Manchester United will be at the centre of an FA and police investigation after rampaging supporters brought a sour note to their Carling Cup fourth-round victory at Oakwell last night.
Not for the first time in this competition this season, the football played second fiddle to the thuggery of mindless supporters. Barnsley and South Yorkshire Police both launched investigations last night after United fans stormed the catering outlets in the concourse of the North Stand where the 4,000-strong travelling supporters were seated. The tills were looted and all the stock was taken as staff fled in fear.
Food and drinks were strewn everywhere and police said eight fans had been arrested. Witnesses were interviewed last night and the FA is expected to launch its own inquiry into the disgraceful scenes today. “We have launched a full investigation,” a Barnsley spokesman said.
The chaos, which was reminiscent of the trouble at the second-round match between West Ham United and Millwall at Upton Park in August, did not end there, however.
United fans pelted police, some of whom had dogs with them, and stewards with missiles as they lined up in front of the away end towards the end of the second half and the game was twice held up as two fans ran on to the pitch, with stewards initially reluctant to remove them.
The whole thrust of this is that it was Man United supporters and only Man Utd supporters. There were 8 arrests as the article says, but it was 4 home fans and 4 away fans. It was home fans who ran onto the pitch, despite this article implying otherwise, and as for the scenes being reminiscent of the West Ham Millwall trouble? Get a sense of perspective, please.
Owen scored a great goal and commented after the game:
"A start and a goal, you can't ask for more than that. It is how people judge me unfortunately.
"I started a game against Bolton and was pretty pleased and thought I played pretty well. Then I looked at the papers and was given a three or four.
"But in this game I played pretty average and scored a goal and I'll probably get seven out of 10.
"I think I deserved a five in this game and seven or eight from the Bolton game."
Sir Alex on Neville's sending off:
"I've just seen the sending off, and Gary did follow through with the tackle and caught the player.
“It was not high, just above the ankle, but in the present climate I would say that the referee was probably correct.”
Sir Alex accepts the improper conduct charge for the Alan Wiley comments.
At the moment [the FA] have charged him for saying that a referee was not physically up to scratch and the reality is that they have almost begged his forgiveness for punishing him. Anyone else, they would have pounded.I'm sorry? Has he noticed the three/four week campaign to have Sir Alex thrown out of football for simply criticising a referee? Prick.
Danny Welbeck will have a scan on his knee today.
And we're linked to Valencia's Villa and Silva again.
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