I am afraid you are wrong there. A group of little herberts did. I saw and heard it happen. And to the best of my knowledge, they were not arrested, possibly because some others found the culprits and told them to pack it in, rather like happened last night.
As a % of the 250 or so who went, they were tiny. However 5 arrests as a percentage of 20,000 is so small my tiny brain can't calculate it. I am sure you can.
Ae you trying to become CL's answer to Mary Whitehouse?
Bottles and flares thrown in St Truiden? Been four times and seen nothing but respect for citizens of both countries and fans of all clubs involved there.
And the biggest contingent of Charlton fans there was closely co-ordinated with the local police and authorities, unlike the chaos caused last night by hoards of ticketless Germans.
No flares, of course not. English fans don't do flares, do they, except the Nigels. A bottle, on the march to the stadium, definitely, and thrown by a group of young kids who, I was told, had been kicking up a bit on the way over. Ask around. Self policed by other Charlton fans, fortunately.
The fact remains that if a Duchatelet friendly journo with a video -cam had been in the vicinity, a vid would have gone up on Twitter showing the sound and sight of breaking glass as Charlton fans march through a quiet peaceful town. It would of course have been a travesty of the truth, just as @Covered End 's lifting of a small piece of Barney Ronay's article does not give anything like the true picture BR wanted to convey.
Grown up Twiiter account from a Brit who knows what he is talking about here, @Covered End if you care to consider a more sober and balanced viewpoint
Yes, just read that thanks. Unlike yourself he says -
Archie Rhind-TuttVerified account @archiert1 Follow More "To reiterate - this does not excuse what happened to some stewards and fans. Absolutely not." 1:03 am - 15 Sep 2017
Anyway, I have had enough of a nonsense debate of someone defending the indefensible, even it was a minority of the 20,000, which it was and I've not said otherwise.
Presumably if a minority of Charlton fans throw bottles, let off flares around Gillingham attack stewards, then break into the ground, get into the home ends, we'll have the support of prague.
I don't get the hate for @PragueAddick on this thread. He is correct in his understanding of Cologne football culture and has said 5 out of 20000 is a ridiculously small percentage which is true. Let's just allow some difference of opinions please.
Prague addick really hates Britain. Good job he is in a country that welcomes Germans so much.
He doesn't hate Britain. He just prefers and sides with other Europeans in preference to Britain.
Nonsense. However if you accuse me of considering 1FC Koln fans to be a much better bunch, and more deserving of my sympathy than the Spanners, then guilty as charged.
nb @Big_Bad_World I do recognise that some Spanners are OK. :-)
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The fact remains that if a Duchatelet friendly journo with a video -cam had been in the vicinity, a vid would have gone up on Twitter showing the sound and sight of breaking glass as Charlton fans march through a quiet peaceful town. It would of course have been a travesty of the truth, just as @Covered End 's lifting of a small piece of Barney Ronay's article does not give anything like the true picture BR wanted to convey.
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"To reiterate - this does not excuse what happened to some stewards and fans. Absolutely not."
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Presumably if a minority of Charlton fans throw bottles, let off flares around Gillingham attack stewards, then break into the ground, get into the home ends, we'll have the support of prague.
nb @Big_Bad_World I do recognise that some Spanners are OK. :-)