idun Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Not the first time Marseille has had to deal with english football hooligans, sadly they are having to deal with them again, along with russian hooligans. Poor Marseille has always had a bit of bad reputation, but this goes way beyond and is disgusting. All those arrested should probably be sent to the Chateau d'If and left there for a few weeks in the heat of summer to 'cool' off and dry out and maybe learn to behave themselves. Will the english team get banned? Could well..... do I care.......no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 With France still (controversially) in an offical 'state of emergency' the Police has enough to protecting the public from possible attack without having to bother with these thugs.They the unacceptable face of Nationalism; storm troopers for bully-boy Boris's blather..[URL=http://s253.photobucket.com/user/bfb_album/media/4839_zpscukhbec0.jpg.html][IMG]http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh80/bfb_album/4839_zpscukhbec0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Don't you people read the dark net ? This is all part of Putin's plan to destabilise the west. He would love a Brexit so that EU is weaker and he can smooth his way through western Europe. I have friends that were in Marseille over the weekend (French not English) and they got caught up in the confrontations. They were in a bar with English fans and having a laugh and a sing song, no problems what so ever, until a group of people came in with their faces covered and started fucking up the place. Not long after the police arrived and basically hit anyone wearing an England shirt. Do not believe everything you read in the news papers. Yes, there are some meat heads looking for a fight, probably a couple of hundred, but the other 40,000 are there to have a good time. And don't forget that when Marseille was given the England v Russia match everyone said that there would be trouble. The Russians...you just wait for the World Cup. You haven't seen anything yet. If Russia meet the Ukraine in the 16's there will be deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 [quote user="NormanH"]With France still (controversially) in an offical 'state of emergency' the Police has enough to protecting the public from possible attack without having to bother with these thugs.[/quote]Are these the same Policiers Municipeaux that are on strike for the duration of the football tournament ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 No La Police Municipale is basically a force in towns that deals with things like parking and small incivilities not the same body as La Police Nationale which deals with crime, or the CRS which deals with riots La Gendarmarie which many British people may meet as they live in villages first work in country areas.The Mayor of Béziers made controversy last year by arming his Police Municipale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 What I would like to know is why football 'fans' (I use the term loosely) need to be escorted to and from the venues and then the supporters segregated when at the ground? This never happens with rugby or cricket and I have never ever seen any crowd trouble at these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I think the reason for this may be rooted in culture and also in the large crowds that football attracts compared to other sports. This results in the small percentage of idiots reaches a critical mass that can cause trouble. It does seem that certain clubs have much more aggressive supporters than others. When I first moved south to London in the 1960s I remember being surprised at the high number of arrests at every Millwall game even though there were comparatively low attendances. I was used to the figures for Rangers and Celtic but the arrests in these matches was less than the Millwall figures despite attendances being three or four times higher.The vast majority of football supporters are just as well behaved as the supporters of other sports. It is the small minority that give it a bad reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 As with much in this life. The tiny minority can spoil it for everyone else.This is by people's own stupidity and ignorance, to wilfully being a hooligan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 [quote user="Rabbie"]I think the reason for this may be rooted in culture and also in the large crowds that football attracts compared to other sports. [/quote]I'm not sure that holds true. I've been fortunate enough to attend many rugby matches at Wembley, Twickers and Stade de France, all with crowds of 70 000+ and never a moment's trouble, in fact I never felt safer in a big crowd.One time at the end of an England/Ireland match, the chap next to me turned and said 'well played, good game' and shook my hand. I suppose it helped that Ireland had just one but a nice gesture all the same.At my school you either supported Millwall or West Ham, or if really brave, Crystal Palace with many vicious fights between rival tribes. I couldn't stand football even then so if I was asked who I supported (none of the above was not an option when you're 11 or 12) I just replied with whatever the questioner wanted to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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