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Is Fan Segregation At Football Matches A Good Thing?

Started by The Gaffer · 10 months ago

One of the pleasures of going to see a live match in England and continental Europe these days is the lack of fan segregation.
After leaving Wales in 1984 and returning to England in 2006 to attend a professional match again, I was shocked by how fans were allowed to mingle together in the st ... Continue reading »

6 comments

  • Hudsonland

    1 year ago

    The element of danger was definitely a large part of the thrill of pre-corporatised football. There was nothing like threatening chants with a genuinely violent subtext to get the adrenaline going. I wish I was being ironic.
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  • TT

    1 year ago

    Agree with H. Still use some of those threatening chants on my mates.
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  • tyduffy

    1 year ago

    I actually think that it would be a good idea. That may be why American events normally don't get as crazy. It might defuse that mentality.
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  • anon

    1 year ago

    The "lager louts" have been priced out of football grounds at both international and English Premier League because of outrageous ticket prices.

    Tickets are still relatively cheap for the Bundesliga in Germany, but only for clubs that are out of contention. The big city clubs, particularly Bayern Munich, have jacked up ticket prices.

    For hooligan behavior week in and week out, you will have go to the developing world. Argentina in particular is the biggest hooligan trouble spot in the football world.
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  • England Fan

    1 year ago

    The once potential tinderbox of England fans in a German city watching a game side by side with Spanish fans on a big screen (I cannot remember the match details) at World Cup 2006 - not a jot of trouble.
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  • Angelo

    1 year ago

    F***. DONT TELL ME FUTEBOL MATCHES ARE GONNA BE AS FAN-FRIENDLY & FU***** QUIT AS AMERICAN SPORTS DO.

    FUTEBOL NEEDS FAN CLASHES, INSULTS, FLARES, SMOKE, ETC. THIS IS PART OF OUR CULTURE. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS FANS MISTAKING A PICKNIC WITH THE FAMILY AT A FUTEBOL GAME.
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