2 of the arrested attackers are Lyon hooligans and the fact they are chanting 'Lyon Hooligans, Lyon Hooligans' whilst smashing the windows.
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Do local hooligans wear balaclavas: Local news mention police looking at local neo nazis called Bunker Korps Lyon. not sure how credible that is with press and all but you never rule anything out.
Tiem to move this to classics?
And when I say move it to classics I mean kill it with fire, turn it into monkey food, feed it to a monkey, send the monkey into space, then blow it up.
And when I say move it to classics I mean kill it with fire, turn it into monkey food, feed it to a monkey, send the monkey into space, then blow it up.
yeah a lot of ultras groups in Europe wear balaclavas these days. Get them designed so other ultras can tell it's Lyon or whoever yet they still have their faces covered.
Thanks for the info TRS.
This article on NewsNow is perhaps a bit off beam then?
http://www.threematchban.com/Articl...s-dangers-as-does-being-a-spurs-yid-overseas?
What I find most interesting is the quote from the injured person.
“To us, [using the term ‘Yids’] is our badge, it’s what we are. It’s a throwaway term that we use for ourselves,”
As I've been arguing, most people using the term 'Yids' aren't displaying any great affinity to Jewish culture or making a political stand. Certainly this is the case for Mr Eccles and he believes it to be the case for Spurs fans in general, which has been precisely one of my points all along.
Cheers for that Larry, very useful info indeed.
Thanks for comments Larry and I appreciate you were there and I was not.
We have a reputation in the UK and also in Europe as being a club with a known element. Therefore, we will always be a target for clubs trying to make a name for themselves on the hooli scene. I personally believe that attack happened regardless of the jewish element and that was just in addition. If Chelsea were there I honestly think they would of done the same.
You're right Greavesy and that is the general consensus for the mass majority of Spurs fans.
We've played in Europe for consecutive years now and not sampled this kind of labelling before. Rome was the real deal, this I am not sure about.
I think the point is if we didnt use Yid to describe ourselves, there would be no connotation to the Jewish faith, so the thugs wouldn't have an excuse to attack us. It's a fair comment as I'm pretty sure no other English club is getting the hassle we do abroad as this excuse doesn't exist with them.
Even though this is the reason for us being attacked, it should not be a reason to stop doing it. That would be giving up and letting these fuckers win. When it offends the majority of our own support, then we should stop using Yid, but until then, fuck everyone else.
Even though this is the reason for us being attacked, it should not be a reason to stop doing it. That would be giving up and letting these fuckers win. When it offends the majority of our own support, then we should stop using Yid, but until then, fuck everyone else.
Well they celebrate Franco's birthday in Lyon..........nuff said.
It was Lyon's firm.....and they have right wing views....case closed.
Not sure about that. The excuse would be we're English.
Quite often English clubs get hassle abroad. Just so happens twice in recent months we've been in the media for it more etc.
Meant to say I totally agreed with you.
My main point is that it was not some loon group who have made a massive effort to attack Spurs fans in a town miles away.
Oh I see. Well who knows for sure but it's more than possible either way to be honest.