der Berliner 3,251 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Since the SFA / SPL deemed it okay to let the Hooped Horrors win the title at Ibrox Stadium, the vile hordes in Blue cannot be THAT bad, right? For their English counterparts have grave resentments about the supporters of a local rival winning the title at their enemies ground ... United could win title at the Etihad... but don't worry City fans, they won't be getting the trophy By Sportsmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:58 GMT, 4 April 2012 | UPDATED: 07:58 GMT, 4 April 2012 Insult will not be added to injury at the Etihad Stadium on April 30 if Manchester United win the title there against bitter rivals Manchester City. The Premier League have confirmed there will not be a trophy presentation at City's ground, even if Sir Alex Ferguson's side win their 20th league title at their neighbours ground. The Red Devils are five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League after seeing off Blackburn on Monday night with two late goals. If both sides earn the same number of points between now and when they are due to meet, United will be able to win the league on their rival's patch. A Premier league spokesperson said: 'There are no plans for there to be a trophy presentation on April 30, should the title race be decided. The preference is always to present the trophy at a home game.' This preference has not always been adhered to; the Red Devils have been presented with the Premier League trophy at both the Riverside Stadium and Goodison Park. In recent memory Arsenal won the league away against their fierce rivals Tottenham, but were not presented with the trophy at White Hart Lane. Being given the title at City's ground would have been sweet revenge for United, having been whipped 6-1 by Roberto Mancini's team at Old Trafford earlier in the season, but merely winning the league there might well be enough to make up for it. City have only given United 2,600 tickets for the game, rather than the recommended minimum of 2,880 - because of previous behaviour of Red Devils fans at the stadium. Travelling supporters have persistently stood up and the local safety advisory group have imposed the caution because they fear fans standing in the lowest two rows in the second tier could fall down, onto people in the section below. Fans of both clubs will meet Greater Manchester Police on April 24 to discuss safety issues surrounding the game. In recent years there have been a several violent incidents around the stadium when the fixture has been played. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 They wouldn't have been presented the trophy at Ibrox just as the article is talking about with the situation down south. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmckgers 4 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 They certainly anticipated our behaviour to be bad with the number of police alone! PRW had police on every corner right to the Quay. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Some of the media were anticipating trouble. Look at the amount of attention from England ( even a war correspondent ). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears 0 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 They both a have seriously dangerous mobs too. Utd are what we call a "numbers mob" due to the amount they can pull which can be 2,000+ City have real solid game lads that can more than hold there own. Utd have had a bee in their bonnet ever since this row. I'm sure some will remember it being headline news 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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