Man U's Neon Sign Hit By Pranksters

[Easy 10]

From the Beeb...

Manchester United's difficult pre-season continues after jokers altered a huge sign at Old Trafford, turning it into a four-letter word. The impressive neon construction - which sits at the top of the stadium, high above the statue of Sir Matt Busby - usually spells out the club's name. But somehow pranksters managed to change it to reveal the obscenity.

United officials were alerted to the embarrassing situation by journalists at the Manchester Evening News and acted quickly to restore the sign to normal. A club spokeswoman dismissed suggestions fans angry at the takeover by the Glazers were responsible. She said: "We have had contractors in doing work on the stadium. It seems someone has messed with plugs at the back of the lights as a prank. We would like to apologise to anyone that took offence - the sign now proudly says Manchester United again."


What do you reckon they altered it to ? My money is on:

MANCHESTER UNITED

Damn fine work

 

[Marshy]

hehe I like it if its true Easy....as stated before i never believe a word you say...

 

[Easy 10]

Honest !
Here's the link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/4703639.stm

 

[bhaexpress]

Sorry, mustn't laugh ...... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[CHAPPERS]

Courtesy of Koaste.

 

[Gazwag]

Sorry, somebody beat you to it

http://www.northstandchat.biz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51947

 

[Curious Orange]

I wonder if Scunthorpe have a similar neon sign - I reckon theirs would look better!!

 

[Easy 10]

Quality pranks like that deserve at least two threads though, I'd have thought.

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Courtesy of Koaste.

I'm sure I just nicked it off another thread on this forum!

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Damn - I started the other thread? I don't remember doing that at all - I must still be asleep...

 

[Gazwag]

Quality pranks like that deserve at least two threads though, I'd have thought.

Absolutley, as your reputation proceeds you we need another thread see if its true or not

 

[Easy 10]

Good point, well made.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I wonder if Scunthorpe have a similar neon sign - I reckon theirs would look better!!

Not to mention Arsenal.

Perhaps we should do this to the *snigger* neon sign at Selhurst Park too. Home of CRystAl Palace.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Not to mention Arsenal.

Perhaps we should do this to the *snigger* neon sign at Selhurst Park too. Home of cRystAl Palace.

Have another go Edna - got you before you edited it

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Sshh, it was meant to be a seamless bit of editing

 

[Scotty Mac]

brilliant

 

[Gully]

Love it, I stayed in a hotel opposite that very stadium a couple of weeks back, unfortunately the sign was lit up correctly, seeing the different version would have made my day.

Heard a story a few years back that a bored young officer in the Dutch Navy who was working at their Ministry of Defence in the Hague produced something similar. He obtained the phone numbers of all the offices in the building, went to a phone box over the road and called each office in turn telling them that he was an electrician carrying out a test on their building, he told each person to either turn on or off their light so the effect when viewed from the street read "KUT", this is the Dutch equivalent of C**T...

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Not to mention Arsenal.

Perhaps we should do this to the *snigger* neon sign at Selhurst Park too. Home of CRystAl Palace.

Surely someone here is a whizz on Paintshop??

 

[Braders]

legends whoever did it , i owe a

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

marvellous scenes