Cantona on Palace fan: I should have hit him harder (From Your Local Guardian)
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Cantona on Palace fan: I should have hit him harder
2:30pm Sunday 28th September 2008 in
Eric Cantona says his one regret about his infamous kung fu attack on a Crystal Palace fan is that he did not hit him harder.
Cantona, 42, dismissed the attack at Selhurst Park in 1995 as just a “drama”, according to the Sunday Mirror.
“I didn’t punch him strong enough,” Cantona is quoted as telling the paper. “I should have punched him harder.”
The French player’s attack came after being sent off while playing for Manchester United.
Bricklayer Matthew Simmons goaded the player, who then leapt over an advertising board to kick the football fan in the chest then punch him.
Cantona, who is now an actor and manager of the French beach football team, was suspended for nine months and ordered to serve 120 hours of community service.
Comments(11)
Brian Sewer
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9:17pm Sun 28 Sep 08
ANNE GILES
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9:28pm Sun 28 Sep 08
scum_dancing
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11:25am Mon 29 Sep 08
ares_apollo2004
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12:01pm Mon 29 Sep 08
It is high media coverage of retards like this that is partially the problem with this country today.
Well done editor of the Guardian..In covering this article in the way you have you are aiding and abetting violent behaviour.
ares_apollo2004
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12:02pm Mon 29 Sep 08
ANNE GILES
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3:40pm Mon 29 Sep 08
Bob Peel
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9:42am Tue 30 Sep 08
ANNE GILES wrote:Name a battle they've ever won and what was Vichy France about in WW2?
Frenchmen are never scared of anything. Lovely people.
ANNE GILES
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9:45am Tue 30 Sep 08
scoffer
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1:28pm Tue 30 Sep 08
ric
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1:49pm Tue 30 Sep 08
a good old fashion kick in for someone shouting needless abuse.
if more people got kicked in the face for abusive behaviour it wouldnt happen so much.
anne its a family show. we dont know to know about you and your french kisses thankyou.
sacre bleu
ANNE GILES
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3:53pm Tue 30 Sep 08
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