GW38: Deadline 14:00 Sunday 15th May

[Mav787]

So here we are in the final game week. Well done to everyone who has stuck with it all the way through.

Remember that every move up the league by 1 place gets you an extra £1 million. Hold on that's not right, its better than that, it gets you SATISFACTION and that's better than money surely?

This weekend is bound to be a complete lottery as players discover slight injuries to keep them out to protect themselves for the European Championships and in the case of Liverpool the whole team has the weekend off to prepare themselves for the Europa Cup final.

Don't leave until we've had the trophy presentation and we've gathered with our families to walk around the stadium and take the applause of our supporters.

[iesus]

I believe IGM can make it and be
x3 like Doninion chorus

[Pista]

Last match, so last chip thrown in.
All out attack this week
Will be interesting to see who Klopp picks though. I dumped Sturridge to be on the safe side.
Righto. Best be off to the guard of honour rehearsal

[emilystrange]

when do we start the Euro16 league?

[Pista]

when do we start the Euro16 league?

soon

[emilystrange]

yaay!

payet's not playing. gah.

[Pista]

Two stands at Old Trafford evacuated


edit: Match abandoned

[emilystrange]

Upset to see that news unfolding. Better abandoned than chance of anyone being hurt.
If it's not a hoax, the repercussions will be unpleasant

[Pista]

There's been a controlled explosion carried out

[emilystrange]

device involving a phone, strapped to a pipe in the loos.
am assuming it was viable, but they haven't said.
fans have said how orderly and calm the evacuation was, praising police and club.
good to hear - at least something good...

update - police say it wasn't viable.

[emilystrange]

Fixture to be played on Tuesday.

[Pista]

That pleases me.
That gives them less time to rest up before the FA cup final

[emilystrange]

[Silver_Owl]

That pleases me.
That gives them less time to rest up before the FA cup final

My thoughts exactly. And the potential for injury.

[Pista]

Turns out it was a training device used in a security exercise recently.
Oh my. That's awkward.
Still, heartening to know that if it had been the real thing, the stewards & emergency services did a brilliant job of getting everyone clear unhurt.

[Pista]

Just saw this on twitter
News Thump ‏@newsthump 11m11 minutes ago
After hearing culprit responsible for Old Trafford fake bomb faces sack, Man Utd fans release photofit of suspect

[emilystrange]

there are calls for Man U to apologise. not sure any of this is their fault, and they seem to have done everything right.
am i missing something? (likely, given the utter knackered state i'm in)

[Pista]

there are calls for Man U to apologise. not sure any of this is their fault, and they seem to have done everything right.
am i missing something? (likely, given the utter knackered state i'm in)

The way it works is that the club is seen as the entity that serves the punter & that's who the punter shells out to. It's a contract.
For them not to apologise is going to look a bit off, even if it wasn't their fault & was that of a sub-contractor. Although, saying that, the fake device had been there 4 days, so whoever cleans the bogs there probably needs a word in their shell-like (again, another sub-contractor).
Sure, they'll tear the sub-contractor a new one & seek compensation, that's their contract.
Much in the same way as Apple would have to apologise for iphones catching fire when they sub-contact Foxconn to make them really.

[emilystrange]

yeah, but this is a bit more transparent than apple and subcontractors, tho. do we know if they were doing training for MU, or just using the ground as a venue for other training? would be a good place to stage a disaster reaction exercise.
yeah, man u will apologise for PR, but am not yet sure that's nit just for face.
still, you're right about the loo cleaner :p

[Pista]

They appear to have been using the stadium as a training ground for dog handlers (not the dogs).
What the stewards did, in evacuation, was superbly handled & something they have never had to do in a real situation before.
But the consumer is always going to chew the brand holder's bum & in this case it's Man U.
There will be those who will let the fact everyone got out of there safely vanish under the cloud of a security company that can't count phones.
United will have to make damn sure their choice of security firm demonstrates effective preventive measures to ensure it never happens again, as it is a huge embarrassment to them offset by what can only be described as a magnificent response by the staff there on Sunday.
There is a routine sniffer dog sweep before games anyway, but without explosives, the dogs wouldn't have raised any alarm.
Yeah, they'll have to foot the bill, but they will make damn sure they get that money back from the security firm &/ or insurance company.

[Pista]

Woot!
Martial & Rashford start.........again

[emilystrange]

i am darned fed up that i can't see Liverpool tomorrow night. we don't have BT sport

[Pista]

i am darned fed up that i can't see Liverpool tomorrow night. we don't have BT sport

Get thee to a pub
Because I certainly wouldn't advocate streaming it

[emilystrange]

wouldn't you? :p
i'll have to work whilst watching it, prob, so can't really go out

[eastmidswhizzkid]

well i'll definitely be streaming it. i think its disgusting that we no longer get anything for free except the fa cup. my mate in serbia got to watch leicester vs. man u for free on serbian tv! wtf??