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The piglet in the picture, an advertisement for Holsten beer, has
appeared on a billboard outside Sheffield United's ground on Bramall
Lane.
The
poster has since been vandalized - but was it targetted by militant
vegetarians objecting to the words "sausages" and "trotters"
printed on the pig's body, as suggested by some quarters?
Or
was it defaced by angry Blades fans?
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militant vegetarians shredded the piglet poster? |
We're
not sure whether the advertisers are aware of the two Sheffield
teams' charming habit of calling their rival fans pigs or porkers
- but if they are, they've certainly got the city talking.
Emails
of a doctored photograph, with the text "It's what's inside
the ground that counts", have been flying around Owls' and
Blades' computers.
The
text on the advertisement actually reads "It's what's inside
that counts". But the poster appears to have angered Blades
fans - since its appearance, large chunks of the poster have been
torn away.
The
rivalry between the two clubs is fierce, and this year the Blades
have been enjoying their recent success and the Owls' relegation
at the expense of the S6 supporters.
But
at the moment, it would seem to be Hillsborough fans who are crying
hee, hee, hee, all the way home... at least until the poster appears
outside their ground!
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