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Manchester United and Liverpool have issued a joint statement condemning the
fans who attacked the ambulance taking Alan Smith to hospital at the weekend.
The clubs' statement read: "These people aren't real fans of football.
"The actions of a few idiots should not overshadow the efforts of all
involved to make sure Alan received the best treatment as soon as possible."
Reports in several newspapers on Thursday claimed the ambulance was surrounded
by people who threw stones and bottles at it and even tried to rock it from
side to side.
The two paramedics - both Liverpool fans - were described as being "horrified"
by the hostility shown once the culprits realised the occupants of the
ambulance were Alan Smith and Manchester United's club doctor Mike Stone.
A spokesman for the Merseyside ambulance trust confirmed the attack: "It did
not result in any delay in transferring the player to hospital but the trust
cannot condone this type of behaviour while administering emergency treatment."
Les Lawson, secretary of the Merseyside branch of the official Liverpool
Supporters' Club, told BBC Radio Five Live: "The Liverpool supporters who
were actually inside the ground gave Alan Smith a standing ovation as he
left the field.
"As far as I am concerned, the people who attacked the ambulance are not
genuine Liverpool supporters because you just don't do that sort of thing.
"You never know when you are going to need the paramedics yourself or for a
member of your family, so how would they feel if mindless idiots came out
and tried to shake an ambulance and throw missiles.
"These are just not genuine football fans. Words just fail you really.
"I don't think the relationship between the two sets of fans will ever
improve really because there is a great rivalry and the fans just don't
like each other," he added.
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接載史密斯的救護車受襲
23 February, 2006 18:57 http://manu.u-soccer.com/news.php?newsid=060223_9
曼聯及利物浦球會發表聯合聲明，強烈譴責在上週末攻擊接載阿蘭-史密斯的救護車的人
士。
史密斯在該場對利物浦比賽受傷斷腳，立即要被救護車送院接受治療。
不過救護車在往醫院途中，有利物浦球迷攻擊救護車。
「那些人根本不是真正的足球迷。」曼聯與利物浦發表的聯合聲明中說。
「兩間球會都認為這種行為十分幼稚和愚蠢，雖然最終沒有影嚮到阿蘭-史密斯接受最佳
的治療。」
「而曼聯亦指出，他們十分感激利物浦官方醫護人員的高效率治療。」
而救護車部門的發言人也証實在途中的確受到襲擊︰「救護車的確受到攻擊，不過並沒有
因此而延誤把史密斯送到醫院，而球員得到的治療亦沒有受到影嚮。」
阿蘭-史密斯在送院途中已經被麻醉，因此並沒有知道有關事情的發生。