Riot police on standby in Manchester

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by seaofpepsicola

That's all football is about these days they should ban it...' All pathetic anyway the way they behave even without rioting, all loud and over the top. Like little spoilt brats, TV's not working so throw a tantrum...pathetic. The police could have had this well under control before it happened.

Are you still living in the 70's and 80's? Because there is rarely ever any football violence these days. And if you had travelled hundreds of miles from Glasgow to Manchester having to spend lots of money to get there just for the screen to not be working, i think you would be slightly annoyed. Maybe you don't understand how passionate some people are about sport, but missing one of the biggest matches in your teams history because of a 'technical error' is not going to make people happy and is not being a 'spoilt little brat' or 'pathetic' if anyones pathetic it's the organisers who failed to get the screen working.

[punky]

To start a riot because a TV broke down isn't passionate, its completely irrational, even if they had travelled from Scotland.

I agree that to tie riots to football is outdated, but to defend these animals is just unbelieable

[PeteTheMusicGuy]

Originally Posted by punky

To start a riot because a TV broke down isn't passionate, its completely irrational, even if they had travelled from Scotland.

I agree that to tie riots to football is outdated, but to defend these animals is just unbelieable

Well said. From what I've heard after the screen failed there were buses put on to take them to somewhere else where another screen was so it was not like they were going to miss the match

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by punky

To start a riot because a TV broke down isn't passionate, its completely irrational, even if they had travelled from Scotland.

I agree that to tie riots to football is outdated, but to defend these animals is just unbelieable

I wasn't defending them starting a riot, i just said they have every right to be angry that the screen wasn't working. Being angry doesn't mean you have to riot. It's unclear whether the screen not working or them losing the game started the riot, the reports when the screen wasn't working were that there were just a few bottles thrown at the screen and not a riot. Obviously rioting is not the answer and i'm not defending that.

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Originally Posted by PeteTheMusicGuy

Well said. From what I've heard after the screen failed there were buses put on to take them to somewhere else where another screen was so it was not like they were goimg to miss the match

That was after the match had started i believe and there was a hell of a lot of fans to move there so many would have missed the majority of the match.

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by trevortt

Ban football...its clearly full of yobs

First sentiment EVER from you that I kinda agree on

[PeteTheMusicGuy]

Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

I wasn't defending them starting a riot, i just said they have every right to be angry that the screen wasn't working. Being angry doesn't mean you have to riot. It's unclear whether the screen not working or them losing the game started the riot, the reports when the screen wasn't working were that there were just a few bottles thrown at the screen and not a riot. Obviously rioting is not the answer and i'm not defending that.

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That was after the match had started i believe and there was a hell of a lot of fans to move there so many would have missed the majority of the match.

Maybe so but even if they would have stayed at the place with the broken screen they would have missed it anyway

They acted like spoilt children.

[Media Boy UK]

I hate to see an scottish team getting beat but the scottish media did not help on Wednesday the Sun said 'Your turn now Barry' the media up here was thinking Rangers will just turn up and they will win.

I hate to say it but last night was an good result for football I mean any team own plays 4-5-1 in the final is an lucky team to win it.

[PeteTheMusicGuy]

Originally Posted by TV Boy

I hate to see an scottish team getting beat but the scottish media did not help on Wednesday the Sun said 'Your turn now Barry' the media up here was thinking Rangers will just turn up and they will win.

I hate to say it but last night was an good result for football I mean any team own plays 4-5-1 in the final is an lucky team to win it.

Well Rangers were outplayed and I guess there is always next season for them

My mate in the office just sent this joke to me

What does a rangers do after winning the 2008 Uefa cup

Turns off the xbox and gets into bed

[LondonRoad]

Yes football was the winner last night. Although Zenit were far from the classy outfit this morning's press would have us believe, they certainly did play football at times despite Rangers' attempts.

I do feel some sympathy for the vast majority of Rangers fans, many with kids, who went down there to enjoy a carnival atmosphere. It's always the moron minority who spoil it.

Banning football isn't the answer and would solve nothing apart from depriving millions of people of their favourite team sport.

It's a society problem. Football has by and large done what it can do but these are the same types of eejits that will cause trouble in most major towns and cities every weekend. A call to ban alcohol might be more effective but just as unworkable.

Not excusing these thugs in anyway but were Manchester Police wise to allow them to dring all day in the open air. It seems to me they bottled tackling that problem earlier in the day.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by Zeph

First sentiment EVER from you that I kinda agree on

Oh shush you - the only reason that you want to ban football is 'cos there isn't any once you get past Bristol

[Osem]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/7402858.stm

Here's some more footage of what went on.

There's various clips of what happened on Youtube too.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I have been a football fan all my life, from the days, when you were scared to go on the terraces, and walk down the high street, becuase of football thugs, Luckily, those days were gone and you could then take the family to football, and l was aproud man when l started taking my son's and grandchildren, to WHL, but then l took them when we played Cardiff in the cup last season, and it was scary, when the Cardiff fans turned up, banging on the glass, to fight us, a policeman told us don't attempt to take kids in or if you are going in come out early, the scenes that l saw on TV today from Manchester and concerning Rangers fans was a disgrace, and they are a disgrace to there club, and all this started over a broken TV screen, why didn't they go into local pubs, where they would have had the football on, please, please don't bring this violence back, if you can't hold your drink or control your anger, stay away, and let genuine fans enjoy the game, before and after the match.

There's obviously something being put in our drinks.

First Zeph (kinda) agreeing with trevortt, and now I agree with Arthur's sentiments.




(looks for tin-foil helmet, just in case)