terrytini Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 29/05/2019 at 04:16, maqroll said: I like to think of Aston Villa supporters as a uniformly decent group, but I suppose every club has it's fair share of absolute dickheads. Isolate them, shame them and punish them. Unacceptable. You wouldn’t think that if you went to our Away games ! Plenty of examples of crap behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48538731 The following is a quote from a BBC article today (see link above), about a violent incident that's similar to the trouble before our play-off final. It's similar because with the England 'fans' that it mentions it was glasses that were thrown, with some Villa 'fans' before the play-off final it was glass bottles (and cans). " Nation's League: England fans' behaviour 'an embarrassment' Phone footage appears to show glasses being thrown and England fans clashing with Portuguese police. Fans responsible for trouble in Porto before Thursday's Nations League semi-final are "not true England supporters" and an "embarrassment to the team", the Football Association has said. Two England fans were arrested in clashes with riot police on Wednesday night and two officers were injured. Bottles were thrown at Portuguese fans in a fans' zone as supporters watched Portugal beat Switzerland 3-1. It was the second night in a row that supporters had caused trouble. A UK police chief has called their behaviour "completely unacceptable". The trouble comes a week after the FA released their 'Don't be that idiot' campaign, warning fans about anti-social and "embarrassing behaviour". "The FA strongly condemns the scenes witnessed in Porto overnight," it said in a statement. "Anyone responsible for these disturbances cannot be seen as true England supporters and are not welcome in football. They are an embarrassment to the team and the thousands of well-behaved fans who follow England in the right way." 'Minority of idiots' - reaction The Football Supporters' Association, a national fans organisation, said it "unreservedly condemned the anti-social behaviour and violent disorder". Chief executive Kevin Miles said: "This is exactly the type of incident that Football Banning Orders (FBO) were made for and we're sure the authorities will be seeking to identify perpetrators. "The most galling aspect of these incidents - which most England fans didn't witness, let alone condone - is that the rest of us will all suffer as a consequence of the reputation perpetuated by this minority of idiots. The behaviour of a small number of the England fans out here continues to tarnish the reputation of the genuine fans who are simply trying to enjoy the football," said Roberts. "It is believed the fans had been throwing bottles at Portugal fans who were watching the match in the same area.This is the second evening in a row where disorder has occurred in Porto. Last night there were issues outside a bar, where bottles were thrown and minor damage was caused. The behaviour we are witnessing is incredibly disappointing." " Edited June 7, 2019 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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