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  • Excellent interpretation Paladin ;)

  • when the seagulls (media) follow the trawler (football in this case), they think that sardines (tasty morsel cheap stories) will be thrown into the sea (papers the next day). an apropos metaphor for today maybe?

  • Love Live King Eric!!!!!

  • Eric Cantona, trolling before it was mainstream.

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  • he is just stupid!

  • He's my fucking hero! :D

  • i don't understand fuck of what he is saying ;p

  • The man is a legend.

  • I think this quote was from the press conference following the infamous kung fu kick into the crowd. He went up to the microphone and said "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the ocean. thank you very much." 

  • If i could meet any person in the world it would have to be Eric.

    He is such a unique person and is personality is one of a kind.

    One of the best players to ever lace a boot and a true legend for Manchester United .

    Long live the King !

  • Its strange how he's got that awesome reputation and all that money but he never bothers shaving that fucking mono-brow! Baffles me!

  • @trev711 i've got a mono brow, used to hate it till i realised 'the king' also had one :D

  • Ross is crap too much of an arse licker

  • I thought the seagull quote basically meant that the palace fan tried to piss Eric off to get a reaction from him (the seagulls are the fans and the sardines the kung fu kick)

  • <3

  • @johhnyboy

    Well maybe we need to improve our French. How about that?

  • @ExtremeBogom erm no we don't, most of us are yet to improve our english, the language of the modern world.

  • @wagneristhebest

    Yeah, because everyone bows down to us, and sucks our dick...

  • @ExtremeBogom no... because its the language of our country you raving idiot. Seeing as he's speaking on a british tv show in britain, i feel no need to improve my french for that.

  • @wagneristhebest

    You buffoon.

    I agree in such interviews, one should speak the language of the country (gasp).

    My point to the original poster is that the world does not revolve around us. If I were to get contract work in Italy for 8 years, I would be expected to speak Italian(duh). Expecting them to speak in my language would be unspeakably arrogant and rude.

    It's a shame you didn't get all that, created your own assumption about my meaning, and resorted to playground angst.

  • @ExtremeBogom i read the first few words and gave up. Listen, mate, theres no need to troll around giving lectures and picking arguments - personally, ive got better things to do than argue about the english language.

  • @wagneristhebest

    I wasn't trolling and I wasn't trying to start and argument. I already told you that I was replying to someone else's comment before, but you jumped in, hijacked it and somehow took it personally.

    Now you're embarrassed, and want to point the finger at me.

    You have the mentality of a child. Truly.

  • @wagneristhebest English is not his first language, however i understood perfectly well. Its not difficult..Maybe you are just thick?

  • @ExtremeBogom Well said. And 90% of people on youtube who supposedly speak English cannot correctly use to/too, your/you're, they're/their. C'est bon, c'est tout, a bientot ..... bonne chance.

  • What I'd like to know is where he went to get his hair replaced, and maybe pass on the number to Elton John

  • Fucking gaul

  • Am i the only one that thought the quote was about the trawler being him and all that surrounds him..with hang3ers on etc.. the seagulls are the people and press that would take advantage of him and what ever he does.. then move onto the next story..

    What is it with people saying the quote was nonsense?? I thought it pretty obvious what it was about.

  • @THEGOBBLESTOP No that's what journo's came up with in the aftermath of the quote. It literally meant fuck all.

  • I hate football yet i think Eric Cantona is a god among men

  • CANTONA = GOAT

  • haha legend was he

  • Fantastic player, cant fault him in that. Think the Kung Fu ban was right....should have been longer.Arrogance? Probably, but arent all the greatest players like that?

  • Can someone translate what he said in the video please?? Because I'm spanish and I can't understand very good him. Thank you very much.

    Long life Cantona!

  • @JuaniiG

    el simplemente dice que después de la patada no quería ir a la rueda de prensa, pero que le insistieron. Y dado que no quería hablar salióy dijo este provervio que no quiere decir nada. Según él se divirtió viendo los diferentes el sentidos que los periodistas le daban. (resumiendo mucho)

  • @bercianodefraudado Muchísimas gracias, de verdad ajajaja

  • King of Kings !!! Cantona rules !!!!!!!

  • see its funny how you want to contradict a Religion yet you dont know shit about,you are a clown my man you need to figure out what the hell it is that is making you say such asanine shit heheeh a man made histroy wooow go somewhere please.

  • Ho ho ho........What I believe ? what do I believe? 

  • the king

  • still can't believe Leeds UTD sold him!

  • falling in love with Cantona ...

  • The King :-)

  • Cantona is GOD!!!

  • @Kallytom chill man dont comapre anyone to god

  • @amar455 Why not ? Anyone can be a god, there isn't just one god, u know that eh?

  • @fridjon83 know i dont know that and there is not more then one god there is justone and only god and if anyone can be god you would be contradicting yourself for you are not god nor does anyone have power to be god but god himself

  • @amar455 dont care what u say, there is still more than one god, the definition of a god is: "supernatural creator and overseer of the universe......Greek: Zeus, Hermes, Hades, Hera, Aphrodite, etc...

    Roman: Iuppiter, Mors, Terra, etc...

    Norway: Odin, Thor, Loki, Njordr, etc...

    Hindu: Krishna, Vishnu, Kali, Ishvara, etc...

    Celtic: Cernunnos, Damona, Epona, etc...

    Egyptian: Ra, Isis, Anubis, Osiris and so on......

  • @fridjon83 if you dont care what i have to say then why bother comenting, if u like to beleive in fairytales then that is your choice i jus t find it hilarous that u know the meaning of god "somehow". and you are saying that there is more then one supernatural creator, well then ehehe which one of them made which, tell me which god created which god its also funny that everything on planet earth is funtioning just the way it suppose to, as if all those supposibly gods u name agree with eachother

  • @amar455 Heh. Fairytales. You believe in an invisible man, living in the clouds who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And he has a list of 10 things he does not want you to do, and if you do ANY of those things he has a special place where he will send you, full of hatred and pain and flames and agony where you will cry and burn and suffer forever and ever until the end of time. But he loves you.

    And that is NOT a fairytale because someone made it up ages ago. Thus valid? lol

  • @Gostop1891 obviously you are ignorant and possibly a bit dillusional because i dont know if u have caught on yet but you beleive in a fucking Theory, a theory that when is iterpreted an questioned to a point that no one can ever answers becuase once again its a theory not fact, in Every monotheistic religion there are scriptures or writing that answers questions that even scientist just came about so please go somewhere with your bullshit.

  • @amar455 Oh so I believe in a theory, but you don't? You believe in a man-made bullshitstory, a well made story at that, but still made up, to control people. Why do you think there are 10 commandments, many of which are very similar, being about honesty/dishonesty? Because 10 sounds official, a good marketing trick, to cater to stupid dicks like you. If I ever get some bullshit I'll go somewhere with it, as you please. I can see that you keep your bullshit right here. ;)

  • Judas

  • he sais "pussy"?!?!

  • @tigra333 hes says "Procès" in french...

  • @tigra333 hahaha shit das what i thought also

  • True genius, true god. Nothing more needed to be said :D

  • a true GENIUS words cant explain how good that man was

  • together 7 december !

  • 0:24 "It was my ambition at the time, I was in the pussy."

  • @ttdantt10384 thats exactly what i thought he said loool 'in the pussy'

  • @ttdantt10384 a very nice place to be :)

  • I used to work on a trawler and did sometimes throw fish to the seagulls. When I heard this I smiled.

  • luhg

  • pitty Ross couldn't translate..Eric was trying to explain he was then involved in a trial....in french "un procès"...and Ross replied "yes yes the press conference!" ....

  • @drumsterZ damn right lad

  • @drumsterZ haha you'r right

  • @drumsterZ Well maybe he needs to improve his english....

  • @drumsterZ "yes yes the pwess confewence" :P

  • @drumsterZ What you on about you retard. He said it during the press conference the quote they were talking about it.

  • I remember against Sheffield Wednesday at Old Trafford. He did something with the ball which was like a conjuring trick - everyone in the round was talking about it at half-time gobsmacked.

  • He retired at the age of 29 or 30 which is still, considerable as a "prime" or "mid-prime" age and has probably 2 more good years for him to go on full throttle. It's a waste but seeing him now, at least he's able to do something great after playing in the field. Hey, he's still part of football at least.

  • I'm a west ham fan and i think cantona is god.

  • When seagulls follow a trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

  • A great player who loved playing football more than money ,long live the king

  • Im a spurs fan but ive always loved Cantona amazing player and one crazy mother fucker! legend! shame he retired when he did.

  • @Tombee83

    Same. I wish he played for alittle longer :(

  • my dad said cantoni is all hype..and only hit the men.

  • @mrmrscosanostra yeah your dad prolly doesnt like United that much...he scored 82 goals in like 185 appearances or whatever he was like begood20000 said an artist on the pitch. Cantona's finishing was world class.

  • What a legend, still think he is absolutley gorgeous. My 7 year old is a massive Rooney fan but have been showing him clips of King Eric to re-educate him, has to be done!

  • @boxingmutley I gotta say I grew up with Cantona as my idol back then along with Schmeichel and I'm now a huge fan of Rooney among others, and I think they are on a level with each other, Rooney has the same sort of genius to do the unexpected that Eric had, things like the audacious but perfectly executed chip over the keeper into the far corner against Portsmouth in the cup a few years back just reminds me of Eric greatest ever goal against Sunderland in 1997.

  • @Mikeb1001

    You'll never get a team like united used to have in the late 90s though.

    Giggs, scholes, schmeichel etc.

  • @jammybizzle666 Beckham, Stam, Yorke, Cole, Solskjaer, Keane etc. I thought the 08 team was up their as one of the great sides, it's a shame it got dismantled as quick as it was built.

  • @Mikeb1001 thats modern day football for you mate its all about the money and trophies no loyalty. Thats why i love united. When players establish themselves in Fergies squad they stay there for the most part. Giggsy,Scholesy and Gary Neville have close to 2000 united appearances combined and the new generation of legends are going to be Ferdinand who will have over 400 united appearances by the time he is done and Wes Brown and also Darren Fletcher. United produce legends

  • @jammybizzle666

    I'm glad I was born in the 90s. United had the finest team back then and Eric was apart of that fine team :)

  • hes god of united

  • cantona is the best

  • never trust a man whose eye brows join in the middle, Eric Cantona is an exception

  • @samholdsworth - i was going to say that LOL ;-)

  • A true genius - on and off the pitch!!! Long live the KING

  • this man supports england over france

  • i always saw it as the seagulls representing the media the sardines being his words and him being the trawler

  • @onda42 i thought that he was a sardine.

  • the king

  • 1966 was a great year for English football:

    Cantona was born.

  • @thepoet82 ...he's French

  • @74sowen

    Well, he played quite a few years in an English club, hence making English football better. When you say 1966 was a good year for English football, the natural assumption is that you are talking about England winning the FIFA World Cup, but it was in fact also the year Cantona was born. :)

  • the guy from joga bonito!

  • the bloke from borat's lost a lot of weight

  • The Cantona

  • the king

  • It's so weird that he says this sentence meant nothing. I mean the metaphor isn't that hard to see and it makes sense.

  • Cantona <3

  • he kinda looks like chuck norrises twin.

  • @ishkabobdan he is chuck norrises

  • legend

  • The King ;)

  • Admitted, he is a great character, and was an excellent footballer. (even though im a leeds fan) At the disciplinary hearing after the kung fu incident, i heard he even apologised to the whore who shared his bed with him the night before, while he was apologising to everyone else! HAHA! So classic!

  • f...king legend - this man has given my community so much joy. Merci Eric

  • Eric's play in Paris was good- saw it last month

  • Never be another Cantona no footballer has ever even came close to matching his charisma and showmanship!

  • i did get it . the seagulls are the paparazzi. is that not obvious!

  • exactly..the seagulls are the press expecting sardines(a great story).....he gave them what they wanted ironically

  • my childhood hero, eric cantona

    what a legend

  • So glad Ross is finished soon. Completely unfunny cunt who appeals to braindeads who'll laugh at anything. Never has someone made so much money from being so shit.

  • @EnglishHuscarl

    That, or he has such a high intensity of intellect that we mere youtubers cant begin to comprehend his excellence

    But yeah, your probably right.

  • so true.

  • uve clearly never heard of james corden

  • Ross is a chubby old man wiht a small dick.

    Eric is marvelous

    The bbc is wank

  • Not just a footballer but an artist on the pitch

  • @begood20000 I completely agree :)

  • He speaks english like Fatih Terim !!

  • Cantona is a legend ross is a muppet i have more respect for eric than that muppet ross...

  • Always been a big fan of Eric. I'm not really into football, he was very passionate about his game and was one of Man Utd's best. I've always fancied the pants off him because he was incredibly talented on the pitch and he was artistic and intelligent, very rare for a footballer. He shaved his hair so he could feel the raindrops on his bare head. A genius on the pitch and a big thinker off the pitch and I find a good looking thinker very, very sexy. Mrs cantona is a very lucky woman!!

  • @Sarahdayable totaly agree :)

  • I didn't understand a word of what he said!

  • that's cuz u dumb and slow

  • I can't understand a word of what Eric is saying -can anyone translate? He's definitely got some charisma, on and off the pitch...

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  • i thought it was like:

    Just because you think you can insult me and get away with it doesn't mean i won't react

  • vive la france merci canto

  • what

  • Say what you will about his temper, but rarely has a footballer had such grace and elegance.

  • THE KING ..

  • Le God

  • Canto is King of Kings

  • It means he was the trawler. The press were the seagulls, and they were following him for his story, which was the sardines.

    Cantona is a legend. United for life.

  • @Smiffyalltheway yeah LEEDS united

  • @no1boxingfan No, actually i was refering to Manchester United, the only United where the fans would say Cantona is a legend.

  • @Smiffyalltheway spot on , dont you just love it

  • @mufc1970ok Haha i do love it

  • @Smiffyalltheway no he said it meant absolutely nothing

  • @Smiffyalltheway he sed it ment nothing.

  • Le Dieu

  • cantona is god

  • what the fuck has that got to do with the price of eggs??

  • Nothing its just important.

  • lol i think your confusing this with jose murinhos comment and that was to do with players eggs being players he said to make a good omelete you need good eggs the omelete is refering the team

  • nah i think jonathen did a good job in this interview. cantona is such a cool customer that you have to play it right.

  • How scared is Jonathan Ross????

  • ////////////////////////////

  • cantona wanted to translate the word "procès" = "trial" and the guy said "press conference yeah" haha

  • I dont think Nigel Winterburn was as much of a legend as Eric Cantona you fuckin mong! Plus Cantona is an actor now!

  • AHAHA, who the hell said Nigel Winterburn?

  • no because nigel winterburn is about as charismatic as a plastic bag.

  • im guessing the Seagulls were the press, he was the trawler, and sardines were bits of controversy that the press would be all over. in other words he meant "you won't get anything out of me"

  • Bravo Eric ! After showing your talents on the field, we can find out that you have brains too, anyway better ones that some readers along

  • Surely you mean Ross..?

  • your a real gent, more men should be like you, protecting the fairer sex from these yobs, thank you!! And yes, I worked it out hahahahahahahaha, he is a big cunt!!

  • wigidy wobely wibbley wobbley wiggedy wibbley wossy

  • JR is an obsequious kretin.

  • what does obsequios mean?

  • Obsequious means subordinate or obedient

  • I'm glad this issue of Pikey has been brought up. It is not acceptable for the word PIKEY to be banded about as an insult to somone. It is completely racist. Would Jonathan Ross use the Ni---r word, as a common insult. Thinking about his past history of gaffs, maybe. But he would draw the line. The word is used on the BBC quite often on Eastenders too. To Romanys this word is no different than calling people Pak-'s as a derogitory term for being a problem family.

  • I think everyone should just loosen up and stop caring what people call them. They're just words, you wuss, get over them.

  • oh take a chill pill u pikylover

  • What does Pikey mean???????

  • watch the movie Snatch

  • Irish gypsy. have u seen Snatch?

  • a pikey is a gypsy mate! a big family of stinking gypsy that live in caravans and shit!

  • Hes so nice looking, hes a true romany

  • Hes a Romany, so good looking

  • i met this man last night, oh my god xxx