Drunk Manchester United Fan's Emergency Call to Ferguson [Listen]
A drunken Manchester United fan called the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) emergency line in a futile attempt to talk to former manager Alex Ferguson about the club's League Cup semifinal loss to Sunderland on Wednesday.
The desperate plea was revealed by Great Manchester Police, who advised against such calls being made to the emergency services. Listen to the call below:
The call was made to police in the northern English city a few minutes after United lost to Sunderland on penalties at Old Trafford.
On GMP North Manchester's Facebook page, the force said: "A man from the Crumpsall area of North Manchester rang 999 in a drunken state demanding to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson about last night's result.
"Obviously, it can be a sad and depressing moment when your football team loses a game, however, can we all please remember that 999 is to be used for emergencies only.
"If you would like to speak to Sir Alex about recent football results we here at GMP Manchester North can only suggest you try ringing Manchester United FC directly as you will probably (not definitely) have a much better chance of getting through to him there rather than ringing the police," the statement added.
According to BBC, Diane Grandidge, GMP's business lead for call handling, said: "Silly calls like this one are thoughtless and can make a difference in a life and death situation.
"You wouldn't want your own emergency call being delayed by someone tying up a line with a hoax."
The loss to Sunderland was the latest blow to last season's champions United who are struggling to adapt to life under new manager David Moyes.
The force said the caller has been warned about inappropriate use of the 999 service, but would not face further action.
The desperate plea was revealed by Great Manchester Police, who advised against such calls being made to the emergency services. Listen to the call below:
The call was made to police in the northern English city a few minutes after United lost to Sunderland on penalties at Old Trafford.
On GMP North Manchester's Facebook page, the force said: "A man from the Crumpsall area of North Manchester rang 999 in a drunken state demanding to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson about last night's result.
"Obviously, it can be a sad and depressing moment when your football team loses a game, however, can we all please remember that 999 is to be used for emergencies only.
"If you would like to speak to Sir Alex about recent football results we here at GMP Manchester North can only suggest you try ringing Manchester United FC directly as you will probably (not definitely) have a much better chance of getting through to him there rather than ringing the police," the statement added.
According to BBC, Diane Grandidge, GMP's business lead for call handling, said: "Silly calls like this one are thoughtless and can make a difference in a life and death situation.
"You wouldn't want your own emergency call being delayed by someone tying up a line with a hoax."
The loss to Sunderland was the latest blow to last season's champions United who are struggling to adapt to life under new manager David Moyes.
The force said the caller has been warned about inappropriate use of the 999 service, but would not face further action.
Drunk Manchester United Fan's Emergency Call to Ferguson [Listen]
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