can't be wrong is a start
Oh and that football should always be like life, you need the downs to truly appreciate the ups and that you can never truly love a football club unless they have broken your heart.
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Post by hadgett on Jul 31, 2014 14:39:03 GMT
I usually ask whereabouts do you sit,then you get I don't go,that is a glory hunter.
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