Serious mate, that's awful! Hope you're okay and more importantly your girlfriend is too.
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Serious mate, that's awful! Hope you're okay and more importantly your girlfriend is too.
My Mrs is from Madrid and the police are known to be pretty brutal! At recent demos they have been filmed beating innocent men and women with their batons. Politically they are a mess and the right wing government seem to treat the general normal public like utter shit. I mean you can personally face a 10,000 fine for attending demos and protests now in Spain, they are slowly eroding all basic rights. And it's these people who ultimately allow the police to do what they want.
There are also three types of police in Spain and the ones that police football are the local police, basically the lowest ones. There's a joke that anyone who fails schools goes into the local police.
It's a shame because Madrid is a fantastic city and the general Spanish people are awesome.
There are also three types of police in Spain and the ones that police football are the local police, basically the lowest ones. There's a joke that anyone who fails schools goes into the local police.
It's a shame because Madrid is a fantastic city and the general Spanish people are awesome.
Wilmslow Road
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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.
I was there mate, thankfully we had gone round the corner to another bar.
Came back to see the lads be battened out of the Pub.
They are a shower of shit and I wish every one on them the Plagues of Egypt.
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worsleyweb
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Seem more trouble than they are worth these Euro aways. I had my tea in El rincon and then watched on the sofa and was in bed 35 seconds after the final whistle and cost me £0.
squirtyflower
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Free food in El Rincon? Is that every Wednesday or just when Real Madrid are on?Seem more trouble than they are worth these Euro aways. I had my tea in El rincon and then watched on the sofa and was in bed 35 seconds after the final whistle and cost me £0.
Just asked the in-laws if it's on their news and it's not. However there is news on drunken city fans causing a number of disturbances and smashing up bars... Obviously doesn't excuse the thuggish behaviour of the police! but I guess English fans don't have a very good rep abroad for a reason.
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worsleyweb
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Free food in El Rincon? Is that every Wednesday or just when Real Madrid are on?
Oh yes apart from that - about 30 quid!
Wilmslow Road
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Let's see if our new head of Security takes it further.
Not that It will do any good, but it would be nice to know he's on our side.
I was at that bar when the Charlton chairman got battered and vowed not to go again
But as you do, went again, you hope thin
Strange, never heard this from anyone over there (just got back) be interested to know if your in laws could provide further
information on this, where/when.
Not that It will do any good, but it would be nice to know he's on our side.
I was at that bar when the Charlton chairman got battered and vowed not to go again
But as you do, went again, you hope thin
Just asked the in-laws if it's on their news and it's not. However there is news on drunken city fans causing a number of disturbances and smashing up bars... Obviously doesn't excuse the thuggish behaviour of the police! but I guess English fans don't have a very good rep abroad for a reason.
Strange, never heard this from anyone over there (just got back) be interested to know if your in laws could provide further
information on this, where/when.
M18CTID
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Apologies if I caused offense bud, I was just going off my own experiences of previously attending football throughout Spain in the past 15yrs.
I wasn't there for this fixture and from reading accounts of other posters after my post I've learnt of the situation more and have changed my views.
No worries mate. Before last night I'd not had any big issues with the police at previous matches in Spain. However, I didn't do Madrid in 2012 and by all accounts that wasn't pretty either.
Let's see if our new head of Security takes it further.
Not that It will do any good, but it would be nice to know he's on our side.
I was at that bar when the Charlton chairman got battered and vowed not to go again
But as you do, went again, you hope thin
Strange, never heard this from anyone over there (just got back) be interested to know if your in laws could provide further
information on this, where/when.
I'll try and find out more details. it was just on their local news apparently, a few disgruntled bar owners and locals. Probably a slow news day