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Post by The Matthew on Jul 11, 2021 4:59:40 GMT
Right now I'm hoping England lose just to stick it to the people who were outside shouting "It's Coming Home" at two o'clock this morning.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2021 8:39:00 GMT
I'm not usually into football at all, but this is all a bit more fun so I will watch tonight. Watched my first entire game on Wednesday! But yeah all the hooliganism does put a huge downer on it all. I don't know why they have to go so crazy. Also fed up with Scottish people hating the English, wind your necks in.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 11, 2021 8:52:57 GMT
I'm not usually into football at all, but this is all a bit more fun so I will watch tonight. Watched my first entire game on Wednesday! But yeah all the hooliganism does put a huge downer on it all. I don't know why they have to go so crazy. Also fed up with Scottish people hating the English, wind your necks in. Eh?
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Post by fluxcapacitor on Jul 11, 2021 9:43:08 GMT
I'm not usually into football at all, but this is all a bit more fun so I will watch tonight. Watched my first entire game on Wednesday! But yeah all the hooliganism does put a huge downer on it all. I don't know why they have to go so crazy. Also fed up with Scottish people hating the English, wind your necks in. It’s not hate, it’s just sporting rivalry amongst the home nations. Welsh and Scottish supporters have a long history of supporting “whoever is playing England”. There’s of course a bigger political movement in both Scotland and Wales regarding independence and a dislike for the way Westminster governs everything, and there are definitely strong feelings involved there, but that’s a different discussion irrelevant to the Euros.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2021 9:47:41 GMT
I think it is more than rivalry in this case (if Scotland were in the final, England and Wales would support them), it's more your second paragraph there, but no need to get into all that here.
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Post by poster J on Jul 11, 2021 10:02:40 GMT
I think it is more than rivalry in this case (if Scotland were in the final, England and Wales would support them), it's more your second paragraph there, but no need to get into all that here. If you think England and Wales would support Scotland if they were in the final instead then I don't think you really understand football "fans" at all... Hate is an unnecessarily strong word in most contexts, including this one. No need for you to be that incendiary.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2021 10:49:07 GMT
You clearly don't know the people I know...
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Post by poster J on Jul 11, 2021 11:22:10 GMT
You clearly don't know the people I know... No, but you clearly don't know all football fans either, and I do come from a part of the UK that isn't England so I speak from experience.
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Post by david on Jul 11, 2021 11:28:14 GMT
Walking through Leicester Square earlier on this morning, there were a lot of fans who must have had a liquid breakfast. I just wonder come kick off time what state they will be in. Thoughts and prayers for the TFL staff this afternoon and evening.
Not a football fan, but I can’t help getting swept up in the atmosphere here in London. I just hope we can win. It will do the whole country a world of good after the last 18 months.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2021 11:40:36 GMT
You clearly don't know the people I know... No, but you clearly don't know all football fans either, and I do come from a part of the UK that isn't England so I speak from experience. So do I. I'm not talking about every single person obviously. I'm sorry I mentioned it, I didn't mean to cause anyone offence it's just something that's bothered me in the last week or so. Because of the people I know, and many who I don't. So please don't talk to me like I don't know anything because I really do.
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Post by daisy24601 on Jul 11, 2021 11:42:20 GMT
Walking through Leicester Square earlier on this morning, there were a lot of fans who must have had a liquid breakfast. I just wonder come kick off time what state they will be in. Thoughts and prayers for the TFL staff this afternoon and evening. Not a football fan, but I can’t help getting swept up in the atmosphere here in London. I just hope we can win. It will do the whole country a world of good after the last 18 months. I just can't understand getting into that state, they're not even going to remember the game!
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Post by NeilVHughes on Jul 11, 2021 11:45:54 GMT
Being Welsh and not a football fan I will be neutral if I watch the match which is highly unlikely.
I am really impressed with the ‘woke’ England Team who truly represent the core British values of inclusivity and compassion and hope it begins the swing from the xenophobic narrative post Brexit and be the catalyst for reducing the division that has been present over the last few years and gets us back to a Britain that was wonderfully present during the 2012 Olympics which was the last time I was proud to be British.
If nothing at all it has made it difficult for Johnson and Co to hang onto their coat tails.
Enjoy the game, hope the result is the one you want and hopefully tonight the fans in the stadium will not boo the Italian National Anthem and are a reflection of the team on the pitch.
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Post by david on Jul 11, 2021 11:46:42 GMT
Walking through Leicester Square earlier on this morning, there were a lot of fans who must have had a liquid breakfast. I just wonder come kick off time what state they will be in. Thoughts and prayers for the TFL staff this afternoon and evening. Not a football fan, but I can’t help getting swept up in the atmosphere here in London. I just hope we can win. It will do the whole country a world of good after the last 18 months. I just can't understand getting into that state, they're not even going to remember the game! Totally, now I’m a big rugby fan and have been to games surrounded by fans in the same condition. Having paid a lot of money to attend why get into such a state and either not see the game or get kicked out the stadium by stewards ( I’ve seen that happen on quite a few occasions). Enjoy the game and atmosphere and have something to remember rather than nursing a massive hangover.
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Post by sph on Jul 11, 2021 16:06:18 GMT
Do a quick twitter search of "Leicester Square" and see the scenes going on there right now. Yikes.
The fans have already climbed onto the canopy of Wyndhams theatre and the roof of the tube station entrance too. And Leicester Square is trashed.
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Post by david on Jul 11, 2021 16:14:06 GMT
Do a quick twitter search of "Leicester Square" and see the scenes going on there right now. Yikes. The fans have already climbed onto the canopy of Wyndhams theatre and the roof of the tube station entrance too. And Leicester Square is trashed. I have just walked through the area from tne Noel Coward theatre to get to the Vauderville theatre and it is absolute chaos around there.
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Post by marob on Jul 11, 2021 16:21:49 GMT
I hope the police kettle the lot of them until after the match.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 11, 2021 16:44:37 GMT
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Post by inthenose on Jul 11, 2021 17:03:21 GMT
Come on England!!!
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Post by sph on Jul 11, 2021 17:06:14 GMT
The prevailing argument seems to be that if the police waded in it would only make things worse, which is probably true, but I do think it's ridiculous that the fans are just allowed to behave however they want because there's a match on.
Trashing a city centre and making life miserable for the people who live and work there isn't acceptable no matter how big the game is.
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Post by inthenose on Jul 11, 2021 17:30:22 GMT
The prevailing argument seems to be that if the police waded in it would only make things worse, which is probably true, but I do think it's ridiculous that the fans are just allowed to behave however they want because there's a match on. Trashing a city centre and making life miserable for the people who live and work there isn't acceptable no matter how big the game is. Many football "fans" aren't the brightest bunch. So many drunken yobs. Consistently England fans embarrass the nation, as do many fans of other countries (racist/homophobic chanting and "ultra" hooligans are endemic across Eastern Europe and even very affluent parts of the West) So I 100% take that point and side of the argument, it's an embarrassment to see. On a wider note though, football is our national sport and adored by tens of millions who don't behave this way. This is the biggest England game - or football game generally - in living memory for many (most?) people. I wouldn't expect a theatre forum to exactly be huge football fans, but some of the comments on here have been baffling. I love theatre, I love sport and I love my country. Important to keep a wide range of interests and not look at the thugs and hooligans as anything more than a microcosm of our wider national pride of having done so well in this competition. Good luck England!!!
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Post by steve10086 on Jul 11, 2021 17:31:46 GMT
The prevailing argument seems to be that if the police waded in it would only make things worse, which is probably true, but I do think it's ridiculous that the fans are just allowed to behave however they want because there's a match on. Trashing a city centre and making life miserable for the people who live and work there isn't acceptable no matter how big the game is. Water cannon the lot of them
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 11, 2021 17:39:00 GMT
The prevailing argument seems to be that if the police waded in it would only make things worse, which is probably true, but I do think it's ridiculous that the fans are just allowed to behave however they want because there's a match on. Trashing a city centre and making life miserable for the people who live and work there isn't acceptable no matter how big the game is. This Its basically "Boris's Covids Over" Party
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Post by alece10 on Jul 11, 2021 17:42:26 GMT
The prevailing argument seems to be that if the police waded in it would only make things worse, which is probably true, but I do think it's ridiculous that the fans are just allowed to behave however they want because there's a match on. Trashing a city centre and making life miserable for the people who live and work there isn't acceptable no matter how big the game is. Water cannon the lot of them They can't, they got sold!
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Post by Phantom of London on Jul 11, 2021 17:47:43 GMT
It’s absolutely fine to support England and NOT act like a knobhead.
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Post by steve10086 on Jul 11, 2021 17:47:43 GMT
Water cannon the lot of them They can't, they got sold! I know, another one of Boris’ great ideas 🙄 Still, that’s what they deserve.
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Post by The Matthew on Jul 11, 2021 17:48:00 GMT
Many football "fans" aren't the brightest bunch. So many drunken yobs. Consistently England fans embarrass the nation, as do many fans of other countries (racist/homophobic chanting and "ultra" hooligans are endemic across Eastern Europe and even very affluent parts of the West) So I 100% take that point and side of the argument, it's an embarrassment to see. On a wider note though, football is our national sport and adored by tens of millions who don't behave this way. This is the biggest England game - or football game generally - in living memory for many (most?) people. And, of course, the tiny minority who cause a problem aren't doing it because they're football fans. They're doing it because they're bellends. If they weren't trashing the place because of football they'd be trashing the place because of something else.
One of my neighbours has had an England flag hanging out their window for several years now. For them this is the greatest moment in English football since 1966.
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Post by inthenose on Jul 11, 2021 17:51:56 GMT
As I say, some baffling and very extreme comments. I don't think the use of water cannon is any more appropriate than it would be against Extinction Rebellion protestors, where more than 600 people were arrested for alleged crimes such as assaulting police officers, criminal damage and the like. You're always going to get idiots spoiling it for everyone else in large public gatherings.
The police going in gung-ho is really not going to fix anything.
In the same way most people went to peaceably protest about climate change, most people are there to peaceably enjoy a huge day in our national sporting history.
Sadly, some of the same thugs who enjoy getting drunk and causing trouble probably attended both events. Any excuse to be rowdy and a cause a nuisance.
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Post by inthenose on Jul 11, 2021 17:54:22 GMT
Many football "fans" aren't the brightest bunch. So many drunken yobs. Consistently England fans embarrass the nation, as do many fans of other countries (racist/homophobic chanting and "ultra" hooligans are endemic across Eastern Europe and even very affluent parts of the West) So I 100% take that point and side of the argument, it's an embarrassment to see. On a wider note though, football is our national sport and adored by tens of millions who don't behave this way. This is the biggest England game - or football game generally - in living memory for many (most?) people. And, of course, the tiny minority who cause a problem aren't doing it because they're football fans. They're doing it because they're bellends. If they weren't trashing the place because of football they'd be trashing the place because of something else.
One of my neighbours has had an England flag hanging out their window for several years now. For them this is the greatest moment in English football since 1966.
Like you, I just wish these "people" would grow up and take some responsibility.
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Post by steve10086 on Jul 11, 2021 17:56:08 GMT
As I say, some baffling and very extreme comments. I don't think the use of water cannon is any more appropriate than it would be against Extinction Rebellion protestors, where more than 600 people were arrested for alleged crimes such as assaulting police officers, criminal damage and the like. You're always going to get idiots spoiling it for everyone else in large public gatherings. The police going in gung-ho is really not going to fix anything. In the same way most people went to peaceably protest about climate change, most people are there to peaceably enjoy a huge day in our national sporting history. Sadly, some of the same thugs who enjoy getting drunk and causing trouble probably attended both events. Any excuse to be rowdy and a cause a nuisance. Full of “innocent bystanders” I’m sure. Water cannon the lot of them.
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Post by inthenose on Jul 11, 2021 18:01:48 GMT
Steve, I am against the anti-social behaviour as much as you are. I am taking a wider view and not tarring everyone with the same brush. A few thousand people acting like idiots does not a society make. You've said your piece several times about the water cannon now. Thank you for your input. I just would prefer to avoid the days of the police having pitched battles with large groups on the streets of London ever again. As I say, in any large public gathering you are going to have idiots behaving reprehensibly.
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