There's a guy I know via Facebook who is a United fan. We both like football and as I follow Liverpool a fair amount of banter goes on between us. Unsurprisingly he has a lot of United fans who are mates so sometimes I get ganged up on but I don't really care. Liverpool aren't great right now but I can at least take it. It seems that some people can't when the boot is on the other foot.
After the Berbagate stuff on Sunday I posted this:
J Orbell (me): "Just thought I'd repost what an old work colleague posted in his feed..."Berbatov man of the match, what for cheating? Do I take it Walcot won man of the match yesterday? At least Walcot admitted it. Anybody scratching the back of his head when answering a question is lying. Watch Berbatov's interview.He is just another overpaid cheat." Anyway, at least we're free now to concentrate on the [Europa] League."
My mate: "Pint of Bitter anyone?"
United person: "Quote Bell end "Anybody scratching the back of his head when answering a question is lying" you work for the FBI then? And "Anyway, at least we're free now to concentrate on the [Europa] League." Try winning it without killing anybody."
That quote I put up was from a lifelong Peterborough United supporter not me. All I was doing was embarking on what is known as banter and I find that a lot of United fans don't seem to know what that is. I'm expected to take it when it's heaped on me so why not the other way round?
You can see that I poked fun at my own team by saying Europa League and then I get called a Bell end by a complete stranger. The won for Christ's sake, they should be happy.