bn1&bn3 Albion
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Find it very hard to believe that all of those injuries were a result of football violence.. Very little happened Friday night.
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When and why did football hooliganism stop?
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Find it very hard to believe that all of those injuries were a result of football violence.. Very little happened Friday night.
supaseagull
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Indeed and some work in offices!
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Any street fights in town whether or not connected to the football in any way would have been logged as football related.
Behind Enemy Lines
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It hasn't gone away but widespread, large scale football violence massively declined after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters. Add to that the second summer of love in the late eighties, with a big cross- over from rave culture to the terraces, and that helped radically change hitherto volatile and violent atmospheres.
A third summer of love would be nice. Long over-due in my view.
A third summer of love would be nice. Long over-due in my view.
spring hall convert
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The biggest single factor, I reckon.
Return of the Rev
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Lots of factors to the decline in hooliganism
seats
thatcher
cctv
fitness
camera phones
death
maturity
rave scene
general apathy of the youth to get out there houses and meet real people
tele tubbies
grass line
leonard cohen
cost of tickets
immigration
unlicensed boxing
But its not gone
seats
thatcher
cctv
fitness
camera phones
death
maturity
rave scene
general apathy of the youth to get out there houses and meet real people
tele tubbies
grass line
leonard cohen
cost of tickets
immigration
unlicensed boxing
But its not gone
I read something about it that stated that the fact that fathers stopped taking sons to football in the 70s and 80s meant that the kids were misbehaving as there were no older people there to stop them and the police were often happy to let them get on with it.
CCTV and being able to identify ticket holders pretty much stopped trouble at matches. I also think the fans had had enough of it. It was fun whilst it lasted but some took it far too seriously and started using weapons.
Obviously there is still trouble but rarely at matches and certainly not on the scale it used to be.
CCTV and being able to identify ticket holders pretty much stopped trouble at matches. I also think the fans had had enough of it. It was fun whilst it lasted but some took it far too seriously and started using weapons.
Obviously there is still trouble but rarely at matches and certainly not on the scale it used to be.
Pretty pink fairy
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Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
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why, are you missing it then
regards
DR
No I was never a part of it, as I said in the OP my workmate used enjoy a tear-up but it was never "my thing" mindless violence.
patchamalbion
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It hasn't gone away completely, not at some clubs....I was surprised how "nice" the Brighton fans are...all a bit too friendly. What's all this bollox of clapping the away fans for their attendance when the attendance figures are announcedShould be booing them and goading them and taking the piss...
There doesn't seem to be any derogatory songs against the opposing teams except Palace.
I've tried several times to get a piss taking song going in the North Stand and no ****er joins in...
Oh well, just all too sanitised these days.......
Unless it's Chelsea v the bin dippers or Chelsea v Sp*rs or Cardiff......
And when Chelsea came down the Brighton for the pre-season friendly they had some well funny piss taking songs against the Brighton fans...
I've been going to the footie since the 70's and the biggest thing to change footie is having to sit down.
Since when has hooliganism been about singing naughty songs?
Brighton have been one of the most active around in the last few years. Gone are hundreds having running battles but it's still there!
brakespear
Doctor Worm
if only.
little al
Crystal Palace fan
This is spot on, plus CCTV.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
I think it stopped in and around the late 80's, but now it is gone underground just like in Europe. Where they arrange 'meets' in a field or totally away from the public eye.
There was a terrible event recently where someone lost their life in south america in some obscure match as far as were concerned. A bit like their a few hundered years behind us like in the middle east and with what happened in Packistan and ISIS ect.
Seagulls over Essex
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Ask the Pink Fairy, he'll know.