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J'adore Eric Cantona!!!

dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20080928/ai_n28113672

ERIC Cantona has one regret about his infamous kung fu attack on a football fan - he wishes he had hit him harder.

The ex-Manchester United player, 42, says the assault on Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons was just a "drama".

He adds: "I didn't punch him strong enough. I should have punched him harder."

The French player's attack came in January 1995 when Cantona was sent off as United played Palace at Selhurst Park.

Bricklayer Simmons goaded him, so Cantona leapt over advertising boards to kick Simmons in the chest then punch him.


awesome guy :cool:
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    he's a great guy.
    He has been actor in a few french movies and I like him as actor too
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Julien wrote:
    he's a great guy.
    He has been actor in a few french movies and I like him as actor too


    really... is he any good? i've always liked him... and naturally i hate pretty much anyone who ever plays for Manchester Utd... but i make an exception for him :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    dunkman wrote:
    really... is he any good? i've always liked him... and naturally i hate pretty much anyone who ever plays for Manchester Utd... but i make an exception for him :D

    Random useless information: I once went and saw him play for France in a beach football tournament in Hyde Park.
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    This thread was useless without pictures.
    :p
    http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/the_limey/07/31/epl.moves/p1_cantona_0731.jpg

    Hello, Eric.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    dunkman wrote:
    really... is he any good? i've always liked him... and naturally i hate pretty much anyone who ever plays for Manchester Utd... but i make an exception for him :D
    he's not bad.
    He's in one of my favorite movies: "le bonheur est dans le pré".

    http://www.premiere.fr/var/premiere/storage/images/photos/diaporama/le-bonheur-est-dans-le-pre/le-bonheur-est-dans-le-pre-1995__14/4378195-1-fre-FR/le_bonheur_est_dans_le_pre_1995_diaporama_portrait.jpg
    2006: Antwerp, Paris
    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    TrixieCat wrote:
    This thread was useless without pictures.
    :p
    http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/the_limey/07/31/epl.moves/p1_cantona_0731.jpg

    Hello, Eric.


    trust you ;)


    chime... that sounds cooler than watching samuel l jackson practicing to be the fonz!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    dunkman wrote:
    trust you ;)


    chime... that sounds cooler than watching samuel l jackson practicing to be the fonz!!
    What?
    I happen to like footie players.
    :o
    Tho he is not my favorite.
    :)
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Gossard_Is_GodGossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    I love Cantona, my dad me hima nd spoke to him for a while a couple years ago in spain, the year i decided not to go. Hes a true legend.
    Pearl Jam - London Astoria 20/4/06....One hell of a night :)

    Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!

    Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing

    Wembley 2007 :D
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Cantona is God.


    You know he once said he'd rather not score at all than score a goal that wasn't beautiful? That's AMAZING.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReLUChA-G8U

    best video on youtube.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Cantona is God.


    You know he once said he'd rather not score at all than score a goal that wasn't beautiful? That's AMAZING.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReLUChA-G8U

    best video on youtube.
    Sorry, but THIS is the best video on youtube.
    :o
    Still not my favorite footie player tho.
    :)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EW5yRK6XpE
    Scroll forward to 3min 20sec....:eek:
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Sorry, but THIS is the best video on youtube.
    :o
    Still not my favorite footie player tho.
    :)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EW5yRK6XpE
    Scroll forward to 3min 20sec....:eek:
    Well I just meant video in general, not in terms of football. For THAT, this cannot be beat.

    Watch closely at 4:02, 4:54 (one of the greatest goals ever) 6:00 and 6:11 (the 2nd greatest goal I have ever seen after Maradona's against in England in '86. Watch the replay for the angle :eek: ).

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KysjEyRsZ_k
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    dunkman wrote:
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20080928/ai_n28113672

    ERIC Cantona has one regret about his infamous kung fu attack on a football fan - he wishes he had hit him harder.

    The ex-Manchester United player, 42, says the assault on Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons was just a "drama".

    He adds: "I didn't punch him strong enough. I should have punched him harder."

    The French player's attack came in January 1995 when Cantona was sent off as United played Palace at Selhurst Park.

    Bricklayer Simmons goaded him, so Cantona leapt over advertising boards to kick Simmons in the chest then punch him.

    awesome guy :cool:

    Possibly the only time I've found watching Man U interesting!

    I see nothing wrong with punching a Palace fan. ;)
  • IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Cantona is God.


    You know he once said he'd rather not score at all than score a goal that wasn't beautiful? That's AMAZING.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReLUChA-G8U

    best video on youtube.

    Aaaah the seagulls ... great memories :D
    This is an ad they made after that story.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es9rlfXP8lM

    For those who are interested, Cantona is now doing the actor (he's OK) but he is also managing france beach soccer team. He was still playing beach soccer until one or two years ago.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Well I just meant video in general, not in terms of football. For THAT, this cannot be beat.

    Watch closely at 4:02, 4:54 (one of the greatest goals ever) 6:00 and 6:11 (the 2nd greatest goal I have ever seen after Maradona's against in England in '86. Watch the replay for the angle :eek: ).
    Don't be a tease....show the clip!!! :o
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Don't be a tease....show the clip!!! :o
    Shit, sorry :D

    here it is:
    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KysjEyRsZ_k
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Shit, sorry :D

    here it is:
    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1-as6Kbcj4c
    :confused:
    Are you drunk?
    Because I am not and I am really, really confused.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    :confused:
    Are you drunk?
    Because I am not and I am really, really confused.
    I posted the wrong link, I was just showing that to a friend who loves that game. My bad. it's fixed now :o
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I posted the wrong link, I was just showing that to a friend who loves that game. My bad. it's fixed now :o
    I ALWAYS preview my post if I am giving a link.
    One time I almost posted something that I shouldn't have. :o Actually a couple of times I did that.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I posted the wrong link, I was just showing that to a friend who loves that game. My bad. it's fixed now :o
    :eek:
    That is out of control.
    I like the comment down below the video from someone saying they got in trouble with their parents because they yelled HOLY SHIT! lol
    Fascinating game.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    :eek:
    That is out of control.
    I like the comment down below the video from someone saying they got in trouble with their parents because they yelled HOLY SHIT! lol
    Fascinating game.
    :D

    The weird thing is, even though I was only 5 when Van Basten retired early because of his troublesome ankle, I feel like I saw him play a lot during my childhood, presumably just highlight clips like that one and old games my dad had taped. He became my hero along with Ally McCoist from Rangers FC. I always used to want to be Van Basten when I played football with my brothers :p

    Plus that overhead kick became my main aim in life, to replicate it :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    :D

    The weird thing is, even though I was only 5 when Van Basten retired early because of his troublesome ankle, I feel like I saw him play a lot during my childhood, presumably just highlight clips like that one and old games my dad had taped. He became my hero along with Ally McCoist from Rangers FC. I always used to want to be Van Basten when I played football with my brothers :p

    Plus that overhead kick became my main aim in life, to replicate it :p
    So? What happened? Did you do it? :)
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    So? What happened? Did you do it? :)
    I've managed a few in my time, as have plenty of other people, but neither I, nor any professional footballer I've ever seen, has come close to the sheer awesomeness of that one :p

    We all tried to do this too, with varying degrees of failure :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxe4r6SjH0

    Oh, and *thread integrity* I bet Cantona would appreciate such dangerous flair :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I've managed a few in my time, as have plenty of other people, but neither I, nor any professional footballer I've ever seen, has come close to the sheer awesomeness of that one :p

    We all tried to do this too, with varying degrees of failure :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxe4r6SjH0

    Oh, and *thread integrity* I bet Cantona would appreciate such dangerous flair :p
    That was ridiculously awesome! :)
    I hate that I can't get the games until the finals.
    I really don't want to hang out at a sports bar. lol
    Thanks for the clips! :)
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    TrixieCat wrote:
    That was ridiculously awesome! :)
    I hate that I can't get the games until the finals.
    I really don't want to hang out at a sports bar. lol
    Thanks for the clips! :)
    What's wrong with sports bars? :D The atmosphere is generally better than watching at home, plus BEER.

    Actually, you can drink beer at home... :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_syaDEXPn3Q

    best goal ever... by the best football ever... against the worst oppressors ever ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    dunkman wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_syaDEXPn3Q

    best goal ever... by the best football ever... against the worst oppressors ever ;)
    *Agrees fervently*

    A goal for the gods indeed.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    What's wrong with sports bars? :D The atmosphere is generally better than watching at home, plus BEER.

    Actually, you can drink beer at home... :p
    At a sport's bar you are a guy sitting there with a beer.
    I am a sitting duck. lol

    Dunk, that was awesome.
    When you guys all have your Message Pit footie match, I have to be there. :)
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    TrixieCat wrote:
    At a sport's bar you are a guy sitting there with a beer.
    I am a sitting duck. lol

    Dunk, that was awesome.
    When you guys all have your Message Pit footie match, I have to be there. :)


    even if you cant make it, we'll get some nerdling to youtube it for a laugh :):D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Eric Cantona is awesome. Was an awesome footballer, and an awesome person, and still is :) He's my hero.
    I was in the stand behind this goal watching, nearly 13 years ago, and I'll never forget seeing it.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CwVL9_nE_Ho

    It triggered the infamous overhaul of Keegans Newcastle team, who were about 15 pointas ahead at the time. I love it...I really love it ;)
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    jamie uk wrote:
    Eric Cantona is awesome. Was an awesome footballer, and an awesome person, and still is :) He's my hero.
    I was in the stand behind this goal watching, nearly 13 years ago, and I'll never forget seeing it.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CwVL9_nE_Ho

    It triggered the infamous overhaul of Keegans Newcastle team, who were about 15 pointas ahead at the time. I love it...I really love it ;)
    Wow! :)
    I thought Ronaldo was your hero? :p
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
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