GLAZIER SHATTERED AT CRYSTAL PALACE

It is 20 years (25th January actually) since Eric Cantona brightened up an otherwise dull PLgame at Selhurst Park, when United and Palace were playing out a 1-1 draw. In the 56th minute when he should have been bonding with new signing Andy Cole up front, Cantona, having been wound up all game by his man marker, Richard Shaw, finally snapped. Shaw, who had spent the whole of the first half breathing down the Frenchman's upturned collar, was kicked by Cantona and Alan Wilkie had no choice but to show red. This was Cantona's 5th red card of the season, by the way.
As he walked down the touchline towards the tunnel in the corner of the ground, with the United kit man, Norman Davies,  Cantona was confronted by 20 year old glazier, Matthew Simmons, who had run 12 rows from his seat to the front of the home stand to make his feelings felt.
Simmons claims he said “It's an early bath for you, Mr Cantona”, though others heard more fruitful language.
Cantona jumped kung fu style into the terrace to catch Simmons in the chest with his feet and then threw a right hander.” It is not what is said, it is how you feel at the moment”, Cantona philosophised as he did once with sardines. 
The Sun devoted 12 pages to the event, this raised subscriptions to their “cell mates” BSkyB and televised football was never so popular.

Have a look at this kung fu tackle; at least it was at the opponent and not midrift of a simple glazier at the Palace.
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