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Post by mellyw on Jun 11, 2016 18:17:54 GMT
Third day of ugliness there with some fans. It's just crazy, isn't it?
I've always told my fellow American friends, you've not seen fan craziness, until you've witnessed soccer/football hooligans. And I'm from Detroit,Michigan, were it can get pretty ugly, & that's when our teams win.
I have been really worried about terrorism with these Euro's, sort of forget about nutty fans.
On a happy note, so excited for Wales! Great win for them today.
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Post by quiltz on Jun 11, 2016 18:27:13 GMT
I was in Germany in 2012 when there was a tournament (Euro cup?) . I was on a river cruise and we sailed past several groups that were preparing for a game involving Germany. The huge outdoor screens were being setup.
The European way of a tale gate party. They are very serious about their football.
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Post by sueg on Jun 11, 2016 18:37:25 GMT
I was in Germany in 2012 when there was a tournament (Euro cup?) . I was on a river cruise and we sailed past several groups that were preparing for a game involving Germany. The huge outdoor screens were being setup. The European way of a tale gate party. They are very serious about their football. 2012 would have been the last Euros, and yes - football is very serious here! But what is happening in Marseille is beyond fandom. There are riots, brawls between English and Russian fans, Police using tear gas to break up fights and people being hospitalised. |
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Post by wellway on Jun 11, 2016 18:46:35 GMT
I hate that the tournament is spoiled by a relatively small number of fans and I really dislike calling them fans. I hope that CCTV ids the trouble makers and they receive life bans. Over 1800 fans were banned from travelling to the tournament and had to hand their passports into the Police before the Euros started. They missed some obviously.
Watched the Welsh game, why do the last ten minutes feel like an hour, so tense?? Fab goal from Bale. Skrtel was lucky to only get one yellow card. The Welsh fans are winning the singing competition!
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Post by quiltz on Jun 11, 2016 18:56:57 GMT
I was in Germany in 2012 when there was a tournament (Euro cup?) . I was on a river cruise and we sailed past several groups that were preparing for a game involving Germany. The huge outdoor screens were being setup. The European way of a tale gate party. They are very serious about their football. 2012 would have been the last Euros, and yes - football is very serious here! But what is happening in Marseille is beyond fandom. There are riots, brawls between English and Russian fans, Police using tear gas to break up fights and people being hospitalised. It is so sad when a sporting event turns ugly. |
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Post by valincal on Jun 11, 2016 19:07:17 GMT
I hate that the tournament is spoiled by a relatively small number of fans and I really dislike calling them fans. I hope that CCTV ids the trouble makers and they receive life bans. Over 1800 fans were banned from travelling to the tournament and had to hand their passports into the Police before the Euros started. How crazy that it has to come to that! I just don't understand the behaviour of these so-called fans. Seems like they are there just to cause trouble. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 19:22:43 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble.
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Post by mellyw on Jun 11, 2016 19:36:01 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble. I just don't understand what they get out of it, especially now that your countries team can face consequences for your stupid actions. |
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Post by gar on Jun 11, 2016 19:48:12 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble. Exactly that. Like any 'cause' there are people who go specifically with the intent of causing trouble. I hate that they get to mar a sporting occasion in this way and I'm embarrassed about the English element. |
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Post by Enna on Jun 11, 2016 19:52:42 GMT
I saw some video from Marseille and it was horrible to watch.
I've never understood this side of football culture. As Lainey said, these hooligans aren't genuine fans. They are violent idiots who just want to fight.
Hopefully we won't see more of this during the games.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jun 12, 2016 1:00:25 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble. Exactly that. Like any 'cause' there are people who go specifically with the intent of causing trouble. I hate that they get to mar a sporting occasion in this way and I'm embarrassed about the English element. I agree entirely! |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 12, 2016 6:37:53 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble.  |
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Post by mellyw on Jun 13, 2016 18:11:56 GMT
Just saw Wayne Rooney's message pretty much begging these idiots to quit it. How horrible that the threat of expulsion is hanging over England right now.
What happened after the England-Russia match was horrifying. But I truly have no hope that any sports body has any teeth when it comes to Russia, sad to say.
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Post by sueg on Jun 13, 2016 18:24:41 GMT
What happened after the England-Russia match was horrifying. But I truly have no hope that any sports body has any teeth when it comes to Russia, sad to say. It scares me that Russia has the next World Cup in 2018. If this is what happens when they travel, what will they be like at home? Will 'home' police have any desire to stop this and enforce stadium bans? Part of me would like to see Russia disqualified over crowd issues, but another part fears that it might only serve to inflame them more. |
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Post by wellway on Jun 13, 2016 18:29:41 GMT
mellyw Did you see what this Russian MP had to say about the fighting? news.sky.com/story/1711367/russian-mp-to-euro-hooligans-well-done-ladsFunny, not one of those Russian hooligans in the stadium has been arrested, apart from two for pitch invasion but not the ones who stormed the English fans in the stands. The general view is that these guys just came to fight and setting of the flare was like a starting gun. Oh, and the kicker, the next World Cup 2018 is in Russia. ETA and the Russian MP is an Executive member of the Russian Football Union 
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jun 13, 2016 19:30:58 GMT
It's sickening, I don't believe for a minute that these people are genuine fans, more like professional hooligans who travel to games merely to cause trouble. We keep getting that here now too. To many people that find glee in causing mayham and trouble  I'm tired of all of them. |
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Post by ntsf on Jun 13, 2016 20:52:56 GMT
the welsh always wins the singing contest.. so cool they were singing their national hymn... Go Wales..
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Post by mellyw on Jun 14, 2016 0:24:44 GMT
mellyw Did you see what this Russian MP had to say about the fighting? news.sky.com/story/1711367/russian-mp-to-euro-hooligans-well-done-ladsFunny, not one of those Russian hooligans in the stadium has been arrested, apart from two for pitch invasion but not the ones who stormed the English fans in the stands. The general view is that these guys just came to fight and setting of the flare was like a starting gun. Oh, and the kicker, the next World Cup 2018 is in Russia. ETA and the Russian MP is an Executive member of the Russian Football Union I did indeed see that wellway. I was really hoping when everything came out with FIFA and Sepp Blatter Russia would lose the World Cup. Who doesn't believe money changed hands to get it there, let alone Qatar. |
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I'm tired of all of them.