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dipsydoodle

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6. Dangerous territory that

Tue May 29, 2012, 05:42 AM

May 2012

Aside from Panorama we've had lots of tv news coverage on this subject here in the UK. Families of our black players are unlikely to go.

Notwithstanding our record here for soccer violence in the past broadly speaking issues were never racial - just opposing firms up for it for a laugh, usually pre-arranged , the top boys having each others 'phone numbers for that purpose. Back in the day Cass who was Chelsea's Headhunter's top boy was / is black himself - he's long since retired now anyway.

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BBC Panorama - Euro 2012 - Stadiums Of Hate (WTF?) [View all] tabatha May 2012 OP

scary... I knew soccer had violent fans... didnt know about racist side of things lunasun May 2012 #1

I watched a special on this on one of the Discovery channels last year....... NavyDavy May 2012 #2

UEFA never should have given them the tournament. oldironside May 2012 #3

That reminds me of an article I read recently about an anti-semitic Polish couple Art_from_Ark May 2012 #4

No, no time left. SwissTony May 2012 #12

I'm shocked. The authorities allow it. limpyhobbler May 2012 #5

Dangerous territory that dipsydoodle May 2012 #6

That's not to say there wasn't racism. oldironside May 2012 #7

I still find it sad dipsydoodle May 2012 #8

"got adopted and misused by right wing hooligans" oldironside May 2012 #10

From memory dipsydoodle May 2012 #11

The Tea Party goes to soccer matches? marble falls May 2012 #9

The body language of the Colonel from Kharkiv Police just screams denial. SwissTony May 2012 #13

Get your facts straight Karpaty Chelsea May 2012 #14

They are all isolated events. KLimer May 2012 #15

These guys are idiots Confusious May 2012 #16

Sensationalist report Pavlovs_Dog May 2012 #17

Bad Journalism by BBC confirmed by CNN KLimer Jun 2012 #18

Glad to hear that it was biased. tabatha Jun 2012 #19

Real life wishes to disagree... SwissTony Jun 2012 #20

I'll be rooting for Spain, Italy, Sweden and Ireland. MichaelMcGuire Jun 2012 #21