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Football riots aren't rare things these days, but do some fans take too far and what can their team do to put a stop to it?
Everybody knows about the Leeds Galatasery stabbings and none of us want to see it happen again, do we. Football has been around for about 130years with divisions and cups, but it has only been in the last 15years that football riots have kicked off. Football clubs can't completely icolate the home fans from the away fans as that would be a waste of space and money, or is it, to the clubs what is more important money or in a couple of tragic cases a fans life!
Clubs should think about wot they are doing when they build their stadiums so that the home and away fans sit nowhere near each other. If the clubs do this then it is down to us fans to sort the problem out, why can't Sunderland and Newcastle get along with each other, or the two Mancunian teams (their name is Manchester "UNITED") so why does there haxve to be rivlry between the two teams?
The news is constantly swarmed with football hooligans and riots, and we are meant to be a country with civil people living in it, what kind of impression does it give of England when a team goes abroad and we torch houses and cars, a crap one.
In a way we are going back to the times when football had no rules and killings were allowed, although now we are taking these rules off the pitch and into the streets. Although it is only a miner percentage of football fans that cause all of the trouble it puts a dark cloud over English game off football.
One thing i find abseloutly appaling is in a minutes silence with about 15 seconds remaining a fan blew on a whistle he had brought into the stadium, and of couse the players started cheering and running off, the referee had to call them back and do another silence. Not having respect for other football fans is one thing, but not having respect for a major tragedy is going far biond a joke, in fact it's sick.
Hopefully the future generation will learn something from todays riots and start a good name for English football.
Thanks for Reading
Kram:-)
Everybody knows about the Leeds Galatasery stabbings and none of us want to see it happen again, do we. Football has been around for about 130years with divisions and cups, but it has only been in the last 15years that football riots have kicked off. Football clubs can't completely icolate the home fans from the away fans as that would be a waste of space and money, or is it, to the clubs what is more important money or in a couple of tragic cases a fans life!
Clubs should think about wot they are doing when they build their stadiums so that the home and away fans sit nowhere near each other. If the clubs do this then it is down to us fans to sort the problem out, why can't Sunderland and Newcastle get along with each other, or the two Mancunian teams (their name is Manchester "UNITED") so why does there haxve to be rivlry between the two teams?
The news is constantly swarmed with football hooligans and riots, and we are meant to be a country with civil people living in it, what kind of impression does it give of England when a team goes abroad and we torch houses and cars, a crap one.
In a way we are going back to the times when football had no rules and killings were allowed, although now we are taking these rules off the pitch and into the streets. Although it is only a miner percentage of football fans that cause all of the trouble it puts a dark cloud over English game off football.
One thing i find abseloutly appaling is in a minutes silence with about 15 seconds remaining a fan blew on a whistle he had brought into the stadium, and of couse the players started cheering and running off, the referee had to call them back and do another silence. Not having respect for other football fans is one thing, but not having respect for a major tragedy is going far biond a joke, in fact it's sick.
Hopefully the future generation will learn something from todays riots and start a good name for English football.
Thanks for Reading
Kram:-)
Football riots aren't rare things these days, but do some fans take too far and what can their team do to put a stop to it?
Everybody knows about the Leeds Galatasery stabbings and none of us want to see it happen again, do we. Football has been around for about 130years with divisions and cups, but it has only been in the last 15years that football riots have kicked off. Football clubs can't completely icolate the home fans from the away fans as that would be a waste of space and money, or is it, to the clubs what is more important money or in a couple of tragic cases a fans life!
Clubs should think about wot they are doing when they build their stadiums so that the home and away fans sit nowhere near each other. If the clubs do this then it is down to us fans to sort the problem out, why can't Sunderland and Newcastle get along with each other, or the two Mancunian teams (their name is Manchester "UNITED") so why does there haxve to be rivlry between the two teams?
The news is constantly swarmed with football hooligans and riots, and we are meant to be a country with civil people living in it, what kind of impression does it give of England when a team goes abroad and we torch houses and cars, a crap one.
In a way we are going back to the times when football had no rules and killings were allowed, although now we are taking these rules off the pitch and into the streets. Although it is only a miner percentage of football fans that cause all of the trouble it puts a dark cloud over English game off football.
One thing i find abseloutly appaling is in a minutes silence with about 15 seconds remaining a fan blew on a whistle he had brought into the stadium, and of couse the players started cheering and running off, the referee had to call them back and do another silence. Not having respect for other football fans is one thing, but not having respect for a major tragedy is going far biond a joke, in fact it's sick.
Hopefully the future generation will learn something from todays riots and start a good name for English football.
Thanks for Reading
Kram:-)
Everybody knows about the Leeds Galatasery stabbings and none of us want to see it happen again, do we. Football has been around for about 130years with divisions and cups, but it has only been in the last 15years that football riots have kicked off. Football clubs can't completely icolate the home fans from the away fans as that would be a waste of space and money, or is it, to the clubs what is more important money or in a couple of tragic cases a fans life!
Clubs should think about wot they are doing when they build their stadiums so that the home and away fans sit nowhere near each other. If the clubs do this then it is down to us fans to sort the problem out, why can't Sunderland and Newcastle get along with each other, or the two Mancunian teams (their name is Manchester "UNITED") so why does there haxve to be rivlry between the two teams?
The news is constantly swarmed with football hooligans and riots, and we are meant to be a country with civil people living in it, what kind of impression does it give of England when a team goes abroad and we torch houses and cars, a crap one.
In a way we are going back to the times when football had no rules and killings were allowed, although now we are taking these rules off the pitch and into the streets. Although it is only a miner percentage of football fans that cause all of the trouble it puts a dark cloud over English game off football.
One thing i find abseloutly appaling is in a minutes silence with about 15 seconds remaining a fan blew on a whistle he had brought into the stadium, and of couse the players started cheering and running off, the referee had to call them back and do another silence. Not having respect for other football fans is one thing, but not having respect for a major tragedy is going far biond a joke, in fact it's sick.
Hopefully the future generation will learn something from todays riots and start a good name for English football.
Thanks for Reading
Kram:-)
i think some people do carry the football passion to far sometimes
Unfortunately the brain dead idiots that cause the riots/fights etc that are associated with football arn't real football fans.
Most of these incidents occur away from the ground and most of the time Football is the last thing on their minds.
I dare say that it isn't really their passion for football that is the catalyst for these acts, football just happens to be a handy calling point for these like minded (or small minded) thugs.
It is how our society works that this very small minority end up tarring the rest of the peaceful football going public with the same brush.
Most of these incidents occur away from the ground and most of the time Football is the last thing on their minds.
I dare say that it isn't really their passion for football that is the catalyst for these acts, football just happens to be a handy calling point for these like minded (or small minded) thugs.
It is how our society works that this very small minority end up tarring the rest of the peaceful football going public with the same brush.
you can't carry a passion too far, otherwise it wouldn't be called passion, it would be called something like "like".
people who get into riots don't do so because they are passionate about football. They do it because they are thugs, and idiots.
IB
people who get into riots don't do so because they are passionate about football. They do it because they are thugs, and idiots.
IB
As someone who has watched football for a large number of years, I am not sure that the violence we see today is as bad as it was in it's heyday during the seventies. Then it was a weekly occurence in nearly every ground with pitch invasions etc, and regularly on news bulletins.
These days more women attend, and this is probably attributable to the fact that the thuggery has generally decreased. However there is always a minority that will spoil it for others, I just hope England's reputation isn't tarnished in Japan
These days more women attend, and this is probably attributable to the fact that the thuggery has generally decreased. However there is always a minority that will spoil it for others, I just hope England's reputation isn't tarnished in Japan
Hopefully most of the hooligans will Travel to Japan and get locked up for 5 years.
Yeah, don't expect to find inner peace or anything like that if you're going to Japan and South Korea this summer!
Maybe meditation is the only way to ignore all the violence and terror that'll be invading the Japanese and South Korean streets!
I wonder what the Japanese will do to try and stop this???
They could have some kind of robotic army to stop and arrest the hooligans, or maybe use lasers to stop people getting onto the pitches!
But like most of the buildings there, all the Prison walls will probably be made out of that paper stuff, lol!
And what about Godzilla attacks??
Surely hooligans will do much more damage though!
That's why I never intend to gio abroad to watch the World Cup - far too dangerous!!
Maybe meditation is the only way to ignore all the violence and terror that'll be invading the Japanese and South Korean streets!
I wonder what the Japanese will do to try and stop this???
They could have some kind of robotic army to stop and arrest the hooligans, or maybe use lasers to stop people getting onto the pitches!
But like most of the buildings there, all the Prison walls will probably be made out of that paper stuff, lol!
And what about Godzilla attacks??
Surely hooligans will do much more damage though!
That's why I never intend to gio abroad to watch the World Cup - far too dangerous!!
TOKYO (Reuters) - High-tech Japanese military planes will patrol the skies over stadiums and jet fighters will be on standby to prevent any September 11-style attacks targeting the World Cup, a Japanese newspaper has said.
The government has drawn up an action plan for the military, or the Self-Defence Force (SDF), outlining its role in providing security for the tournament which kicks off on May 31 in co-hosts South Korea, the daily Asahi Shimbun said.
While the police will be mainly responsible for security, the SDF will provide support, such as a state-of-the-art airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane to guard the skies over the matches, the paper said.
Japanese authorities have already said they will implement no-fly zones over the stadiums but should there be any risk of an attack like the ones on New York and Washington, F-15 jet fighters would be mobilised to "remove" such a threat, the Asahi said.
Army units of the SDF have concluded agreements with the local police at match venues to help out in case trouble involving hooligans escalated into a riot, the paper reported.
Japanese police have said there will be zero tolerance for troublemakers and plan to mobilise the most manpower ever for the tournament, which runs until June 30.
The government has drawn up an action plan for the military, or the Self-Defence Force (SDF), outlining its role in providing security for the tournament which kicks off on May 31 in co-hosts South Korea, the daily Asahi Shimbun said.
While the police will be mainly responsible for security, the SDF will provide support, such as a state-of-the-art airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane to guard the skies over the matches, the paper said.
Japanese authorities have already said they will implement no-fly zones over the stadiums but should there be any risk of an attack like the ones on New York and Washington, F-15 jet fighters would be mobilised to "remove" such a threat, the Asahi said.
Army units of the SDF have concluded agreements with the local police at match venues to help out in case trouble involving hooligans escalated into a riot, the paper reported.
Japanese police have said there will be zero tolerance for troublemakers and plan to mobilise the most manpower ever for the tournament, which runs until June 30.
Yeah, I read about all that stuff yesterday.
Looks like all England have gotta worry about now is the possibillity of more injuries to their Key Players!
Looks like all England have gotta worry about now is the possibillity of more injuries to their Key Players!