Palace fans outraged by United fans’ plan to wear Eric Cantona masks

Absurdistan

Tensions seem to be running high.

Crystal Palace supporters are outraged about plans by visiting Manchester United fans to wear Eric Cantona masks at Selhurst Park on Saturday, claiming it mocks the death of one of their own.
United supporters plan a tribute to Cantona at the ground where he assaulted Palace fan Matthew Simmons with a kung-fu kick in January 1995.
It is not the Cantona kick in isolation that has offended some Palaces diehards, rather the murder of Palace supporter Paul Nixon, who was killed during a fight between both groups of fans outside a Walsall pub when the clubs met in the FA Cup semi-finals at Villa Park three months later.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/palace-fans-outraged-united-fans-plan-wear-eric-142627815.html

C_A_F_C

SELR_addicks

Don't really agree with the idea of celebrating an assault. I guess as long as you're good at football it's perfectly acceptable.

UrbanChupacabra

C_A_F_C said:

Never noticed the kid on the left wearing the utd hat

LouisMend

GIFSoup

Robbo on the wing

Oh do fuck off. What? The verbal one he gave cantona from the safety of a stand., just rewards and fair play. In my opinion

soapy_jones

Some real spongebobs in that picture...

TelMc32

Nigels outraged as they feel they're the only ones who should all get to look the same at a match!!

Bedsaddick

Cantona doing what we have always wanted to do. Legend in my book.

MCS

There is a pic somewhere on the internet with arrows pointing toward all the, shall we say different' palace 'fans', there is Damon Hill, Boyceee, Arthur Fowler, Man Utd hat haha. Wish i could find it!

I love this incident, its the nuts haha.

ooh aah, ooh aaah, oooh ahhhhhh, Caaaantonaaaaaa

C_A_F_C

Joey from Friends is there too.

Absurdistan

I can see a young jim carey

Stig

http://www.charltonlife.com/discussion/47213/chrystal-palace-scarf-pic

Dave2l

Jeremy irons bottom right

Bedsaddick

Chuck Norris on the right admiring Erics moves

cfgs

Christ it was an assault that ended in no injuries and the supposed aggressor was punished, I think this is very funny.

MCS

Stig said:

http://www.charltonlife.com/discussion/47213/chrystal-palace-scarf-pic

There it is stig, nice one, love that haha

Arthur Fowler haha

LawrieAbrahams

I can't stand Cantona but that was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I can't see any connection between the masks and the unfortunate death of the fan though.

Draizetrain

Absurdistan said:

I can see a young jim carey

Hahaha yeah I know exactly who you mean...it's the teeth and barnet.

My personal fav is the bloke next to JC, directly above Cantonas higher hand....a look of indignation if ever there was one.

Mendonca In Asdas

I'm sure i just saw Ron Burgundy in a trench coat on the right hand side, followed by the dude out of Gangem style in the shades behind him.

Mendonca In Asdas

I'm sorry , you can't not have a thread about EC without having this in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPcMzy4WI8

oohaahmortimer

I'm still shocked at the amount of fucktards who sing the wheels of the bus song at Charlton

paulbaconsarnie

This has made the "like" button inadequate.
We need a "absolutely love it" button.

Vincenzo

oohaahmortimer said:

I'm still shocked at the amount of fucktards who sing the wheels of the bus song at Charlton

Me too. Not shocked, but disappointed.

J BLOCK

No doubt the palace 'boys' in black will scrawl a bit of writing on a bed sheet and hold it up to the utd fans

Addickted

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se9addick

UrbanChupacabra said:

C_A_F_C said:

Never noticed the kid on the left wearing the utd hat

Is the kid right above the guy getting kicked wearing a United shirt too ?

guinnessaddick

https://twitter.com/joedotie/status/559110924661837825

cblock

they are not glad all over then

[Deleted User]

No one's mentioned the two Charlton connections in that picture

Michael Slater is standing next to Steve Brown at the back....

AddickFC81

Eric Cantona, Charlton Legend, for what he did to that palace fan. Lol!