Manchester United vs Bournemouth 17/5/2016 - 8pm

Xenji

From The Times

Fans in south stand and east stand still be told to remain in their seats and await further information #mufc

ctrl-alt-delete

Scary stuff. If it is a viable device you'd be worried now about where the 70,000 people are headed.

Strumms

Wasn't the threat level raised just this week or last due to credible intelligence that an attack from NI dissidents was 'likley'... ? Any faction of dissidents who would attack Old Trafford considering the Irish connection and the sheer number of Irish fans in attendance would have to be off their rocker though.... If credible we'd have to be looking at Isis or the like......only group with a motive...

ASOT

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No one can control what one crazy fan might do.... a lot at stake.

I bet I'm right, that this is a false scare. That package is not a threat, that someone took it upon themselves to do this.

Take off the tinfoil hat jesus

Paully D

Scary stuff. There's no point in taking the chance. Hopefully everyone will get home safely.

Unearthly

Man Utd in cahoots with terrorists to get an advantage

Now that's some logic

RobertKK

Given what happened at the Stade de France, I think security will do everything to avoid a tragedy, even if it turns out it was not a credible threat.

monkey9

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No one can control what one crazy fan might do.... a lot at stake.

I bet I'm right, that this is a false scare. That package is not a threat, that someone took it upon themselves to do this.

So what?

Hitchens

ASOT wrote: »

Take off the tinfoil hat jesus

Fergie scare

Xenji

From The Times

Club now confirming match abandoned on police advice because of suspect package found in NW quadrant at Old Trafford

RobertKK

Strumms wrote: »

Wasn't the threat level raised just this week or last due to credible intelligence that an attack from NI dissidents was 'likley'... ? Any faction of dissidents who would attack Old Trafford considering the Irish connection and the sheer number of Irish fans in attendance would have to be off their rocker though.... If credible we'd have to be looking at Isis or the like......only group with a motive...

The provisional IRA got the grand national called off one year despite the huge Irish interest. These people don't care, if it is a real threat and a threat caused by the New IRA, well we had the IRA kill Irish Gardai and citizens before...so they wouldn't care about Irish fans at Old Trafford.

Strumms

Strumms wrote: »

Wasn't the threat level raised just this week or last due to credible intelligence that an attack from NI dissidents was 'likley'... ? Any faction of dissidents who would attack Old Trafford considering the Irish connection and the sheer number of Irish fans in attendance would have to be off their rocker though.... If credible we'd have to be looking at Isis or the like......only group with a motive...

They are off their rockers. A pizza delivery guy was a " legitimate target" for collaborating with British rule in Northern Ireland.

Agent Coulson

There has been a lot in the media in the last week about England being on high alert to an attack so no point in taking any chance what so ever.

The_Kew_Tour

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No one can control what one crazy fan might do.... a lot at stake.

I bet I'm right, that this is a false scare. That package is not a threat, that someone took it upon themselves to do this.

Jesus ****ing Christ!

They
Can't
Take
A
Chance

Lord God

Korat

What's the craic now then, will it be played today or at a later date?

stesaurus

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No one can control what one crazy fan might do.... a lot at stake.

I bet I'm right, that this is a false scare. That package is not a threat, that someone took it upon themselves to do this.

What are you on? The only way Utd could gain an advantage would be to start earlier and put pressure on City by taking a lead. How the hell does abandoning/delaying a game help with that???

Strumms

Witness on sky news..... sniffer dogs present at stadium during evacuation

Vicxas

Right call, no reason to risk the safety of fans.

Turtyturd

Has Lingard released a video yet?

Harry Palmr

BorneTobyWilde needs an explosion now so he can be proven wrong in his suspicions.

Manutd_4life

Live scenes on sky news

Hitchens

Is this a new low for Man U? :eek:

BorneTobyWilde

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Jesus ****ing Christ!

They
Can't
Take
A
Chance

Lord God

I agree 100%

Obviously some crazy person got his way.

LuckyLloyd

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No one can control what one crazy fan might do.... a lot at stake.

I bet I'm right, that this is a false scare. That package is not a threat, that someone took it upon themselves to do this.

This is a terrible line of posting, you should stop pushing it!

keith16

Hitchens wrote: »

Is this a new low for Man U? :eek:

Yes. :rolleyes:

adox

Hitchens wrote: »

Is this a new low for Man U? :eek:

Christ.

The_Kew_Tour

Highly likely it's nothing, but club can't take chance.

I mean anyone who thinks otherwise...

jester77

Hitchens wrote: »

Is this a new low for Man U? :eek:

Absolutely, they get to see if they have a chance at CL and if not then what they have to do to avoid Europa league /s

Indestructable

The amount of idiotic posts on here is staggering

magma69

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Safety first, we can all agree.
But if this package is fake and a simply prank to delay game then its not fair.

United need to win regardless of what happens elsewhere so there's no advantage in playing at a future time. Totally classless on your part to come out with a comment like that in a potentially dangerous situation too.

statto25

Hitchens wrote: »

Is this a new low for Man U? :eek:

Yes, Van Gaal planted the device himself. The club is in absolute turmoil. I expect Ed to submit a winding up petition in the morning. Old Trafford to be knocked to make way for council flats on Tuesday. Rooney might get a job labouring on the site.

SEPT 23 1989

Not really Muslim extremists style leaving bags around the place they usually go in themselves wired up

There was a warning about dissidents recently

Xenji

The police asked for the game to be abandoned, the decision was taken out of the club's hands.

Tom1991

Everybody went home disappointed but safe.
SAFE.End of argument.

StringerBell

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Highly likely it's nothing, but club can't take chance.

I mean anyone who thinks otherwise...

.....is a dickhead plain and simple.

And as for people who say is this a new low for United, what the **** do United gain from this if they were orchestrating it? This place is absolutely toxic at times.

Has there not been enough tragedy involving supporters of English clubs to get people to just shut the **** up and think safety first yet?

ardinn

The sniffer dog being shown on sky news just wants to run around the pitch in the Sun He looks so happy!!!

sligeach

Suspect package? Is it the Polish televote from last nights Eurovision?

Hopefully and probably it's nothing but you can't take a chance with peoples lives.

Andersonisgod

statto25 wrote: »

Yes, Van Gaal planted the device himself. The club is in absolute turmoil. I expect Ed to submit a winding up petition in the morning. Old Trafford to be knocked to make way for council flats on Tuesday. Rooney might get a job labouring on the site.

He might struggle to pass the necessary medical......

That was my attempt at banter, I won't be trying anything like that again.

Xenji

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/731853053045903360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Hitchens

statto25 wrote: »

. Rooney might get a job labouring on the site.

Isn't he already doing that? :pac:

Mr.Nice Guy

You can't take chances so it was right to abandon the game.

I worry that we might see more of this type of thing at the Euros.

The_Kew_Tour

StringerBell wrote: »

.....

Has there not been enough tragedy involving supporters of English clubs to get people to just shut the **** up and think safety first yet?

Well said. I wanted say it, I mean coming from a section who I thought would understand.

It is only 2 or 3 though.

Liam McPoyle

Sadly we live in a world where anything is possible.

It could be simply a cardboard box with a battery in it but they simply cannot take any chances nowadays.

As for the sad bastards using it as some kind of brainless effort to score points, bravo, you have passed into Darwin Awards territory. I'm sure you are very proud.

mansize

sligeach wrote: »

Suspect package? Is it the Polish televote from last nights Eurovision?

Hopefully and probably it's nothing but you can't take a chance with peoples lives.

/Topical! Are you Mirphy frikkin Browne???

K-9

Winding up others isn't really appropriate considering the events.

Xenji

https://twitter.com/AndyMitten/status/731854330257678336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

duffman13

Indestructable wrote: »

The amount of idiotic posts on here is staggering

I'd go a step further, the amount of idiots on here is staggering and unfortunately as another poster said, I can see this being an issue in the Euros in the summer in light of recent events.

DrumSteve

Glad everyone got out safe and sound, no one deserves to go to a match and not come home. I say that as a Liverpool fan.

Nalz

DrumSteve wrote: »

Glad everyone got out safe and sound, no one deserves to go to a match and not come home. I say that as a Liverpool fan.

Any fan of any club should be saying this.

sjb25

duffman13 wrote: »

, I can see this being an issue in the Euros in the summer in light of recent events.

Very likely unfortunately I reckon also
Police made the right call everyone is out and safe that's main thing police will sort the rest now people on here and other places with the tinfoil hats would want to get a life