We don't breed hooligans like we used to!

[paulchapo]

At the cup final last year as we approached the wembley steps, 2 blues, probs in their 50s, were gobbing off to 2 reds of a similar age, just as we got to that first ticket check line they started scrapping, were all promptly arrested and carted away.

Now given that they had spent £x on transport, £x on a ticket , £x on booze and grub you would have to be thick as shite to get arrested literally within site of the turnstyles and miss the game, and get a fine for public disorder.

Now im of an age that i was around of the hooly firms of the 80s and we can say what we want looking back but at the time it was just a thing, a youth movement an organised and underground movement that even spawned fashions. It was a thing of its time

But these days anyone getting arrested for fighting at football must have shit for brains

Given our performance that day the Blues did the right thing.

Joking aside it doesn't make any sense but violence rarely does. It's usually triggered by something childish and trivial fuelled by booze and/or drugs. Ego also plays a big part, but you'd think at their ages they would have learnt to have put it to one side.

On the arrest figures it's so negligible given the huge numbers of people attending games it's not worth a mention. When you deduct all the petty arrests the ones for actually committing violence must be very small indeed.

 

[Stephen230]

Theres a shop that sells Herons?

Until you posted that, I’d read it as “A heroin shop”

Was thinking, God must be rough round there.

 

[IOWBlue]

At the cup final last year as we approached the wembley steps, 2 blues, probs in their 50s, were gobbing off to 2 reds of a similar age, just as we got to that first ticket check line they started scrapping, were all promptly arrested and carted away.

Now given that they had spent £x on transport, £x on a ticket , £x on booze and grub you would have to be thick as shite to get arrested literally within site of the turnstyles and miss the game, and get a fine for public disorder.

Now im of an age that i was around of the hooly firms of the 80s and we can say what we want looking back but at the time it was just a thing, a youth movement an organised and underground movement that even spawned fashions. It was a thing of its time

But these days anyone getting arrested for fighting at football must have shit for brains

i'd agree for 99 per cent of matches, but the rags and red dippers seem to flick a primeval switch in your noggin.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

There's a heron shop near us when I was in there a few weeks ago the guy a couple people in front of me was buying an energy drink .One of the staff members said are you paying for the pack of Stella's you've got in your shopping bag?I bought them across the road.No you didn't I saw you put them in.She then takes the Stella's out of his bag he waits to get served pays for his energy drink and leaves.I shouldn't laugh but I couldn't help it shoplifters can't even be bothered doing a runner any more .

When I were a lad smackheads were so much smackier.

 

[Franny 1234]

Well there's a surprise good old scouse coppers not arrested the highest amount.
Or is it the scousers are behaving better than most.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Anyone else believe Manchester is more violent than Liverpool, neither do I.

 

[freshie]

What is a football related offence? If someone gets arrested on the way home from the opera is that an opera related offence?

90 mins at the swamp usually

 

[BillCarlisle]

At the cup final last year as we approached the wembley steps, 2 blues, probs in their 50s, were gobbing off to 2 reds of a similar age, just as we got to that first ticket check line they started scrapping, were all promptly arrested and carted away.

Now given that they had spent £x on transport, £x on a ticket , £x on booze and grub you would have to be thick as shite to get arrested literally within site of the turnstyles and miss the game, and get a fine for public disorder.

Now im of an age that i was around of the hooly firms of the 80s and we can say what we want looking back but at the time it was just a thing, a youth movement an organised and underground movement that even spawned fashions. It was a thing of its time

But these days anyone getting arrested for fighting at football must have shit for brains

Stupid eh ? Probably born without a brain and therefore unlikely to acquire one once they hit the age of 50.

 

[JPAMCR]

What is a football related offence? If someone gets arrested on the way home from the opera is that an opera related offence?

Arsenal last Sunday

 

[Fordyboy46]

Starmer wants them all jailed immediately as they're all obviously far right