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If the only thing that happened was a call to the stewards, they got away very lightly.
Absolute piss - takers.
Absolute piss - takers.
It also says quite clearly on the website and phone line that tickets are for home supporters only.
I suppose it was ok at San Siro and the Bernabeu though . . .
No, not really.
If I, or any Spurs fans in home ends started getting carried away I would expect to at least get a slap, unless I was at Fulham.
If you're going to sit in the home section, show some respect, restrain yourself a little. That I have no problem with.
To start jumping around and chanting when you've scored, now that is a piss take and they deserved more than being moved by stewards.
one fan stood up they did not chant and before they scored they were treated cordially despite having a basle scarf
it was the indiganty of going 2 down that turned some of the crowd against them led to the disturbance and the evection.
I personally though it very small minded at the time and expressed this to some of the barracjers trying to get them thrown out
I don't see why people should try and kick them out - they've travelled a long way and paid a lot of money to support their club. If they were genuinely not trying to be cunty, but a few celebrated a goal or whatever then who gives a shit. What about the thousands of Spurs fans that have sung songs away in Europe in the home sections when they couldn't get a ticket for the official sections? It's always going to happen. The best solution is just to give them some banter and try to outsing them.
If they were were being cunts for the whole game and giving it to the home fans while sitting/standing next to them - then fuck them off
If they were were being cunts for the whole game and giving it to the home fans while sitting/standing next to them - then fuck them off
Must be something about Swiss support, Young Boy's completely out sung us as well when they came over. Even when they were 4-0 down!
Just European support in general - most teams that come over to England will outsing the home fans
Great English atmospheres are a complete and utter myth. Pretty much every league in Europe has better than here. Home support throughout the prem is dire and away fans always make more noise.
Maribor aside, I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed going to the Lane.
Maribor aside, I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed going to the Lane.
the inter game was quite special
manu at home in the snow was imense atmosphere
manu at home in the snow was imense atmosphere
Inter was good compared to the league, not a patch when we played them in Champions League.
Not a myth, just history.
English stadiums used to be some of the most intimidating in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, singing in the terraces was awesome to behold - european players used to always comment on it.
Then the yobbos got out of control, and English clubs got banned from Europe in 1985. The conservative government forced wholesale changes, and eventually the terraces were gone and the premier league was born. This luckily coincided with Italia 90 when the BBC used opera music in its opening title sequences, and England had one of their most famous but saddest nights v Germany in the semi-final. This all helped to promote football among the middle classes, and with all-seater stadiums and big money around generally the grounds started to be populated by well-behaved middle-class people. Hence the library-like atmospheres at many grounds these days (Not just the Emirates and Old Trafford)
The english tradition of singing was taken up by the Europeans, and now european supporters from most countries are far more vocal than the English fans. (But you do get a library-like atmosphere at Barcelona or Real Madrid when the team isn't doing well)
not ok which is why it kicked off in the home end when we were away at Inter... Got to be expectedI suppose it was ok at San Siro and the Bernabeu though . . .
The fact that the away support are allowed to stand up throughout without intervention whilst the home are constantly told to sit down and shut up doesn't help does it. Stupid bloody rules, if it's for safety get the away fans to sit down too on threat of ejection, or let us all stand.