Ahead of kick-off on Sunday a ‘Welcome to Manchester’ banner was hung from the East Stand in response to City’s poster about Carlos Tevez.
Whilst they were bragging about a striker who’d scored on just five occasions in the league last season, our banner took pride in all the trophies we’ve won.
I’ve caught up with the designer of that banner, Lisa, who’s been going to Old Trafford since the 70′s with her brother, sitting in the Stretford paddock with her legs through the red fence.
“Since seeing the poster City put up I was planning something for the Derby based around the Welcome to Manchester thing,” she said. “As they were parading Tevez like their crown jewels I thought I would parade our trophies instead.”
You might remember another one of her banners from last season, which read ‘Double Winners 2008 A Different Class’.
“I have done two previous flags that were pretty big, the last one about the double and I had that in K Stand a few times so I will definitely get another one but not until next season!” he continued. “I will bring this flag again this season but only for a really big game. The flag folds down quite small but still needed a sports bag. My brother carried it! I did have problems with the steward actually as apparently City had asked for a big flag and we turned them down so the briefing was to not wind them up with a big flag of our own. Basically my brother distracted the guy and I got a load of reds to help me unfold it and throw it over. Get in!”
A ‘Welcome to Manchester’ t-shirt is in the post.
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A picture of Michael Owen weiling away with a dejected back drop of Tevez with: OWEN 96mins written below would make a good t-shirt!!
bravo Scott! That’s the way to do it! And please say our thanks to Lisa and her brother. That was brilliant!
that was a great flag,fair play to ye love,look forward to the next one
love it!
the flag looked great! good job, keep going!
Cue tuftwat to moan about something again!
Thats was bloody Brilliant !!
good girl yourself…… fair play…… keep’em coming…
I cant believe she Knitted something that big so quickly.
@ Read carefully
LOL!
‘who’s been going to Old Trafford since the 70’s with her brother, sitting in the Stretford paddock with her legs through the red fence.’
I used to do that get to OT for 12, noon so I was first in the line! If I did that now on match days I’d be 5 hours early!
What a classic. Funny but dignified, just spot on, so thanks to Lovely Lisa and her Faithful Assistant.
Morning all.
Spot on Lisa, the banner was superb and shoved it to those two bit cunts. Did it have to be taken down early on though?
Nice one Lisa.The message was loud and clear. Man Utd are magic……….Man City are tragic………………………..la la la la la……
Nice on Scott, and well done for finding the lady.
Wasnt some tit yesterday giving you some gib over you using the pic??
I’m all for showing the colours, but I have a problem with banner-wielding fans who don’t give a shit about fellow supporters by obstructing their view of the field.
That thing was so big I’d guess there were literally hundreds of people on the deck below who had their view of the field either totally or partially obstructed. How fair or considerate is that to people who’ve paid a substantial amount of money to watch their beloved United play?
For all those applauding the banner, next time you want to watch the team play a big game at Old Trafford like the derby against City, try shoving a piece of cardboard across your face for the duration of the game, then get back to us about how exciting the game was and how thrilled you were to spend 90 minutes staring at the back of a placard. Being a die-hard fan is one thing, being a royal pain in the arse to your fellow supporters with this kind of self-involved ‘look-at-me’ behaviour is quite another.
Brillant banner lisa, keep them coming.
Maybe tufty will relax now lol.
Keep the Red Flag flying.
@timbo
Are you having a bad day or what? Think about this, if everyone who is not behind the banner thinks that it was the dogs b****** then whats the problem? it’s not like it was obstructing the view for more than a couple of minutes. To do the maths, if it obstructs the view of 500 people, then that represents about 0.66% of the attendees at the game. Therefore 99.34% of the fans thought it was bloody marvellous assuming that the ones trapped underneath were that bothered anyway. Which they weren’t
Timbo calm down mate. It was taken down before the game started so no harm was done. Some people always have to find the negatives in everything.
@ Timbo
Grow up! It wasn’t out during the game. It was out BEFORE the game so no one missed anything! I assume you didn’t go otherwise you would’ve known that!
Why comment on something that you actually don’t know all the facts about, it only makes you look silly.
nice one Lisa. keep them coming
Timbo – what a mug. The banner was shown for only a minute or two before the game even kicked off. How to make yourself look like a prick in one easy step…
@Timbo
You didn’t think they kept the banner out the whole match, get a grip of yourself man. Are you related to tufty by any chance.
Timbo – Think before you comment pal. At least get your facts right in the first place. Are you Tufty?
you get the feeling certain posters maybe haven’t been to a match eh timbo! The banner was ace, we all laughed when we saw it
Timbo? …meet Tufty.
Now go and shove your heads up each others’ arses.
hello all you lovely people
it was my flag on sunday, thank you so much for all the really encouraging feedback. I was absolutely gobsmacked by the response, it was even on the news!
Timbo you absolute fool, calling that ‘look at me’ behaviour?! can you even see me?? The main reason I did that was to have a response to the City banner and to give Old Trafford a good laugh which is EXACTLY what it did! I can absolutely assure you that every single person around me (and behind the flag) came up to me afterwards raving about it. You cannot possibly have been at that game as if you were you would’ve seen that I dropped it 10 minutes before kick off for precisely ONE MINUTE. I would not dream of obscuring anybody’s view. There was not one single complaint you miserable git.
To everyone else 1,000,000 THANK YOUS for your posts!!!
love
lisa x
@ timbo
What planet are you on you knob?
Excellent work by lovely Lisa and her brother.
@timbo
haha…ur comments make my big toe laugh! boy, amaze me how stupid one can get.
grap some sleep now for the wolves game later! Go Owen Goal!
lisag..
I am from Singapore. Saw your wonderful banner on e telly. Truly remarkable!! Keep the red flag flyin high cos UNITED never die!!!
hey devil@singapore, wasssuuppp!!!
I was hoping for this design to make a RoM t-shirt, I’d prefer a better face on photo of the image on a shirt though to be honest, maybe that’s not possible, but on TV as the banner was hanging, it looked flat out and clear to see. Even a t-shirt with the same design directly on it rather than a photo of it.
Despite that, it still is a great shot and I’d still love one!
Well done lisa! Cheers Scott!
@Redhot Concepts
hey hey!!! Devil Rocks!!
how u going catch é game later? call & fuck starhub up so badly today! fucking says carling cup broadcast still in negotiation! wat é fuck! will be watching streaming later no choice. running out of time to catch some sleep b4 kickoff!
excellent work Lisa. The flag was perfect, absolutely perfect.
lookin forward to your future ones
Just want to see it every match – until may
It was mint ! Thank you.
timbo are you tuffy?
fair play to Lisa, nice flag!
Great banner
Wonderful stuff. It was a great success. Well done to you. We all appreciate your efforts.
4-3 mate
jake clarke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-aLXCOpKtw
Bravo Lisa. Keep them coming. tevez u little cunt!!!
Lisa ….spot on my lovely….it made me chuckle…. good girl – a true red.
am pretty sure timbo is tufty, changed his name so he can have a moan about this banner, which he himself moaned about the breach of copyright of it. the reason it’s so big is so that it is visible and everyone can see it. it was shown before the match started then brought down, bloody hell. I think the utd fans at OT loved it and so did people here, so please quit being negative.
great banner Lisa, looks stunning, keep up the good work.
stewards wouldnt let her into the ground with it? fuckin typical, and fergie complains about atmosphere…
tufty, in the words of delia smith, WHERE ARE YOUUUUU!!!!
Final banner designs are sought for the front of the Stretford End.
If you have an idea or design idea, then submit it at http://www.stretfordendlfags.com visit the flag discussion forum.
Some good designs on there now under the thread title “New season new banner”.
Stretford End Flags also plan on having 2 flags made similar in size to the one made by lisa, which will then be hung from each end of the stadium.
More info at http://www.stretfordendflags.com
fuck off Tufty you sad scouse cunt!
Great flag Lisa … NWAF
Hey Lisa, we saw your banner on TV, it gave the city supporters(read Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, coz city dont have fans in Africa) a huge lump in their throats. thanx a bunch
Off topic – Hargo’s back at Carrington. Can’t wait to see playing in a United shirt again.
Good reply, Lisa, and it’s great to see how much everyone likes the banner. With one notable exception, who by now is slowly dismounting his high horse trying to hide his embarrassment. As for Tufty, don’t scare him off, I’m beginning to miss him. Perhaps he’ll be able to sneak off at breaktime and give us his latest thoughts. Come back Tufty, all is forgiven and Timbo needs a best friend.
Nice one Lisa!
Suggest you pin it up on the side of a hotel in Stockport between match days for maximum effect.
This also is a good one
http://www.offthepost.info/2009/09/manchester-united-have-the-final-word-in-the-billboard-wars/