Hello mate & thanks for your input on this. I think quite a few including me are concerned especially after what happened with your fans last year. How was the train journey from Rome-Naples as that is the way that we are going ? Also where did you stay in Naples as i am thinking more about staying near the port now. Cheers fellaredhel said:I appreciate Liverpool fans may not be welcome on this site, but many of us do actually care for the safety of all football fans. I went to Naples with Liverpool last season, and I can tell you, it is not the safest of cities. I travelled down from Rome by train on the morning of the game, at the same time, hearing of the stabings the previous evening. I stayed near the piazza garibaldi and did not enjoyed a single moment of the trip as its hard to see where you are walking if you are looking over your shoulder all the time! I'm sure most of you will have a good time if you be careful. Down by the waterfront is nice and I believe Pompeii is well worth a visit. Its just a crazy city and I will never go there again. After the game by the way, we were kept in the ground for ages, then put onto a convoy of buses and taken the very long way back into town. Then, hilariously as it seems now, dropped off down by the port, where no one was staying, and left to our own devices to get back to the city centre. Stick together is all I can advise.
redhel said:The train from Rome to Naples was fine, no problem with that at all. I stayed in a small hotel about 50 yards off the piazza Garibaldi and that was basic but friendly enough, so no problem there either. BUT, that square is a dodgy place and some of the bars just off it, where some mates were drinking the night before, were attacked without provocation. I can't comment on hotels down by the port, although the team stayed down by the waterfront and that was tops! The view from there across the bay to the volcano is fantastic, so a few peaceful moments there takes your mind off the worries:) Buses took some fans to the stadium from the port but to be honest, I took the cowards way and bought a Napoli scarf, kept my head down and got the train! You've just got to be on the ball all the time, and it should be ok but I think it's good to be warned. Bayern had fans attacked, Utrecht last season had half a dozen stabbed and Bucharest fans suffered the same treatment. Ive been all over Europe with Liverpool since 1978 and its the only place Ive really felt threatened.
To all of you making the trip, have a good one and keep safe.
Peter