About an hour or so after the final whistle of last Sundays Manchester derby and as the talk shows debated Manchester Uniteds worst start to a league campaign in almost three decades - away from the huge police and security presence in and around the Etihad, a mass brawl broke out involving approximately a hundred supporters of the blue and red half of Manchester. Wei-Yin Chen Jersey . No surprise the backdrop was a pub. According to reports, it was those claiming allegiance to Manchester United who took it upon themselves post-match to confront City supporters as they savoured yet another derby victory at one of their favourite match day watering holes. The running battle up and down the street involved chairs, sticks and flares. Those not taking part formed a disorderly queue in the garden outside the pub encouraging those who felt compelled to take part in the street battle. It was 4:30pm on a Sunday afternoon. As the battle grew more intense and savage - from those who had ringside seats the very audible familiar sounds of grunts, groans and chants one would normally associate with a crowd as a match was in progress could clearly be heard and seen on video shot from a mobile phone. Not too sure Sheik Mansour bought into Manchester City to witness one such, very dishevelled looking fellow, with a half empty pint of beer in hand repeatedly and obsessively barked out, Come On City. He seemed to be pleading for his team to get back into the contest (There goes my thinking Manchester City had won the match). Quite frightening was the fact the person in question looked more middle aged than he did resemble teenage rampage. Then all we have to do is remember that when he actually was a teenager the so termed English Disease had reached saturation point during the early to mid-1980s. Like father, like son I would not be shocked to learn his very own child was taking part. Although not widely reported in the media in recent years incidents of hooliganism occurring well away from football grounds and preying eyes of police forces has crept back into all levels of football in the nation that gave birth to the worlds game. Commenting on the incident, Manchesters Police Commissioner referred to it as, the face of football past. Up and down the country police forces have the latest mod cons and technology at their disposal to identify and round up the ring leaders and trouble makers after the violence has occurred. Greater Manchester Police were only made aware of Sundays incident after they were contacted by a local newspaper which had been provided with that mobile phone footage. When they did arrive on the scene, the mob which had bought shame on their clubs and their city had long gone. The only person in the vicinity was a man lying in the street suffering from severe head injuries and a broken nose. Back to that like father, like son reference, the person in question was identified as 48-years of age. Unsurprisingly, he refused the police offer of calling an ambulance. His reason likely down to the fact he didnt much feel like, helping the police with their enquiries. To date, five arrests have been made but no one as yet charged with any criminal offence. As all this was occurring, thousands of miles away DC United supporters were making their way to Harrison, New Jersey to take in the first leg of last Sunday afternoons Eastern Conference Semi-final against the Red Bulls. The league estimated their number to be 350 with the preferred mode of transport a four hour journey by road. Going through the security and bag check process prior to entering Red Bull Arena, the DC United supporters were advised of what, and what they couldnt bring inside the stadium. Three of their numbers must have had smiles as wide as the New Jersey Turnpike as they made their way through the crowd to take their allocated seats in the upper tier. Once there they unfurled a banner advising Red Bull supporters of what phone number to call for ordering their 2015 season tickets. Problem was the crest displayed was that of New York City FC whilst the banner also referenced title sponsor, Etihad. Although midway through the first half Red Bull Arena security instructed the rather cheeky chaps from DC to take down their banner their point had been most effectively made. Images appeared on social media platforms and with it legendary status affirmed. Football banter as good as anything you will have heard or seen at any Barclays Premier League stadium this season was now in full effect for a league and its supporters that have been derided and mocked for years. As English football wrestles and agonizes over the reappearance of the face of football past, the beautiful games new frontier is slowly but surely building its own unique culture and identity. Noel.Butler@BellMedia.ca @TheSoccerNoel on Twitter Cheap Miami Marlins Jerseys . -- Kurt Buschs Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. Martin Prado Jersey . Still, its a start. Josh Baileys goal with 1:40 left capped a furious third-period rally, and the Islanders edged the Penguins 4-3 on Friday night. http://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.com/ . Ho-Sang is a highly regarded prospect, as seen in TSNs Midseason Rankings. This was Game 3 of their playoff series and that wasnt the only strange incident in Londons 10-2 win over Windsor.Alec Martinez scored 5:47 into overtime of Game Seven, giving the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, capturing the Western Conference crown. Martinez doesnt play a lot, playing more than 18 minutes once in the past 11 games, but hes been remarkably effective. In the series against the Blackhawks, during 5-on-5 play, Martinez was on the ice for 115 shot attempts for and 74 against (60.8%). He now has four goals and nine points in 21 games during this years playoffs. Mr. Game Seven, Justin Williams, contributed a goal, as well as setting up Martinez for the winner. Williams now has 18 points in the postseason, ranking fifth, behind Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Patrick Kane and Marian Gaborik. Over the past three years, Williams ranks fourth in playoff scoring, with 42 points in 59 games. Kings rookie RW Tyler Toffoli continued to produce, picking up a goal and an assist in Game Seven, giving him six points (4 G, 2 A) in the series. He was also strong in terms of puck possession, on the ice for 59.9% (112 for, 75 against) of 5-on-5 shot attempts. Kings captain Dustin Brown had a productive game, with two assists giving him six points (2 G, 4 A) in the past four games after he had one point in the previous eight. Something about playing with Anze Kopitar works for Brown. Brown also registered a game-high eight hits and 13 shot attempts in Game Seven. Kings LW Dwight King had a couple of assists in Game Seven, giving him five points (1 G, 4 A) in the series. He had three points in 14 games through the first two rounds of the series. Chicago jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and it looked like their big guns were firing. Kane had a couple of assists, giving him 10 points in the past four games and a team-leading 20 points in 19 playoff games. In the last six seasons, there have been two players to score at least 14 points in four different playoff years; one is Kane, the other is teammate Marian Hossa. Kanes linemate, LW Brandon Saad, had a goal and an assist in Game Seven, giving him nine points (4 G, 5 A) in the series. In the last six games, Saad was on for 62.1% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts. Blackhawks LW Patrick Sharp was dangerous in Game Seven, more than most if not all of this years playoff games, scoring a pair of goals. It was a rough postseason for Sharp, who finished with 10 points (5 G, 5 A) in 19 games and was on the wrong end of the possession game, 39. Jose Fernandez Jersey. 4% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts in the series. This was quite a series, played at a very high level, yet undermined at times by subpar goaltending. Blackhawks G Corey Crawford had an .878 save percentage, stopping 187 of 213 shots, in the series. Three of the goals against in the series-deciding game were the result of ineffective blocked shots by Chicago defenders, so blame cant be pinned solely on Crawford, but its tough to win stopping under 88% of the shots faced. Its not as though Jonathan Quick was dramatically better in the Kings net. Quick had an .889 save percentage (184 saves on 207 shots against), leaving him with a .906 save percentage in this years playoffs. The series was also a survival of the fittest and it was clear, in Game Seven, that there were individual players that couldnt be entrusted with ice time. For the Blackhawks, that included LW Brandon Bollig and RW Kris Versteeg, both on for zero shot attempts for and six against in limited ice time, under four minutes each, while C Michal Handzus was only on for two for and nine against in a little under seven minutes. The Kings had their own liabilities. LW Kyle Clifford was on the ice for zero shot attempts for and 10 against, in less than three minutes of ice time, and RW Trevor Lewis was only slightly better (three attempts for, 12 against) in under six minutes of ice time. They were the only Kings forwards to go scoreless in the series. It has been anything but easy for the Kings, who have won three straight seven-game series, but they will be favoured against the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final. As the leagues top puck possession team, its fair for the Kings to hold favoured status, but they will need Quick to play better than he has in the playoffs -- and most definitely better than he did against Chicago -- in order to win the Cup. Theres more to break down before that series starts, so lets give credit to the Kings for their hard-fought win over Chicago. It was a memorable series played between two outstandin teams and the victors ought to be applauded. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. 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