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PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


Germans are an aggressive lot who hate to lose. With that in mind, rest assured they will give the World Cup their best shot
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I gotta get me one of them stab-proof vests. And a pair of bulletproof pants. But I gotta get 'em before them Visigoths and Vandals arrive.

You see, the Hun have been spreading the word that while us South Africans might have the World Cup this year, we also have poison-tipped assegais, short-handled stabbing spears, gigantic knobkerries, Zulu hunting dogs, the rinderpest and rabies-infested women trained to attack on command.

From the Reeperbahn to Ratzeburg, from Borgholzhausen to the Beerfest, sour krauts of all shapes and sizes are quivering in their Doc Martens. From the moment they touch down at OR Tambo International Airport, they fear it will be running gun battles all the way to their hotels and hand-to-hand combat to the stadiums.

Appeasement be damned. We have to be ready for them. Do not make the mistake of thinking they are here for the football. Look what happened in Namibia in 1904. A group of Germans came over on a package tour and ended up wiping out half the Herero and Nama populations. Something must have upset them - sand in the pampelmuse, probably - and we don't want a repeat this time around. The first sign of genocidal tendencies and we have to be on them like cane rats on baby doves.

When Germany played Poland in 1939, everyone thought it was just another friendly, but it turned out to be a major international fixture that dragged on into injury time for an extra six years. While relatively many Germans have managed to make the distinction between football and the violent annexation of foreign territories, we cannot assume that these are the ones we will be getting.

In June 1998, after a Fifa World Cup match in France between Germany and Yugoslavia, a French policeman was beaten to the point of brain damage by German fans. Apparently you can tell when a French policeman is brain damaged. Then, in 2001, Markus Warnecke, the German fan who led the attack, was found guilty, jailed for five years, banned from France for 10 years and from all sports facilities for five years. Markus will be the guy you accidentally bump into at the bar and spill your beer over on the night that Germany loses to Spain.

German history is littered with examples of soccer violence. Things got so bad at one point that football administrators, or Fussballverwalter, as they prefer to be called, had to build a 140km wall across Berlin to keep the fans of West Prussia United from murdering the fans of Brandenburg City. Sadly, this interrupted a tense Iron Curtain-raiser 10 minutes before full time, and led to the cancellation of the main game between Stalin XI and an invitation side from Britain, America and France.

There are other examples. In March 2005, German football fans fought police and rival fans at a friendly against Slovenia, damaging cars and shops and shouting racist slogans. The same thing happened in Slovakia. Again with the racist slogans. If they turn racist against people of their own race, I cannot begin to imagine what they will make of our darkies.

Speaking ahead of the 2010 World Cup, a prominent German politician said: "As you well know, you are to fight against a cunning, bold, well-armed, cruel foe. When you are face-to-face with them, remember: mercy will not be shown, prisoners will not be taken."

Okay, so that was Kaiser Wilhelm II addressing his troops on July 27 1900 before they left for China. Boxer Rebellion. Soccer World Cup. It all boils down to the same thing, really.

But it's not just the Teutons who are intent on portraying us as a country of flesh-eating barbarians. Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke says the English media are also warning fans not to set foot in South Africa because it is "a crazy country". Well, of course it is. Along with our beaches, I see that as one of our strongest selling points. But to advise people to stay away because it's a dangerous country? Please. It is already 10am and I haven't heard a single gunshot.

Lots of pommies emigrate here and they seem quite happy. Of course they're happy. The sun is always shining, they can buy a house for the price of a lobster thermidor at The Ritz, cheap slaves are a dime a dozen and our darkies are more agreeable than the packs of drug-crazed West Indians that roam Hyde Park and terrorise the ghettoes of Knightsbridge and Chelsea.

Fleet Street's horror stories may well deter Henry Sprong and his snaggletoothed wife Agnes from coming over for the footie, but this is a good thing. We don't want their type here. This is the soccer World Cup, for God's sake, not a badminton tournament.

We want people who will visit South Africa precisely because danger lurks around every corner. We want their hooligans. Every speed-snorting, beer-quaffing, gay-bashing, dart-throwing, glottal-stopping one of them. There is nothing quite like an English soccer hooligan and he will make a worthy opponent for our muggers, hijackers, con artists and other assorted members of the local banditry.

In fact, their yobbos are so proficient in what they do, that Margaret Thatcher set up a war cabinet in 1985 to deal with what she sniffily described as "football hooliganism". She also used the opportunity to crush the trade unions, invade the Falklands and have a ménage à trois with Ronald Reagan and P W Botha.

Essentially, it comes down to this. If you plan on coming here for the World Cup and you don't know how to fight, negotiate with a prostitute or hold your liquor, you're going to get into trouble. If you drink pink drinks and think Gandhi had a point, I suggest you begin training right now. Pick fights in the pub, on the street or at home. Learn to say, "Jou ma se p**s." And make damn sure your running shoes are in good nick.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


Football fan injured at Premier League match dies
A football fan critically injured at a Premier League match has died in hospital, police said.
7 Feb 2010

The Blackburn Rovers supporter was found unconscious in a stand during Saturday's clash between Stoke City and Blackburn at Stoke's Britannia Stadium. He was treated at the scene for a head injury and cardiac arrest, then rushed to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

But Staffordshire Police today said the man died in hospital just before 2am today. A spokesman said: ''A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at 1.55am this morning at University Hospital North Staffordshire. 'The circumstances are being fully investigated and a 25-year-old man remains in custody and is helping police with their inquiries.''

The victim was found collapsed in the concourse area of the south stand just after the half-time interval, where a group of Blackburn supporters were gathered. Chief Inspector Adrian Roberts, match commander at the game which saw Stoke beat Blackburn 3-0, said there were just over 1,300 Blackburn fans at the game, and no Stoke fans were involved. West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to the stadium just before 4.20pm yesterday.

A statement on the Blackburn Rovers website said the man was among a 1,300-strong Rovers following in the South Stand. Stoke City said police were investigating the incident and the club would make no further comment.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



Is he the world's oldest football hooligan? I'm sure he'd be bragging about that too if he thought so. Still being a complete fucking ratbag at almost 60 years old is some going.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a guy. Hollywood couldn't have cast him better. He looks like the poster child for football hooliganism...and his nickname is Knuckles??? Really?? He is a walking, talking, "knuckles" dragging cliche!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Drunken football hooligans riot after Aston Villa youth game
Feb 14 2010
by Adam Aspinall,
Sunday Mercury

DRUNKEN Millwall fans went on a rampage after an Aston Villa youth game on Friday night, the Sunday Mercury can reveal. According to eye-witnesses at Villa Park angry Millwall fans attacked two men after their youth team went 3-0 down before half-time in a crucial FA Youth Cup clash.

Two men were injured and 13 were arrested following fighting outside the Aston Hotel. One of the men, aged 41, suffered bruising, and the other, a 42-year-old man, suffered a cut to his head after being attacked with what officers believe was a bottle. The attack was thought to be a racially aggravated assault, said police, who were called to Aston Lane at Wenlock Road, Aston, at 8.30pm.

One fan who witnessed the trouble said: “There was a distinct group of serious football hooligans in the ground who were making themselves known throughout the first half. But they left when their team went 3-nil down and we didn’t see or hear of them again until we came out of the ground at full-time. Then we saw police cars and ambulances everywhere.

“Although they looked like trouble, they weren’t singing racist chants or anything like that when they were in the ground. But when we got outside, the police had blocked off the road near the Aston Hotel and it was pretty clear to all of us what had happened and who had been involved.” Police arrested 13 men aged between 20 and 40, all from the London area, in connection with the incident in a minibus owned by Premier Travel Services based in Romford, Essex. They are currently helping police with their inquiries.

An operator at Premier Travel Services said it was not the first time the firm had had trouble with football fans. She said: “I don’t know the details of what happened but I am sick and tired of what happens when we take football fans around the country. It is just so pointless and stupid what they get up to, I just hope the vehicle isn’t damaged.

The minibus is described as a white Transit van with Premier Travel Services written on the side in blue lettering and dark tinted windows. Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the attack or anyone who may have seen a minibus driving around the Aston area between 8pm and 9pm last night to contact them. Anyone with any information should call 0845 113 5000.

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I've not heard of violence like this at a youth game before. Maybe that's a method of getting round the big security at normal matches.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Police appeal after Norwich City fans attacked
BEN KENDALL
19/02/2010
eveningnews24.co.uk

At least two Norwich City fans needed hospital treatment after being caught up in an attack by football hooligans following a recent away game, police said today, as they appealed for witnesses to the violence. A group of supporters were drinking at the Globe Tavern near Borough Market, in London, following the 2-1 defeat to Millwall on February 6 when the pub was attacked by a large group.

Southwark CID has issued an appeal for witnesses to come forward and help them crackdown on football violence. Det Con Darren Swadling said: “Police were called to the Globe Tavern in Bedale Street at around 6.45pm to reports of a fight and damage being caused to the premises. It is believed a large group of men were involved in the disturbance. Two men were treated for non serious injuries and around £2,000 worth of damage was caused to the pub after two windows were smashed.”

The Yarmouth Yellows supporters group were among those inside the pub at the time. They had been drinking with a group of friendly Millwall fans when trouble flared. One Canaries fan said the pub had been pelted with bottles and bricks. He added: “One minute we were having a quiet drink and a bit of banter with some Millwall fans, the next we were attacked by a group of thugs. It was a frightening experience.”

A Millwall fan, who was in the pub at the time and suffered head injuries, said the trouble was “getting ridiculous”. He said he feared for the reputation of the team - whose name has become synonymous with hooliganism. “I was drinking in there with four Norwich supporters who I know from over the seasons - there were about 20 or 30 of them in the pub. Then a couple of Millwall supporters turned up - I don't know if one of them tried getting a drink and got told he wouldn't get served.

“Then they went mad, starting throwing glasses, ash trays and bottles - it was like a free for all. Millwall went outside and most of the windows got put through. There were a few people who got hurt. Three or four Norwich supporters got put in an ambulance with head injuries.”

Head of security at Millwall, Ken Chapman, said the club did everything it could to keep trouble out of The Den - the London club's home ground. Last year nine Canaries supporters were jailed after going on a rampage in Leicester following a heavy away defeat in February 2008. Leicester Crown Court heard how a gang of 13 City fans hurled missiles bricks concrete blocks and chairs after the match. Two Leicester City fans were also jailed for their part in the violence.

Witnesses should contact Det Con Swadling at Southwark CID on 0207 2326145 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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That whole scene sounds exactly like one from any hooligan movie... unoriginal bastards!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One dead in clashes between hooligans in Brazil
22 Feb 2010
By : dpa

Sao Paulo - One man was killed in clashes involving about 200 hooligans of top Brazilian football clubs Palmeiras and Sao Paulo, it was reported Monday. Following a first-division league game between the two clubs, fans clashed late Sunday at a petrol station in Jundiai, 58 kilometres away from Sao Paulo, the Folha Online reported citing police.

Shots were fired and a 29-year-old Palmeiras' fan was shot in the head. He died hours later. Thirteen other people were hit by bullets, although none were reportedly at risk. Another person was said to have lost a hand as he manipulated a homemade bomb.

On Sunday, Palmeiras won 2-0 the Sao Paulo derby that pitted the two clubs against each other.

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Guns and homemade bombs ffs...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

homemade bombs and football...I wasn't aware they had anything in common. Sad, very sad that the "beautiful game" is not the "beautiful game" everywhere.
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Sarkozy tackles football hooligans with gang law
Mar 3, 2010

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a new gang law to be used against rival football hooligans who clashed at the weekend leaving one fan in a life-threatening coma, a government spokesman said in Wednesday. The law, introduced in response to a spate of youth unrest in the Paris suburbs last year, makes it a criminal offence to be a member of a violent gang, punishable by up to a year in prison and fine of 15,000 euros (13,600 pounds).

"(The President) has asked the government to react swiftly and take very firm action against these acts which are absolutely unacceptable," spokesman Luc Chatel said following a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace. "He has asked the government to apply as quickly as possible the new gang law published this morning," he said.

Rival gangs of fans of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club clashed Sunday in western Paris, before and after a home match against Olympique Marseille (OM). A 38-year old supporter, a member of the Kop of Boulogne gang, fell into coma after being attacked by a rival group. Eighteen PSG fans have since been arrested and are facing criminal proceedings.

PSG has a long history of hooliganism which peaked in November 2006 when a police officer shot dead a member of the Boulogne Boys gang to protect an Israeli supporter under attack after a UEFA Cup match against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The club has reacted sternly to this latest incident, banning the sale of tickets to away games to its own supporters until further notice.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

French hooligans...I never realized there were any. They just always seem so disinterested in football.
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Policeman killed in clash with hooligans

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A policeman in Argentina caught up in the violence between groups of football hooligans has died from a gunshot wound to the head. The policeman, identified as Sergio Rodriguez, was shot at a train station in La Plata where he was working crowd control prior to Wednesday's Argentine league match between Estudiantes of La Plata and Argentinos Juniors. He died Thursday after being airlifted to a hospital.

The death is believed to be related to a power struggle for control of hooligan groups that follow the Estudiantes club. Police said they detained 42 people in the violence and seized firearms. According to various accounts, the violence broke out when the two hooligan groups confronted each other at the entrance to the train station, a meeting which was followed by gunfire and running street battles.

Football hooliganism is a grave problem in Argentina, where hundreds have died in clashes inside and outside stadiums. Some hooligans groups have promised to clean up their acts, hoping it will lead to stipends for some to follow Argentina at the World Cup in South Africa, which begins June 11.
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Hooligan jailed over football brawl
By Rob Virtue
March 10, 2010

A football hooligan has been jailed for 18 weeks for taking part in large scale violence after a match between West Ham and Tottenham last year. Richard Coffman, 20, of Mawney Road in Romford, was sentenced by Stratford Magistrates after pleading guilty to affray. It stems from a fight between rivals fans in Mile End Road on August 23.

Coffman, the first person sentenced over the incident, was given eight weeks for affray and 10 weeks for breaching a suspended sentence, to be served consecutively. He has also been banned from attending football matches for six years.

Another 66 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, led by Stratford Police. A total of 56 have been released on bail and await court appearances. Another eight have been released without charge, while two people have received juvenile reprimands.
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Football louts banned for years
by Scott McClymont
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THREE vicious Wee County football hooligans were hit with lengthy football banning orders last week after rampaging through Alloa. Mindless Tullibody thugs Elliot MacRae and Lee McKellican, along with Leigh Wheater from Alva, were convicted after attacking supporters outside Recreation Park after Alloa’s glamour Scottish Cup tie against Aberdeen last January.

The Rangers fans targeted the match believing there would be a low police presence; but officers quickly turned them away from the ground as they began yelling anti-Aberdeen chants. Incredibly, the yobs waited until the end of the match before carrying out a number of sickening attacks yards from the stadium, leaving several visiting fans bleeding.

Notorious hooligan MacRae (39) was banned from all UK football grounds for five years and given 150 hours of community service. The Cragganmore resident has been subject to a life-ban from Ibrox for the past decade after causing trouble at a Champions League game with Austrian giants Sturm Graz in 2000. In March 2007 he was pictured in a clash with police at a UEFA Cup game in Osasuna.
McKellican (21), of The Glen, was given a one-year ban and fined £300, while Wheater (32), of Caroline Crescent, got a three-year ban and 150 hours’ community service. The trio were sentenced at Alloa Sheriff Court after being found guilty of breach of the peace and football-related violence.

The violent trio aren’t the first Wee County football fans to be hit with a banning order. Last year Tullibody father-of-three Graham Hill was handed a 10-year ban and jailed for five months after clashing with Hibernian fans at Glasgow’s Queen Street station. The former operator of G and H taxis was seen challenging rival fans to a fight in what Crown Office sources described as “a pre-planned encounter”.

Procurator fiscal Andrew Grant said: “Disorderly conduct at football matches, and particularly between rival fans, will not be tolerated. All such conduct will be robustly investigated and prosecuted and if individuals are found guilty, the Crown will advise the court, as in this case, of the availability of imposing Football Banning Orders for such offences. The imposition of football banning orders in this case will prevent the accused attending any regulated football match, protecting genuine fans from being subjected to such behaviour.”
Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson of Strathclyde Police, who leads on football issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, said: “Football hooliganism is unacceptable and we are determined to work with clubs and genuine supporters to try to eradicate it from the game. The continued enforcement of Football Banning Orders in Scotland will un-doubtedly send a message to those who use football as an excuse to create disorder that this anti social behaviour will not be tolerated.”

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



CSKA Sofia fans - "We do not tolerate the bad game or our team to lose"
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I'm not entirely sure what's going on here, but it's a bit more sophisticated than the arseholes that I've seen running up streets battering just anyone that moves.
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