Originally posted by G-Man
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Originally posted by Jah Womble
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However, Malcolm "We’ll terrify those cowards of Europe" Allison = trash talk, at least semi trash talk, as he blanket-slated opponents but not by name/directly it’s true (your criterion, and a good one too IMO), hence my "semi" qualifier (he couldn’t have as the draw hadn’t been made when he said that).
I’m pretty sure Bernard Tapie used direct trash talk during his time at OM (1986-1994), for marketing reasons as much as anything else, particularly vs Bordeaux and PSG, the then big club rivals whose owners Tapie had a major beef with, but I can’t remember any specific example.
What I do remember though is that Tapie profusely insulted a leading TF1 presenter (Pascal Praud) in a Champs-Élysées area clothes shop before assaulting him, cue a fight in that posh boutique where they both rolled around on the floor while trading insults. They were separated and thrown out but continued the altercation outside. According to the fiery Tapie, Praud kept "dissing" Marseille in the Téléfoot programme, the French answer to MOTD (well, not anymore as they no longer have the rights to show much football). Praud, who got injured in the fracas, later sued Tapie but the two settled out of court.
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