Why would you throw anything? No doubt it is inconsistent and the Russian thugs were awful but in that situation I would be off, not joining in.
Trouble at the Euros
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Hickory_Hacker
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Exactly, there's no need to be mixing with trouble.
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Is that why you find an innocent lady getting tear gassed funny ?
It seems that the young lad and his four friends where minding their own business sat having a drink trying to avoid the trouble - they saw a group come towards them so they decide to walk away when the group charged them.
It seems that the French police are looking to make examples of people but picking the wrong ones to target. But you keep laughing
pbrown7582
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on the other hand why would you travel to Marseille for a match you don't have a ticket for and the likelihood of trouble?
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Because tens of thousands of fans from around Europe travel to experience the atmosphere and watch the games in the fan parks and hope to grab a ticket
Happened at every Euros and WC in Europe
pokerjoke
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Is this the same Alex Booth that is "really really sorry" for his actions.
According to reports he was throwing a plastic cup full of beer at police and making obscene gestures.
Whilst not the most severe violence that has happened not a great advert for football.
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time but then adding to the violence doesn't make good reading.
Have you got the link to the story of him running away whilst being pelted with glass ashtrays because I couldn't find it.
garyinderry
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How were 150 Russians all dressed in uniform able to escape capture from the French police and army?
They should have been penned in and scooped up. Every last one of them.
That's before scooping up any drunken England lout. They surely can't be too quick on their feet and absolutely unable to outfox a police force and escape.
The little amount of arrests is hardly a great deterrent.
They should have been penned in and scooped up. Every last one of them.
That's before scooping up any drunken England lout. They surely can't be too quick on their feet and absolutely unable to outfox a police force and escape.
The little amount of arrests is hardly a great deterrent.
pokerjoke
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Agreed it seems very harsh indeed.
Maybe they will be at a later date when pictures are made public and they are identified.
I can definitely see a team being thrown out if it continues and seeing as Russia may not get through it could be them.
Hickory_Hacker
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You know, when it comes to talking the biggest amount of cr@p then you're it ... No soul, you're empty and that post count should be less than 10.
Hickory_Hacker
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I Googphiled and found 20 arrests, if I had anything to do with it then Vardy's wife would've made it 21 :rofl:
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It was on 5 live with an interview with his father and a mate who was with him
pokerjoke
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Come on Phil you have had a pop at HH and have said that they were just sitting there minding there own business trying to avoid the trouble when that's clearly not true going by the reports.
How can throwing something then making an obscene gesture be walking away?
And do you really believe his dad and friend are really going to say he did it.
If he was innocent would he really say how very,very sorry he was.
Simbo
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There's a shock his father and his mate saying he was a wee innocent boy!
Tbh though they are quite likely just to grab anyone they can under the circumstances, jail them and try and make an example of them hoping the others will settle down.
No Russians being arrested though seems very weird, they were organised and steamed in, bashed folk senseless then bolted! It's pretty cooking for the stragglers to get picked up because they are easier targets to make examples of.
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There's a video on Sky from one of the Russians fighting in Marseille, looks like he's wearing a chest cam to record himself.
Liverbirdie
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Because the police dont want to take them on?
They should have enough video stills to be able to identify some of them and get some of them at the next matches.
I wonder if Russian football has banning orders, passport-surrendering, a category C hooligan list, and have sent "spotters" to France.
Going on the Russian sports minister they may have paid their air fare, bought them nice new MMA gloves and a nice fold-out city map of Marseille.....
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garyinderry
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20 arrests is absolutely pathetic for the amount of carnage seen already.
Go in hard, swinging bats, open heads and arrest anyone acting remotely riotous.
HowlingGale
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Right, so now we know that quite possibly anywhere in France will be a hostile place for England fans.
At the next England game anyone travelling there without a ticket is either a thicko or a thug. There seems to be a movement to blame others for the violence i.e. Organised Russians. Yes they're to blame for the horrendous scenes inside the stadium but what about the previous two nights where England 'fans' were right in the mix? Please feel free to correct me but I didn't hear about any Russians involved on Thursday and Friday. Only England fans and locals. They went there for trouble, not to savour the atmosphere. I am referring to the 'minority' of course.
HankMarvin
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HankMarvin
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It was bloody disgrace watching the English thugs and I am sure it won't be the last time we see them.
Hickory_Hacker
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I'd be surprised if he missed this, hes pretty much a rash over a few forums. You know when you hear folk saying 'you just couldn't make it up' well that's just exactly what he does! 31 thousand posts, he's the biggest contributor on here to Paracetamol sales. 🙄🔫
