Spanish police

[Father Paul]

34 years ago I went to the World Cup in Spain. Can anybody remember the police in Madrid forming a long corridor and forcing England fans in groups of 4 or 5 to leave the bar they were in; and then attacked them with batons, punches and kicks. This was unprovoked! Nothing has changed since then! The Spanish police are bastards. Funnily enough, the 'Basque' police in Bilbao were completely different, very friendly and welcoming.

Yes indeed fascist habits die hard!!!

 

[Father Paul]

I'd encourage any City fans who visited Madrid to message City. City should be making a complaint about the policing so it doesn't happen again.

What a joke. As if they would give a fuck. If the the club was serious they would put up the money for those who suffered unprovoked attacks to take legal action against these bastards. But don't expect a positive outcome the authorities in Madrid still refuse to prosecute individuals suspected of human right abuses during the Franco era.

 

[mikeyboy]

i didnt go yesterday but the police at the real madrid game a couple of years back were the same then too. just looked like they were dying to crack a few english heads in for no reason at all. they were acting like they just didnt want any city fans there tbh. i know a bolton fan who went to their atletico away in the uefa cup and it was the same there too. a total opposite to the treatment from the german police in our schalke, hamburg and bayern away matches. the germans seem to know how to steward a football match correctly from what i've seen. the spanish police are a total joke.

 

[bluesmith]

Covered in bruises today trying to protect my 6 month pregnant girlfriend from the batton wielding thugs. Absolute scum.

 

[Metalartin]

I was not there so can't really comment on what happened. But to say that this is down to a lack of communication skill is bullshit. This is a deep rooted cultural problem within this police force and indeed many other forces around the globe. A lot of these guys enjoy this violence and sorry to say but they are SCUM

Exactly hiding behind their uniform knowing in their country nothing will be done(I really hope those of you affected kick up a fuss enough to shame the people above into acting on it for once... it's sad but that's usually what it comes down to), giving it the large one but when out of uniform I bet they wouldn't be so sure of themselves. They need to do psychological tests before they recruit these people, any showing signs of insecurity that could lead to this kind of thing need to be shown the door or taught how to deal with it properly.

 

[CitizenTID]

I don't get why? Do they have a preconception all us Brits are drunken thugs and take a hard line from the off? They don't mess about in the resorts either when I've watched some Costa Del Street Crime or other programme in the past.

 

[didsburyblu]

Bill couldn't take the pace, he left me about 4ish to get his head down for an hour or so

Seems we got conned yesterday those beers @ €1.50 you actually get this size tonight for your €1.50 :)

 

[squirtyflower]

Seems we got conned yesterday those beers @ €1.50 you actually get this size tonight for your €1.50 :)

Fuck I didn't see them selling Warsteiner
I'd have been there all night

 

[didsburyblu]

Think

Fuck I didn't see them selling Warsteiner
I'd have been there all night

Think they were keeping the good stuff under lock n key yesterday

 

[asgoodasitgets]

We headed off to the game at about 8.15 from a tapas bar within 200 m of the ground.
Saw the City fans being kettled into the monolith of a shithole stadium . All the home fans turnstiles were empty, City's entrance was backing up, maybe 8-900 fans . 100 at a time moving 50 yards.
Got bro the bottom of the stairs just as they scored . Saw what was going on , had a pop at the City liaison staff ( couldn't do a thing brw) gave my ticket to a City fan who'd lost his passport , money etc and fucked off.
Backward third world policing , backed up by spineless EUFA fuckwits .
I saw one guy with his hands taped behind his back , shoved face first into a wall outside the ground .
I was in the bar from last time where the Charlton chairman gets a kicking and vowed I wouldn't return . Big mistake .
Fuck em , off to the Brexit thread