UEFA Independent Inquiry

[Chris B]

The problem with these inquiries is that the standard the authorities is held to is very high, and the standard the fans are held to very low.

When reports like this are written, a group of football supporters is expected to potentially contain a bad element, and behave little better than animals. The authorities are expected to anticipate this and deal with it. Therefore almost any failing will be presented as the fault of the police/UEFA/the authorities at the ground, and not the supporters.

There’s a real possibility that any official report will make the Liverpool fans seem like saints and the authorities incompetent. The dippers know this, of course, from their experience with the Hillsborough process. That probably explains why they were so keen to call for an official report.

An official report can’t just say - “the dippers turned up and acted like animals and we didn’t expect it”. That automatically invites the question “why the fuck not, you should know what they’re like and be ready for them?”.

 

[manimanc]

Liverpool spokesperson has just been on TV.

 

[bluetonium]

This needs to happen to avoid both ill feeling and even sanctions.

Clearly tear gassing civilians isn't something you want to see, I do think they are a bit too free and easy with these kind of tactics in Europe and I think the french police will find it hard to justify when pushed.

But there were clearly more people trying to get in the Liverpool end than were legitimately supposed to. For the french to come out and say fake ticketing was on an industrial scale needs some backing up now, but you'd think they have the evidence. There's footage, social media posts and presumably they confiscated the tickets too.

And if they do show it was the case, then some very serious questions need to be asked her win the UK. Would the UK govt trust Liverpool fans again in such a scenario? Would they trust any fans? Was Klopp's quotes and the encouragement to go to Paris more than just bad advice?

Part of me thanks this will just be made to go away, money is involved and at stake for both sides if there's a fallout. But the French are really pushing this, and the UK / UEFA may have to visibility send the offending club and person's to the naughty step on some level.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Said it before the game when the Dipper' announced their 'victory' parade on the anniversary of Heysel - SHIT STAIN OF A CLUB.

 

[tweety]

Just ban the fuckers forever and the rest of the clubs and fans in Europe can get on and enjoy their football. It's simple, no one owes this scummy club or their followers anything just fuck them off.

 

[Bill Walker]

They should've held the final at the MCG, bit far for the average feral dole bludger to scam his/her passage.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

Liverpool will organise a compensation meeting down at the Pier head,instigating a group claim against UEFA and the French police,selling wristbands saying I was there,it means more,signed by Klopp ! The media will report it as justice for the ticketless who were forced to travel as their hypnotic guru forced them to spend their dole money on travelling to Paris against their will,as it’s never their fault.
There will be a best dressed jibber contest and the blag printer will be invited on a stage to confirm he meant well and he was only thinking of his fellow decent supporters and not in it for the money la

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

Fake tickets presented on an "industrial Scale" About 70% of tickets presented by about 62,000 Liverpool fans were fake...

Fake tickets on ‘industrial scale’ caused Paris chaos, says French minister

France’s interior minister has said he regrets the ‘disorganised welcome’ Liverpool fans received at the Champions League final but blamed counterfeit ticket sales on an ‘industrial scale’ for chaotic scenes

www.theguardian.com

Liverpool received an allocation of 19,618 tickets.

Uefa had another 20k in the ballot for neutrals

 

[Elbow beards]

Fake tickets presented on an "industrial Scale" About 70% of tickets presented by about 62,000 Liverpool fans were fake...

Fake tickets on ‘industrial scale’ caused Paris chaos, says French minister

France’s interior minister has said he regrets the ‘disorganised welcome’ Liverpool fans received at the Champions League final but blamed counterfeit ticket sales on an ‘industrial scale’ for chaotic scenes

www.theguardian.com

Liverpool received an allocation of 19,618 tickets.

Uefa are cunts but they've called it this time.
“Manifestly, this kind of incident only seems to happen with certain English clubs,” Darmanin said, noting that there had been difficulties at the Liverpool-Tottenham Champions League final in Madrid in 2019 and at matches at Wembley.

 

[manimanc]

Are the tramps being classed as English now or British or are they hanging on to the we are scouse not English hilarity?
Someone needs to let the French know they aren't from England, might mix things up a bit!