What the **** is wrong with people?

What the **** is wrong with people?

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Driver101

14,376 posts

121 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
You think it's only football fans that leave a mess behind?

You've never been to a big music concert, beer festival, nightclub or large gathering of fans having beers?

It's poor behaviour, but it's normal..

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
Only happens with football fans:-

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket...

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/clampdown-on-unr...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/29/u...

48k

13,080 posts

148 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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bad company said:
C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
Only happens with football fans:-

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket...

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/clampdown-on-unr...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/29/u...
Don't feed the troll. He loves it.

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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bad company said:
C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
Only happens with football fans:-

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket...

https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/clampdown-on-unr...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/29/u...
Guessing you weren't watching the video properly, again. And you missed the part where the football fans were assaulting an innocent restaurant owner while he tidied up their carnage.

But you're right. All sports' fans are just like this. laugh

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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Driver101 said:
C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
You think it's only football fans that leave a mess behind?

You've never been to a big music concert, beer festival, nightclub or large gathering of fans having beers?

It's poor behaviour, but it's normal..
Who's talking about mess?

I'm watching an innocent restaurant owner getting assaulted in front of hundreds of baying football fans.

Only one of them sees fit to try and step in.

Utter scum.

But, yeah. I'm sure that happens all the time at Twickenham.

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Friday 18th June 2021
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C70R said:
Guessing you weren't watching the video properly, again. And you missed the part where the football fans were assaulting an innocent restaurant owner while he tidied up their carnage.

But you're right. All sports' fans are just like this. laugh
You’re right about ‘guessing’. That’s the only thing you got right though.

Driver101

14,376 posts

121 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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C70R said:
Driver101 said:
C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
You think it's only football fans that leave a mess behind?

You've never been to a big music concert, beer festival, nightclub or large gathering of fans having beers?

It's poor behaviour, but it's normal..
Who's talking about mess?

I'm watching an innocent restaurant owner getting assaulted in front of hundreds of baying football fans.

Only one of them sees fit to try and step in.

Utter scum.

But, yeah. I'm sure that happens all the time at Twickenham.
Are you sure you've linked the events you're seeing? It's not on the video when I click on your link.

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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Lots of Scottish fans reported singing & dancing.

Not a prawn sandwich in sight. laugh

Euro 2020: Crowds celebrate Scotland's 0-0 draw with England https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57535302

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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Driver101 said:
C70R said:
Driver101 said:
C70R said:
I guess. What else would you expect when a bunch of patriotic sports fans get together? Right?

I'm thinking back to when we saw this exact behaviour on Henman Hill a few years back.
https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

Oh, wait, no. That's right, it's only football which endorses this kind of mindless thuggery.

I bet it's that same "tiny minority" again. Busy folks.
You think it's only football fans that leave a mess behind?

You've never been to a big music concert, beer festival, nightclub or large gathering of fans having beers?

It's poor behaviour, but it's normal..
Who's talking about mess?

I'm watching an innocent restaurant owner getting assaulted in front of hundreds of baying football fans.

Only one of them sees fit to try and step in.

Utter scum.

But, yeah. I'm sure that happens all the time at Twickenham.
Are you sure you've linked the events you're seeing? It's not on the video when I click on your link.
If you're on desktop, it's this link https://twitter.com/muforever79/status/14058328258...

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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The "tiny minority" has been spotted again, this time wearing Mexico shirts.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/43469...

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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C70R said:
The "tiny minority" has been spotted again, this time wearing Mexico shirts.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/43469...
Yes, they should all be drinking tea from china cups and eating prawn sandwiches while watching football. That’d really be fun. laugh

juice

8,534 posts

282 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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Does anyone get an inkling that C70R doesn't like football ?

Must just be me....

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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juice said:
Does anyone get an inkling that C70R doesn't like football ?

Must just be me....
Fair enough, I don’t like rugby or cricket so I don’t watch them. Each to their own.

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th June 2021
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Look C70R, here’s the Scottish football fans getting together yet again.

Scotland fans clean up London after Euro celebrations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57538350

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Sunday 20th June 2021
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juice said:
Does anyone get an inkling that C70R doesn't like football ?

Must just be me....
I actually quite like football.

I just hate the fact that it attracts society's detritus, and that the majority have a hard time calling them out.

C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Friday 25th June 2021
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juice said:
juice said:
C70R said:
These are football fans.
Scummy people, emboldened by the herd mentality, and not deterred by the persistent, pathetic rhetoric from the authorities.

http://www.samfordcrimson.com/20190310-sick-troll-...
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/hibe...

What an absolute shambles of a sport.
OK - Lets say you're suddenly promoted to the head of the FA. What's the 1st thing you'd change or implement ?
So this has run and run, with C70R saying how bad football is. Yet I never got an answer to this Q and I don't think he's once come up with a plan to change things for the better. So....is it easier to snipe from the sidelines ? scratchchin
This is a nice start: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/euro-2021/2021/06/24/e...

Let's stop singing songs about killing people, yeah? People who might have been the parents/grandparents/relatives of the opposition fans.
Seems like a fairly reasonable ask, right?

The response of the "tiny minority" (who have now found their way onto Twitter - they do get about...)?
"F*ck 'em. We'll sing it if we like."

It would be good to see the governing bodies and competition organisers actually follow through with this kind of thing. Given the amount of CCTV at a football stadium, it would be very easy to employ a small number of people to sift through and identify the scumbags.

It's not about this song in particular. It wouldn't be unreasonable to ask football fans not to sing songs glorifying the death of other countries' citizens (Ireland get a lot of this), or other teams' players/coaches (Munich, Matthew Harding, Adebayor/Angola etc.), would it?

Or is it just that "tiny minority" doing all of this?

I can't think of any other sports where this is so readily accepted by the general fanbase.

Edited by C70R on Friday 25th June 11:59

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Friday 25th June 2021
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C70R said:
This is a nice start: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/euro-2021/2021/06/24/e...

Let's stop singing songs about killing people, yeah? People who might have been the parents/grandparents/relatives of the opposition fans.
Seems like a fairly reasonable ask, right?

The response of the "tiny minority" (who have now found their way onto Twitter - they do get about...)?
"F*ck 'em. We'll sing it if we like."

It would be good to see the governing bodies and competition organisers actually follow through with this kind of thing. Given the amount of CCTV at a football stadium, it would be very easy to employ a small number of people to sift through and identify the scumbags.

It's not about this song in particular. It wouldn't be unreasonable to ask football fans not to sing songs glorifying the death of other countries' citizens (Ireland get a lot of this), or other teams' players/coaches (Munich, Matthew Harding, Adebayor/Angola etc.), would it?

Or is it just that "tiny minority" doing all of this?

I can't think of any other sports where this is so readily accepted by the general fanbase.

Edited by C70R on Friday 25th June 11:59
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C70R

17,596 posts

104 months

Friday 25th June 2021
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Football fans: "Why do fans of rugby and other sports look down their noses at us? What absolute snobs."

Also, football fans: "Try and stop us from singing songs glorifying the death of the opposition civilians/players/coaches!"

DodgyGeezer

40,434 posts

190 months

Friday 25th June 2021
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C70R said:
Football fans: "Why do fans of rugby and other sports look down their noses at us? What absolute snobs."

Also, football fans: "Try and stop us from singing songs glorifying the death of the opposition civilians/players/coaches!"
I must admit that on this ^^^ issue I can't disagree. It does seem footy is more 'tribal', for better or worse

bad company

18,575 posts

266 months

Friday 25th June 2021
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C70R said:
Football fans: "Why do fans of rugby and other sports look down their noses at us? What absolute snobs."

Also, football fans: "Try and stop us from singing songs glorifying the death of the opposition civilians/players/coaches!"
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