[daveymck]

I have never heard of Man Utd called the scum except by Liverpool fans, the scum up the road are the main scum ie the great unwashed of Newcastle.

Having said that Man Utd were hated for all the reasons mentioned, mainly cos the best team is always hated and they were competitive and got in the referees face, plus Keano getting in everyones face, his feud with Viera probably the highlight of it (and one he dominated as after the tunnel incident Viera bricked it everytime they played.).

Cantona was arrogant but I would say him and Zola are probably the two greatest footballers to grace the modern English game.

Leeds are more hated mainly starting form the 70's but their fans are [censored] horrible as well which is why so many fans around the country hate them.