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Friday, May 16, 2008

Rangers Fans in Manchester

As a Mancunian I want to speak about the Rangers situation in Manchester.

I don't agree with attacking policement, but neither do I agree with the way fans were treated recently.

This picture (courtesy of BBC News) illustrates the reason for the mayhem.

Cram that many people into a space, promise them entertainment, exploit them to the utmost with inflated prices for food and let them consume masses of booze, then disappoint them, well you see the result.

One of my favourite places in Manchester was attacked. Fans started prizing off the security screens from the windows in their attempt to damage property and caused ordinary citizens who were just trying to enjoy their own city to fear for their lives. But didn't commercial greed in the city as a whole have a role to play in all of this ?