Ooh it’s a corner
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Agree 100%
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[Albion] Marseille
- Thread starter Krafty
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But who was it that was stopping you from going down the stairs? Individually yes they’re fine but collectively French police are hardly known for the proactive community policing.
AstroSloth
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- Dec 29, 2020
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Because that's what people higher up had agreed as the best plan for post match. If they'd let everyone down it would have been even more crammed at the bottom.
Man of Harveys
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I’m very aware of the CRS’ reputation but as has been said before, they were implementing a plan which will have been agreed in advance by all involved, presumably including - perhaps uncomfortably for some - the Albion.
The fact that they did so while keeping us informed as best they could and were pretty decent guys if you talked to them was to their credit: they emphasised that they were there to protect us from the more extreme local fans. Blaming them for a bad plan is just silly.
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The gendarm were relaxed, ne pas de problèm
AstroSloth
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Also lots of them weren't actually from Marseille and were joining in with calling it a shithole.
jackalbion
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Wondering if anyone can get in contact with the ultras, they took a load of pictures of me and my mates in a bar on Wednesday on the back of a moped and I’ve thought they’d be really good for my Instagram.
Indeed.
Before the game, I was told there were 21 buses running loops to the stadium and back again. I don't know if there were the same number after the game, but I think it must have been quite close to that. I'm pretty sure we got on the first group of buses away from the ground, and there were a fair few lined up in that parking lot area.
2,500 people into 21 coaches doesn't go so, unfortunately, there were going to be people left behind waiting for the buses and police vans etc to return and repeat the journey into town. Faced with quite a long drive back to Geneva I was quite keen we got into the first convoy if we could.
When we were finally allowed down the stairwells and into the parking lot, it was like an episode of Runaround (one for older readers). There was no organisation at all, so people just darting around to see if they could get onto a bus, any bus. We got lucky and reached a bus that was only starting to fill. When we boarded there were quite a few empty seats. The driver declared his bus as full when all seats were taken - there were no standing passengers.
We were on board the bus for quite a while before it started moving. Looking at messages I sent people, I think we were finally on the move around 9:10pm local time. We took a more direct route to town than we did to get to the stadium, but it was slow progress, and those back at the Velodrome would have had quite a wait.
North of Robertsbridge
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Yeah, it’s the French system. Any public servant can be affecté anywhere. My uncle in the post office got posted to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Funny film on the subject is Bienvenu Ches Les Chti’s
The police woman at the entrance to the square on Thursday when I went to get inside the cordon asked if I was Palace!
She said her brother in law lived in England and had given her the background to BHA.
A large male policeman made a similar joke to us as we went to the square after collecting our tickets. All very good-natured and smiley.The police woman at the entrance to the square on Thursday when I went to get inside the cordon asked if I was Palace!
medwayseagull reborn
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- Oct 12, 2022
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You might have to ask via their nursery section c/o selhurst park.
loco61
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yes that was my experience : spoke to two or three of them : they seemed to agree that Olympic Marseille were the problem :
lots of smiles : i thought they were friendly and tried to be helpful, but ultimately had a job to do and they did it well
There was a bunch of riot cops standing near me throughout the game….one was a cute and petite girl. I was pondering getting myself arrested by her at 2-0 down.The police woman at the entrance to the square on Thursday when I went to get inside the cordon asked if I was Palace!
pastafarian
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What a trip. Ive done loads of England away over the years (with my brighton chums), but travelling to Europe with your mates to watch Albion was just sublime and far superior. Brilliant turn out from the youngsters and those that have been going donkeys years as well.
You just cant top football away like that.
Feel sorry for those stuck in the stadium for hours after..............but welcome to football in Europe.
Montpellier was a wonderful surprise...........cracking place.
You just cant top football away like that.
Feel sorry for those stuck in the stadium for hours after..............but welcome to football in Europe.
Montpellier was a wonderful surprise...........cracking place.
Colonel Mustard
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"But things are even worse somewhere else" is never much of a justification for things being shit at home.
cunning fergus
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Very true, I can’t quite remember being so pissed at a football match, save Notts County at Wembley.
Getting up to the Velodrome (15 mins) from the Old Port meant we had all day on it in relatively relaxed environment. The old bill we spoke to down there were bemused that so few BHA fans were about………didn’t get asked for passport once!!
Got to hand it to Marseille fans too, plenty of abuse through the fences on lower tier, it’s been a while since we got the old sucking cock, and bumming gestures………they had definitely done their homework on us.
The fencing was old school, and I should know better………….but the 88 minute goal took me back to the fool old days.
Magnifique.
Mr Bridger
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Gestures were a plenty at Wolves this year.
