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The Russians were roaming around from Wednesday night leading up to the Saturday. Tensions were high. Russians WERE involved, but Darren has confirmed this happened before the big incident in the square I believe?

Hopefully been noted that the only French riot police in the square the Saturday afternoon, helmeted up and went down into the port about 5mins before the Russians came into the square....

If this was Russia away, I could understand but this is a MAJOR TOURNAMENT. Every single country took over the host towns on the days leading up to games. I stayed around in Marseille and witnessed the Albanians roll into town on masse. Again Albanians in Lyon, Irish in Nice.... it's what...

That is why many went to the square, as the port appeared to be attracting the trouble... I've got photos from that afternoon in the square. Everyone having a laugh, loads of shirters , face paint etc...

The more I think about this the more it annoys me. I recall now in Lille also, the UK bobbies all together stood behind french police filming front on at England fans outside pubs which is always going to make anything look worse than it is. Shame we have not seen our own PC Darren Balkham...

2 England fans were in comas for a few weeks as a result of what happened in that same square.

Darren Balkham was in France filming, no doubt recognised them and got them checked out against the database from all the filming that goes on at UK games! Also a lot of pictures were circulated in the press afterwards asking for them to be named

Disappointing to see some comments from fellow football 'fans' here. I was in the square in Marseille when it kicked off, and it was literally do or die. A few hundred Russians re-arranged the square, throwing tables, chairs, umbrellas at anyone, punching and kicking anyone on the ground. We...