[Football] Happy Cantona Day

[bobbysmith01]

Great quote here:

‘They said: 'The only people who are linking the incidents are deluded Palace fans who are feeding off myths. 2+ 2 = 7’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...mmed-Palace-fan-ahead-Saturdays-showdown.html

So what happened with the violence that day? Surely it would have been palace fans who had the hump after Eric kicked one of their fans? Every Albion fan would say it’s a tragic incident and RIP to Paul Nixon but just like the idiots causing trouble at the Amex, the Poogate thing, the owing St Johns money it always seems to be someone else’s fault and myths get spouted about the bbs and believed by dullards..? I’m genuinely interested to know if you actually know what happened?

Regardless of any link, it is a sad day for anyone to lose their life over football and whoever was responsible for his death should have been brought to justice but sadly it seems they weren’t.

I have had a conversation about this with my palace mates and feelings are mixed on this as to wether they blame Cantona for the unfortunate incident regarding the death of a football fan. With the same logic, why is not Matthew Simmonds blamed? As he started it. Also I hear the argument that there was no
Trouble or history between United and Palace before the incident, well there was no previous between us and Oldham in the 80's but our mini bus was attached in a car park or Wolves fans who charged our train whilst waiting to move. There was a lot of stupid behaviour from 'football' fans in those days. Bottom
Line is that No one should lose their life on way to, at or coming home from football irrespective of the 'reasons'

 

[Mental Lental]

So what was the alleged link between the kung-fu kick and the Palace fan dying? Please elucidate.

Edit: Wait I found it.....

"But just three months later, a Palace supporter, 35-year-old Paul Nixon, died during an outbreak of violence at a pub eight miles away from Villa Park before the FA Cup semi-final between the two clubs."

This link seems very tenuous. Couldn't you link ANY case of a football related death with ANY previous incident between the two clubs in this way?

 

[brighton terra]

Happy 30th Anniversary!

 

[Oscar]

30 years ago today. Still glorious...

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

Be nice to get the ‘Ooh aaah Eric Cantona’ refrain belting out round the Amex today.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Someone needs to post the Lego version of this!

 

[brighton terra]

Someone needs to post the Lego version of this!

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I had never heard the Jonathan Pearce Capital Gold commentary on the incident until today. “I care not one jot about his supreme talent”. Amazing stuff.

 

[Flex Your Head]

Whoops - ignore me.

 

[Flounce]

Hilarious reaction from Ferguson post match

The legendary story of Sir Alex Ferguson's dressing room reaction to Eric Cantona's kung-fu kick

In 1995, Cantona kicked a Crystal Palace fan and Lee Sharpe's story of what happened in the dressing room is still epic 😂

www.givemesport.com

 

[Brian Munich]

Be nice to get the ‘Ooh aaah Eric Cantona’ refrain belting out round the Amex today.

It got a quick rendition by the away fans at Old Trafford last Sunday. I think we were 3-1 up at the time and cruising, so easy to show our appreciation.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Sorry, I dislike Palace as much as anyone, but why do we go on about this?

 

[jcdenton08]

Sorry, I dislike Palace as much as anyone, but why do we go on about this?

It was a pretty infamous moment, and a Palace fan got quite literally kicked in the head in front of millions of viewers. Also amusing was Cantona’s “when the seagull follows the trawler”, plus the hooligan’s statements of what he was saying “Off Off Off! It’s an early bath for you, Mr. Cantona!”

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

It was a pretty infamous moment, and a Palace fan got quite literally kicked in the head in front of millions of viewers. Also amusing was Cantona’s “when the seagull follows the trawler”, plus the hooligan’s statements of what he was saying “Off Off Off! It’s an early bath for you, Mr. Cantona!”

Mate, I know what happened. That isn't what i'm asking. I'm asking why it's still worth going on about. It was 30 years ago, and it wasn't that funny then. Just a very odd incident. Cantona could have kicked a twat fan from any number of clubs

 

[jcdenton08]

I'm asking why it's still worth going on about.

It’s a unique incident and involved our rivals, I don’t think there’s anything more to it than that. It was 30 years ago but hasn’t happened since. Sunderland fans still go on about Bowyer/Dyer scrapping on the pitch for example

 

[Birdie Boy]

Mate, I know what happened. That isn't what i'm asking. I'm asking why it's still worth going on about. It was 30 years ago, and it wasn't that funny then. Just a very odd incident. Cantona could have kicked a twat fan from any number of clubs

But he didn't. Why not laugh and gloat?

 

[Flounce]

Mate, I know what happened. That isn't what i'm asking. I'm asking why it's still worth going on about. It was 30 years ago, and it wasn't that funny then. Just a very odd incident. Cantona could have kicked a twat fan from any number of clubs

I only posted the article because I found it amusing, it wouldn’t have mattered who the kung fu kick was against, I’d still have found Fergie’s post match response amusing.

 

[Arthur]

Mate, I know what happened. That isn't what i'm asking. I'm asking why it's still worth going on about. It was 30 years ago, and it wasn't that funny then.

I thought it was, especially the Palace fans post event claiming he was a Fulham fan after his "it's off for an early bath for you" claim.

Just a very odd incident. Cantona could have kicked a twat fan from any number of clubs

But it was Palace and it winds the mongs that come on here and post up so why not?

 

[Simster]

Mate, I know what happened. That isn't what i'm asking. I'm asking why it's still worth going on about. It was 30 years ago, and it wasn't that funny then. Just a very odd incident. Cantona could have kicked a twat fan from any number of clubs

Give it a rest. Nobody is forcing YOU to chuckle at it.

The "fan" was a complete bell-end anyway, it was excellent that he got kicked in the head.