The English abroad ...

Now being reported 300 Russians attacked English fans in the area. 1 fan critical. Another been bottled.

 

And next World Cup is of course in Russia.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=tYotY58fhoI
Will they show this on tonight's news ????????
Or will AIRTyke do a report on it????????

 

First night of trouble was caused by hundreds of locsl ultras being able to walk the streets of Marseille towards bars undetected by Frances finest and threw objects at the English fans then runnaway undetected whilst Frances finest moved into England fans whether hooligans or not and escalated the trouble.

I'm all for action against hooligans on all sides but the way its dealt with is almost medieval bordering on incompetence.

The authorities know who these criminals are and should be dealing with prevention not honing their skills for trade union unrest.
This is one of the reasons football hooliganism still thrives by not being dealt with properly by the police,courts,and FAs.
In France 1998 a French police officer was kicked to death by German hooligans bit was hardly reported on this country .
While ever we ask our crime prevention agencies to view all fans as hostile the problem will never be solved ,and ordinary fans will have the options of going to matches and risk falling foul of police tactics and cowardly hooligans being allowed to hide among us or not bother going.
Don't think anybody's come out of these events with any credit IMO and the outcome will be the same.police showing how tough they are with an excuse and cowardly hooligans being allowed to hide and the media get to g the stories they yearn .

 

I know that England has it fair share of idiots, but from what I've seen posted on social media, they are being targeted by other groups.

[video=youtube;tYotY58fhoI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYotY58fhoI[/video]

Also reading a guy from London in his 30's has had a cardiac arrest and in a critical conduction after being set upon by 5 Russian hooligans.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ans-clash-in-marseilles-ahead-of-euro-2016-g/

 

I haven't seen much of it but from what I've read it could easily be headlined 'French fans embroiled in fresh clashes' or 'Russian fans embroiled in fresh clashes'.

 

Another attack on English fans by Marseilles. Utter coward hitting the bloke with the bag who wasn't even involved.

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Although well written i got the impression its more about your political musings rather than commenting on tue facts

 

Will you now apologise to the England and Northern Ireland fans after they were attacked by French hooligans

 

When I said "here" I was referring to European mainland not UK. I actually live in Italy. French 'nowt to do with me.

I think the Brit reputation from recent years IS part of the problem as many people on here have said. Plenty of U-Tube videos showing unprovoked attacks by 'Ultras/Russian fans and French locals who run off when the police arrive and then target the Brits.

It doesn't help when the UK media pre-judge and blame the Brits which is then re-inforced by self serving politicians quick to condemn our own without having all the facts to hand. Saw a sickening video of some poor guy with a shopping bag caught up who was then flattened by a thug in an unprovoked punch to the head. Whoever he was (and I believe he may well have been a Brit) I hope they get him and lock him up for a good stretch. I hope the guy he flattened uis OK (looked like a local bystander), As I said, sickening.

 

That bloke with the shopping bag. Why was he standing yards away watching the trouble? I know I wouldn't be

 

No idea... perhaps he wanted to go that way and was intimidated by the group / tear gas cloud in front of him No idea what was behind him...maybe another group of fans/ police. Nothing to do with the fact he was just standing there when that great fat thug ran up and punched him in the face knocking him unconscious.

 

I was in Ibiza a few years ago, and was told by a Scottish bar owner that the young Italians were far worse than the Brits.

 

"The" English? Christ.

If you have feelings of self loathing based on the actions of others, of which you have no part of, or no influence on, I'd recommend seeing a therapist.

 

Presume a nice little spell of community service will shame those French twa'ts

 

I presume you mean French hooligan two hats ?