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England fans causing trouble In Portugal
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Your solution then? Come on big mouth let's hear your "wisdom"Leroy Ambrose said:So - the way to stop morons fucking up your town centre is to tell the police to let them 'take over' a couple of local bars and cafes, stop selling glass bottles in case they accidentally slip out of peoples' hands at high speed, profile innocent people who just happen to be standing around actual troublemakers (but look, act, dress and talk exactly the same as them) and ignore provocation of local fans that wouldn't be ignored if it was the other way round
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Fair play to Gary Neville just then. Backing England fans with a bit of CONTEXT!!
Incredible support with a few idiots outside.2 -
Leroy, genuine question and I hate to bring up the Notting Hill Carnival every time but I have to as it’s it’s a useful comparison.Leroy Ambrose said:So - the way to stop morons fucking up your town centre is to tell the police to let them 'take over' a couple of local bars and cafes, stop selling glass bottles in case they accidentally slip out of peoples' hands at high speed, profile innocent people who just happen to be standing around actual troublemakers (but look, act, dress and talk exactly the same as them) and ignore provocation of local fans that wouldn't be ignored if it was the other way round
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That is attended peacefully by the majority but a significant minority cause problems, a lot worse crimes than we see at the football too. By your profiling sarcasm above, you’d presumably be perfectly happy for all the people around the troublemakers at that carnival to be tear gassed and attacked by our police?
And you’d also expect every media outlet to run with the story for 48 hrs, labelling and implying that the festival goers are scum/an embarrassment etc and that the carnival should be cancelled until it’s resolved?
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Boxing, the races, the darts, Twenty20, rugby sevens.Chizz said:I think the media are really unfair to England football fans. There's so much coverage in the papers and on the TV about it. Every time.
You hardly ever read about or see news reports about fans having fights before rugby matches or Grand Prix races or cricket matches or rock concerts or tennis tournaments or darts matches.
Honestly, just have a think about the last time you read about a brawl before a snooker tournament. Or an art exhibition. They never report it, do they?
It's SO unfair.
All of the above have seen some form of disorder in recent years. Is that all down to football fans too? Alcohol is the problem here, that's why almost every town centre across the country is swarming with police every Friday/Saturday night.4 -
Every town centre swarming with police, I think not.Croydon said:
Boxing, the races, the darts, Twenty20, rugby sevens.Chizz said:I think the media are really unfair to England football fans. There's so much coverage in the papers and on the TV about it. Every time.
You hardly ever read about or see news reports about fans having fights before rugby matches or Grand Prix races or cricket matches or rock concerts or tennis tournaments or darts matches.
Honestly, just have a think about the last time you read about a brawl before a snooker tournament. Or an art exhibition. They never report it, do they?
It's SO unfair.
All of the above have seen some form of disorder in recent years. Is that all down to football fans too? Alcohol is the problem here, that's why almost every town centre across the country is swarming with police every Friday/Saturday night.4 -
Football fans have always been treated as second class citizens, and had their rights laughed at by the authorities and media, seen OB get away with some serious abuse of their powers, that they would never dare to attempt at say Notting hill carnival.
Its not a football problem, it’s an English cultural/mindset problem in regards to alcohol and young lads/men gathering together, be it football, darts, rugby, boxing or cricket13 -
This is a good point mate and the anti IRA/2 world wars and one World Cup shit (as an example) really riles me. As you have said, you and others were actually at the sharp end of that stuff and know the magnitude of the issues involved. These are very serious subjects that shouldn’t be trivialised into football chants by a few 100 idiots who don’t know their arse from their elbow.SE7toSG3 said:Its just embarrassing, I have as many reasons to sing about the IRA as anyone but for it to be sung at football, in Portugal by drinken idiots, most too young to remember the troubles, is just pathetic. I have never understood why England fans sing it at all, its just so irrelevant.
I have travelled with England enough over the years to know its a minority but I just dont get it, there are a 100 reasons to have a few beers and have fun with the locals before I can think of one to throw a bottle at them, regardless of who started it and how aggressive the local police are.6 -
this also when you see young fans running about with the red hand of ulster on there st george's cross flags i just don't get, fair cop if they actually understand the n ireland situation but many dont.cabbles said:
This is a good point mate and the anti IRA/2 world wars and one World Cup shit (as an example) really riles me. As you have said, you and others were actually at the sharp end of that stuff and know the magnitude of the issues involved. These are very serious subjects that shouldn’t be trivialised into football chants by a few 100 idiots who don’t know their arse from their elbow.SE7toSG3 said:Its just embarrassing, I have as many reasons to sing about the IRA as anyone but for it to be sung at football, in Portugal by drinken idiots, most too young to remember the troubles, is just pathetic. I have never understood why England fans sing it at all, its just so irrelevant.
I have travelled with England enough over the years to know its a minority but I just dont get it, there are a 100 reasons to have a few beers and have fun with the locals before I can think of one to throw a bottle at them, regardless of who started it and how aggressive the local police are.0 -
Exactly - it's not limited to football. We have a minority who turn nasty under the influence of booze.DA9 said:Football fans have always been treated as second class citizens, and had their rights laughed at by the authorities and media, seen OB get away with some serious abuse of their powers, that they would never dare to attempt at say Notting hill carnival.
Its not a football problem, it’s an English cultural/mindset problem in regards to alcohol and young lads/men gathering together, be it football, darts, rugby, boxing or cricket2 -
Taking of England fan’s flags - why do you always see lots of Union Jacks amongst the England support?palarsehater said:
this also when you see young fans running about with the red hand of ulster on there st george's cross flags i just don't get, fair cop if they actually understand the n ireland situation but many dont.cabbles said:
This is a good point mate and the anti IRA/2 world wars and one World Cup shit (as an example) really riles me. As you have said, you and others were actually at the sharp end of that stuff and know the magnitude of the issues involved. These are very serious subjects that shouldn’t be trivialised into football chants by a few 100 idiots who don’t know their arse from their elbow.SE7toSG3 said:Its just embarrassing, I have as many reasons to sing about the IRA as anyone but for it to be sung at football, in Portugal by drinken idiots, most too young to remember the troubles, is just pathetic. I have never understood why England fans sing it at all, its just so irrelevant.
I have travelled with England enough over the years to know its a minority but I just dont get it, there are a 100 reasons to have a few beers and have fun with the locals before I can think of one to throw a bottle at them, regardless of who started it and how aggressive the local police are.
Noticed a Charlton flag front and centre during the match last night!!0 - Sponsored links:
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I don’t think you do these days. They are the exception now as oppose to before Euro 96 when they were the majority. That seemed to be the shift but I’m happy seeing both.se9addick said:
Taking of England fan’s flags - why do you always see lots of Union Jacks amongst the England support?palarsehater said:
this also when you see young fans running about with the red hand of ulster on there st george's cross flags i just don't get, fair cop if they actually understand the n ireland situation but many dont.cabbles said:
This is a good point mate and the anti IRA/2 world wars and one World Cup shit (as an example) really riles me. As you have said, you and others were actually at the sharp end of that stuff and know the magnitude of the issues involved. These are very serious subjects that shouldn’t be trivialised into football chants by a few 100 idiots who don’t know their arse from their elbow.SE7toSG3 said:Its just embarrassing, I have as many reasons to sing about the IRA as anyone but for it to be sung at football, in Portugal by drinken idiots, most too young to remember the troubles, is just pathetic. I have never understood why England fans sing it at all, its just so irrelevant.
I have travelled with England enough over the years to know its a minority but I just dont get it, there are a 100 reasons to have a few beers and have fun with the locals before I can think of one to throw a bottle at them, regardless of who started it and how aggressive the local police are.
Noticed a Charlton flag front and centre during the match last night!!0 -
Oh I’m not saying they’re the majority, not by a long chalk, but they are pretty common. Just wondered why.The Organiser said:
I don’t think you do these days. They are the exception now as oppose to before Euro 96 when they were the majority. That seemed to be the shift but I’m happy seeing both.se9addick said:
Taking of England fan’s flags - why do you always see lots of Union Jacks amongst the England support?palarsehater said:
this also when you see young fans running about with the red hand of ulster on there st george's cross flags i just don't get, fair cop if they actually understand the n ireland situation but many dont.cabbles said:
This is a good point mate and the anti IRA/2 world wars and one World Cup shit (as an example) really riles me. As you have said, you and others were actually at the sharp end of that stuff and know the magnitude of the issues involved. These are very serious subjects that shouldn’t be trivialised into football chants by a few 100 idiots who don’t know their arse from their elbow.SE7toSG3 said:Its just embarrassing, I have as many reasons to sing about the IRA as anyone but for it to be sung at football, in Portugal by drinken idiots, most too young to remember the troubles, is just pathetic. I have never understood why England fans sing it at all, its just so irrelevant.
I have travelled with England enough over the years to know its a minority but I just dont get it, there are a 100 reasons to have a few beers and have fun with the locals before I can think of one to throw a bottle at them, regardless of who started it and how aggressive the local police are.
Noticed a Charlton flag front and centre during the match last night!!0 -
I think it’s just more people identified as British back then and since then there has been a shift to a pride in England and rise in English nationalism. But I’m far from an expert on the subject.
Rule Britaina is still sung by England fans too, so there is still an element of British pride in the support. For me they’re not mutually exclusive but I consider myself English and carry a SGC first and foremost.1 -
Didnt see one bit of trouble last night, fantastic atmosphere in the fan park. Shame about the result.2
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Shame about the performance.ValleyGary said:Didnt see one bit of trouble last night, fantastic atmosphere in the fan park. Shame about the result.1 -
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Boxing, the races, the darts, Twenty20, rugby sevens.Chizz said:I think the media are really unfair to England football fans. There's so much coverage in the papers and on the TV about it. Every time.
You hardly ever read about or see news reports about fans having fights before rugby matches or Grand Prix races or cricket matches or rock concerts or tennis tournaments or darts matches.
Honestly, just have a think about the last time you read about a brawl before a snooker tournament. Or an art exhibition. They never report it, do they?
It's SO unfair.
All of the above have seen some form of disorder in recent years. Is that all down to football fans too? Alcohol is the problem here, that's why almost every town centre across the country is swarming with police every Friday/Saturday night.
Unauthorised beer snakes?1 -
Was it your Charlton flag in front row mate?ValleyGary said:Didnt see one bit of trouble last night, fantastic atmosphere in the fan park. Shame about the result.0 -
I see old Yaxley was there......1
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ValleyGary said:Didnt see one bit of trouble last night, fantastic atmosphere in the fan park. Shame about the result.
No mate but went for breakfast this morning and someone had a bexley/Charlton flag up outside their apartment. Saw a few lads that drink down the Red Barn in Barnehurst as well in the fan park.SuedeAdidas said:
Was it your Charlton flag in front row mate?ValleyGary said:Didnt see one bit of trouble last night, fantastic atmosphere in the fan park. Shame about the result.3 -
Just back from Portugal. Excellent atmosphere before the game in the town bars, and i love swapping stories with fans from other clubs and having a laugh and sing song. Number of pissed England fans wearing packa macs that your mum would wear - they hadn't checked the weather before they left. Did make me chuckle.
Out standing noise from the England boys during the game. Dutch didn't make any real noise until they scored. Not impressed. Not sure about the city location - bit too small to accommodate large numbers. Catering quality in the ground was appalling - ever had that feeling you've been cheated?
For the lickspittles that swallow the media rhetoric on nawty English fans, no babies on bayonets I'm afraid. What I did see was lots of elderly people and kids walking through England fans with no hint of trauma on their faces.The elderly couple who ran the bar we drank dry looked as though it was xmas come early. They were charging nearly £6 a "pint".
Can't wait to do it again. Very proud to be an England football fan.13 - Sponsored links:
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fuck that, you should have smashed their pub up!PemburyAddick said:Just back from Portugal. Excellent atmosphere before the game in the town bars, and i love swapping stories with fans from other clubs and having a laugh and sing song. Number of pissed England fans wearing packa macs that your mum would wear - they hadn't checked the weather before they left. Did make me chuckle.
Out standing noise from the England boys during the game. Dutch didn't make any real noise until they scored. Not impressed. Not sure about the city location - bit too small to accommodate large numbers. Catering quality in the ground was appalling - ever had that feeling you've been cheated?
For the lickspittles that swallow the media rhetoric on nawty English fans, no babies on bayonets I'm afraid. What I did see was lots of elderly people and kids walking through England fans with no hint of trauma on their faces.The elderly couple who ran the bar we drank dry looked as though it was xmas come early. They were charging nearly £6 a "pint".
Can't wait to do it again. Very proud to be an England football fan.17 -
lol nearly did. When they ran out of beer I started drinking port. And they didn't have any lemon.....cafcdave123 said:
fuck that, you should have smashed their pub up!PemburyAddick said:Just back from Portugal. Excellent atmosphere before the game in the town bars, and i love swapping stories with fans from other clubs and having a laugh and sing song. Number of pissed England fans wearing packa macs that your mum would wear - they hadn't checked the weather before they left. Did make me chuckle.
Out standing noise from the England boys during the game. Dutch didn't make any real noise until they scored. Not impressed. Not sure about the city location - bit too small to accommodate large numbers. Catering quality in the ground was appalling - ever had that feeling you've been cheated?
For the lickspittles that swallow the media rhetoric on nawty English fans, no babies on bayonets I'm afraid. What I did see was lots of elderly people and kids walking through England fans with no hint of trauma on their faces.The elderly couple who ran the bar we drank dry looked as though it was xmas come early. They were charging nearly £6 a "pint".
Can't wait to do it again. Very proud to be an England football fan.8 -
Nice video of him attacking someone from behind doing to round. He really is bloody and impacted turd of a manSuedeAdidas said:I see old Yaxley was there......5 -
The magic thing is, he was moaning about milkshakes and saying it was assault the other day. Not sure what happened before but the guy he hit he had to run up to and around people, he wasn't in any physical danger.
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Cringeworthy cringeworthy antics
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Another brilliant night, plenty of booze, lots of singing, zero trouble.8
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Amazed he has not been turned over badly before now.McBobbin said:
Nice video of him attacking someone from behind doing to round. He really is bloody and impacted turd of a manSuedeAdidas said:I see old Yaxley was there......
A controversial character.0 -
He had a very tough time in prison.ElfsborgAddick said:
Amazed he has not been turned over badly before now.McBobbin said:
Nice video of him attacking someone from behind doing to round. He really is bloody and impacted turd of a manSuedeAdidas said:I see old Yaxley was there......
A controversial character.3 -
was he groomed by Asian gangs?Cardinal Sin said:
He had a very tough time in prison.ElfsborgAddick said:
Amazed he has not been turned over badly before now.McBobbin said:
Nice video of him attacking someone from behind doing to round. He really is bloody and impacted turd of a manSuedeAdidas said:I see old Yaxley was there......
A controversial character.4
