- Apr 5, 2014
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Indeed, you did get smashed at away games. But you were never annoying. Rather restrained in fact. A very sensible young man in fact. With a very fit girlfriend (much prior to the splendid Mrs GB)
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[Albion] Pub landlord banned from football matches after Athens punch-up
- Thread starter Jo Wadsworth
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Sorry to disappoint
Bunch?
News story is about one person
dejavuatbtn
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But the accompanying video wasn’t. I’d class it as a bunch.
Old men you said, I’ve watched the video again and can’t say I saw any “old men” doing anything wrong.
Not sure what age you think and old man is? How old are you?
Bottom tier all I could see apart from the fan in the news story is Albion fans of all ages singing.
Top tier a few fans near the divide goading and dodging attacks, I would say some in their 30s, maybe one to the left early 40s…..definitely not old men.
The top tier at the front came under attack from the AEK fans at the end of the match, they tried to set fire to my son’s flag and then steal it, some decent Albion fans saved the flag but came under attack from AEK fans swinging punches around the front of the barrier. Post #45
Robinjakarta
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Ike and Tina Burner might have something to say about that.
I don’t disagree in the case of the majority, but there are a small minority that can make the experience pretty unpleasant if you’re unlucky enough to be in amongst them (have seen several people move to avoid them). The only person I’ve actually called out where the line was crossed imo at an away game was a guy in his 60s TBF so maybe you’re right
el punal
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And the bonus ball number is . . . . .Of course it was tame, there was netting and perspex to stop anything happening. But at what age did you realise pointlessly banging on the perspex, making wanker signs, threatening people who can't get at you (or you at them) and trying to impress the teenagers around you is a bit embarrassing when everyone knows nothing is going to happen.
17, 19, 20, 25, 30, 40, 55 ?
“Helping someone having a heart attack”.
Sure.
Sure.
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Well as a fifty something piss head I had a nice time at the front. I was right near the fence and my son and I generally had a nice time with the AEK fans, on the odd occasion we did ‘get the finger’ or similar, I just kissed the badge on my Athens scarf and this threw them and they moved onto someone else.
We stayed at the end and just soaked it all (not just the thrown beer and spit) it may well be my last Euro away. So to pass a bit of time we amused ourselves by watching, the subject geezer of this thread, the overexcited Greeks and the police giving a few locals a good beating.
I wasn’t backing away though when some of their angry ones made slit throat gestures or in one case, in good English informed me “you are all gonna die” I just put on a Danny Dyer accent and replied “oh just go and sit down you fuckin plum” As for the fighting, I haven’t thrown a punch since 1987, I wasn’t starting again now.
As a footnote who was that geezer in the black in the video, pitchshide climbing on the fence? At one point he was in the Athens end and at another he was in with us an even shook my hand at one point before making off over the Perspex again. The stewards left him alone.
Excuse the Northern Lights, I think I got a bit of Feta on my lens
We stayed at the end and just soaked it all (not just the thrown beer and spit) it may well be my last Euro away. So to pass a bit of time we amused ourselves by watching, the subject geezer of this thread, the overexcited Greeks and the police giving a few locals a good beating.
I wasn’t backing away though when some of their angry ones made slit throat gestures or in one case, in good English informed me “you are all gonna die” I just put on a Danny Dyer accent and replied “oh just go and sit down you fuckin plum” As for the fighting, I haven’t thrown a punch since 1987, I wasn’t starting again now.
As a footnote who was that geezer in the black in the video, pitchshide climbing on the fence? At one point he was in the Athens end and at another he was in with us an even shook my hand at one point before making off over the Perspex again. The stewards left him alone.
Excuse the Northern Lights, I think I got a bit of Feta on my lens
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,712
The last picture reminds me of this;
Erik Ten Hag has let himself down there 
el punal
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“And here on Holidaying in the Aegean we have Costas and his brother mending their nets ready for their early morning fishing trip to bring back their succulent seafood back to the tourists tavernas.”
I'm old enough to remember that too. In my opinion, the fighting was largely between those that wanted to get involved - it was possible to walk right through the middle of it sometimes without any hassle. There are more bellends being abusive within/to our own support recently in my experience.
I think the word you're looking for is inextricably. And nobody's saying young fans have 'introduced drinking' - that's a wild leap in your argument. Personally, I think far more people drink heavily now at the football than used to - largely because alcohol is so much more easily available en masse.
- May 8, 2018
- 9,276
Ang looks like he’s pissed himself I the second photo
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
- 29,297
Wonder if they’ve ever tried to get gear abroad that isn’t mainly washing powder… Let alone know about the wattsapp groups worldwide for obtaining credible stuff
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Sure, matchday was nice and warm and plenty were walking round in replica shirts. I can only speak on a personal basis but I found the city friendly and safe*
*normal common sense rules apply