Violence at Euro 2016

Err yes it does.

Why like many of us older ones who were around back then, he knows what it was like back then, he doesnt say he was part of it nor condone it. I agree with his post and I wasnt a participant nor did I condone it, infact having to be on my guard to avoid a kicking off visting fans or the police for the privelage of watching a football match at maine road I could have done without. Having a petrol bomb chucked at me coming out of Stamford bridge having witnessed us get stuffed 5-1 having stood on an open terrace in the pissing rain for 90 very fucking miserable minutes didnt have me buzzing at all.
 
Gary Lineker has really got under my skin these past few days.

Taken every opportunity to stick it to his own over these past few days, while ordinary England fans have been running a gauntlet everyday being relentlessly targetted by organised Russian hooligans and Marseille Ultras.

He doesn't seem to understand the realities of following your country/club abroad.

The English are a scalp for yobs and thugs all over the continent, because of an outdated reputation of hooliganism that isn't reflective of the reality today.

Virtue signalling tossers like him are feeding into, and perpetuating, that old narrative by painting the events of the past few days as the 'English disease' being brought to southern France.

Chances are if England's opening game game was against Sweden in Bordeaux there wouldn't have been a single incident of disorder for him to pontificate on and vilify his own country's travelling support for.

Wanker.
 
Why like many of us older ones who were around back then, he knows what it was like back then, he doesnt say he was part of it nor condone it. I agree with his post and I wasnt a participant nor did I condone it, infact having to be on my guard to avoid a kicking off visting fans or the police for the privelage of watching a football match at maine road I could have done without. Having a petrol bomb chucked at me coming out of Stamford bridge having witnessed us get stuffed 5-1 having stood on an open terrace in the pissing rain for 90 very fucking miserable minutes didnt have me buzzing at all.

Cheers purpelnose and Machiavelli firstly how old are you? I remember Chelsea turning up at Maine Road in the eighties when they were banned.All dressed the same they marched in formation chanting ''The Chelsea united will never be defeated.'' The cockney firms had the underground stitched up too,leading away fans into ambushes and they hit them just as hard and viciously as those 'Invincible' Russians,also using weapons,flares and tear gas.That was almost 40 years ago before the Russians had a clue.By the time they were copying these tactics all the old England firm had retired,died or been banned. They are doing stuff our hooligans were doing 30-40 years ago and against much tougher opposition.They are no supermen or tactical geniuses they are just fighting young drunken lads out of their depth,or old men,women and kids,easy pickings.

Secondly don't put fucking words into my mouth.I said nothing of what you are insinuating in any shape or form.I was simply stating the truth as most people who were around in the bad old days will identify with.Scenes as bad or similar were happening on an almost weekly basis over here just there wasn't all the camera phones around filming it then then to be splashed all over the internet...that didn't exist either. As for it being the English disease as some so called experts call it,when British clubs first went into Europe and before hooliganism was happening on a large scale over here,fans coaches were bricked and fans attacked over there.

I tell you something I was proud of.That finally except for the odd drunken loon England fans had been getting praise for their behaviour abroad in tournaments. We had got our own house in order unfortunately in many foreign police eye's we hadn't,now the rest of Europe has to do the same.I fear this won't happen in Russia for years as their mindset is 40 years behind and that is at government level too.
 
Gary Lineker has really got under my skin these past few days.

Taken every opportunity to stick it to his own over these past few days, while ordinary England fans have been running a gauntlet everyday being relentlessly targetted by organised Russian hooligans and Marseille Ultras.

He doesn't seem to understand the realities of following your country/club abroad.

The English are a scalp for yobs and thugs all over the continent, because of an outdated reputation of hooliganism that isn't reflective of the reality today.

Virtue signalling tossers like him are feeding into, and perpetuating, that old narrative by painting the events of the past few days as the 'English disease' being brought to southern France.

Chances are if England's opening game game was against Sweden in Bordeaux there wouldn't have been a single incident of disorder for him to pontificate on and vilify his own country's travelling support for.

Wanker.

Lineker like a lot of the other pampered ex or current pro's are so out of touch with the ordinary fan they may as well be on mars. He is also 'Mr Nice Guy' so he just goes with the flow and thinks by criticizing England fans who were on the whole fighting for their lives or trying to get out of the way,he will curry favour with the chattering elite he so longs to be.Arise Sir Gary Lineker!

He is an insipid weak livered excuse for a human being.He should go into politics. I really don't know why England fans go to great expense and risk life and limb,get treated like shit all over,when the people they are supporting view them with utter contempt and tar them all with the same brush.Shame on the tosser!
 
Cheers purpelnose and Machiavelli firstly how old are you? I remember Chelsea turning up at Maine Road in the eighties when they were banned.All dressed the same they marched in formation chanting ''The Chelsea united will never be defeated.'' The cockney firms had the underground stitched up too,leading away fans into ambushes and they hit them just as hard and viciously as those 'Invincible' Russians,also using weapons,flares and tear gas.That was almost 40 years ago before the Russians had a clue.By the time they were copying these tactics all the old England firm had retired,died or been banned. They are doing stuff our hooligans were doing 30-40 years ago and against much tougher opposition.They are no supermen or tactical geniuses they are just fighting young drunken lads out of their depth,or old men,women and kids,easy pickings.

Secondly don't put fucking words into my mouth.I said nothing of what you are insinuating in any shape or form.I was simply stating the truth as most people who were around in the bad old days will identify with.Scenes as bad or similar were happening on an almost weekly basis over here just there wasn't all the camera phones around filming it then then to be splashed all over the internet...that didn't exist either. As for it being the English disease as some so called experts call it,when British clubs first went into Europe and before hooliganism was happening on a large scale over here,fans coaches were bricked and fans attacked over there.

I tell you something I was proud of.That finally except for the odd drunken loon England fans had been getting praise for their behaviour abroad in tournaments. We had got our own house in order unfortunately in many foreign police eye's we hadn't,now the rest of Europe has to do the same.I fear this won't happen in Russia for years as their mindset is 40 years behind and that is at government level too.

Bang On
 
He targets his own because it is easy and there is no comeback. If he went on record as saying the truth about how the Russian fans behaved and how discusting it is that one of their politicians has been praising their actions, do you think he will be welcome on his all expenses paid holiday in Russia in 2018? I think he would be banned from entering the country. As many have said, his comments are those from a spineless wimp.
 
He targets his own because it is easy and there is no comeback. If he went on record as saying the truth about how the Russian fans behaved and how discusting it is that one of their politicians has been praising their actions, do you think he will be welcome on his all expenses paid holiday in Russia in 2018? I think he would be banned from entering the country. As many have said, his comments are those from a spineless wimp.

Spot on! I hope I bump into the fucker and I also pray that every football fan who does tells him exactly what they think of him!
 

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