patrick barclay

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argh I'm just annoyed how you can only talk about these incedents like they are sacred,

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He wasn't talking about it was he, he was using it as a snide comeback in an argument. There's a bit of a difference

Heysel shouldnt be a taboo subject and I have posted about it a few times, but it was totally out of context from Barclay, I can only assume he was drunk.

As usual we have wums and morons completely missing the point.

Drunk, famous and trending on twitter.

What could possib.lye go wrong?

Nothing should be taboo. But there are times, places and ways to properly debate those subjects.

Cheap point scoring, banter and vindictive 'wittiness' don't qualify.

I'd even defend the side I'd view as completely wrong as long as it was to enable a better debate. But this idiot wasn't debating.

On the general issue of discussing it I agree with Hippo, although as a public figure ideally you avoid such controversy.

Although I have heard deaths caused by one group of fans or another to point score quite often I guess the main problem is a journalist shouldn't be doing it.

as United fans we post about it and sing about it, but it was a very odd thing for a journalist to respond with.

does anyone reckon players will have a no twitter clause written into their contracts soon?

slightly off topic but normal professions either do already or the company they work for has sacking rights on misuse of social media.

OP, if you think using the deaths of dozens of people and serious injury of hundreds more to taunt someone is Ok, i worry about you.

No matter what the provocation, there is simply no excuse for being that offensive.