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madeguy

madeguy

Wainkerr99 said:
Is football hooliganism as out of control as it appears to be in the media?
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The bad old days of the late 70's and 80's were swept away during the 90's when the stadiums were forced to be rebuilt as family-friendly all seater arenas, this and the wider popularistaion of the game amongst the middle classes and vastly increased ticket prices have meant that the more unruly elements are no longer as evident at top flight games (Premier League) as they used to be. A lot of people would argue that the experience and atmosphere of attending a game is rather sanitised compared to what it used to be as a result of these changes.

However occasional trouble does still exist in the lower leagues and sometimes during derby games as well, which many police forces insist kick off at lunchtime so that fans don't have time to get rowdy down the pub beforehand. Ironically our authorities are now consulted by European ones on how best to tackle the problem, not that it's been eradicated over here.

With the exception of the recent West Ham v Milwall incident "Football Hooliganism" hardly gets a mention in the media at all, well unless you count those rubbish Danny Dyer type films.
 
Slay

Slay

Wainkerr99 said:
Is football hooliganism as out of control as it appears to be in the media?
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madeguy said:
The bad old days of the late 70's and 80's were swept away during the 90's when the stadiums were forced to be rebuilt as family-friendly all seater arenas, this and the wider popularistaion of the game amongst the middle classes and vastly increased ticket prices have meant that the more unruly elements are no longer as evident at top flight games (Premier League) as they used to be. A lot of people would argue that the experience and atmosphere of attending a game is rather sanitised compared to what it used to be as a result of these changes.

However occasional trouble does still exist in the lower leagues and sometimes during derby games as well, which many police forces insist kick off at lunchtime so that fans don't have time to get rowdy down the pub beforehand. Ironically our authorities are now consulted by European ones on how best to tackle the problem, not that it's been eradicated over here.

With the exception of the recent West Ham v Milwall incident "Football Hooliganism" hardly gets a mention in the media at all, well unless you count those rubbish Danny Dyer type films.
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Football hooliganism is alive and well, only nowadays the only real link to football are the gang names.

The gangs organise via websites and mobile phones to meet in secluded areas with few people and no CCTV.

Gone are the days (for the most part) that these gangs fight in the streets and the stadiums.

I don't wish to reveal in detail how I know this, but don't kid yourselves, they still meet and still fight every single week.
 
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marquis2

titsrock said:
I think the correct answer to this is France. You Brits have forgotten about that little ol' thing called The Hundred Years War:rolleyes:

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I did History at school. Basically there were three things to remember;
When we beat the French
Where we beat the French
By how many the French outnumbered us at the time.

(The Normans were a French speaking Viking enclave by the way)
 
madeguy

madeguy

Slay said:
Football hooliganism is alive and well, only nowadays the only real link to football are the gang names.

The gangs organise via websites and mobile phones to meet in secluded areas with few people and no CCTV.

Gone are the days (for the most part) that these gangs fight in the streets and the stadiums.

I don't wish to reveal in detail how I know this, but don't kid yourselves, they still meet and still fight every single week.
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I know stuff still goes on away from the grounds more so at lower league level, but it's nowhere near the problem it used to be.
 
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