I'd far, far, far rather football now compared with football 30 years ago

But there's a happy medium somewhere: notably including safe standing, I think.

Oh, and also including the police not treating football fans as second class citizens. Which they sadly still do.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 3rd 2014 at 20:28:32

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Please don't tell me people want Italy's 'fan culture' in England (Other Football) - thebigfeller, May 3, 20:21:37
- i don't think people meant that, it's just a long eay removed from our sanitized stadiums. (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 3, 20:26:24
  - I'd far, far, far rather football now compared with football 30 years ago (Other Football) - thebigfeller, May 3, 20:28:32
    - the happy medium yes, football now is terribly over policed, understandabk (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 3, 20:35:00
      - good little read on the subject (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:36:42
- no but i like the power their fans have (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:24:35
  - and its 1000000 x more interesting than the premiership (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:27:50
    - It's not. It's fucking tedious. And tonight: Napoli player has to ask the permission of (Other Football) - thebigfeller, May 3, 20:30:08
      - and thats because the fans have so much power. if 1 is dead they wont let it go ahead (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:33:23
        
        You're such a fool (Other Football) - Terry Tibbs, May 3, 20:54:20
        
        a death that, if confirmed, was caused by said ultras (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, May 3, 20:37:11
      - in england we get some knobhead refusing to shake some other knobheads hand (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:32:42
        
        Well - when you put it like that... :D (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, May 3, 20:34:33
- Oh yes, Italian fan culture is awful. An 80's throwback. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, May 3, 20:23:46
- Ultras = Hooligans (Other Football) - phrankin, May 3, 20:22:41
  - Chum of mine is a former ultra... (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, May 3, 20:27:30
  - Correct. (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, May 3, 20:24:21
    - often but not always in my experience (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 3, 20:43:32
      - Vast. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 3, 22:05:35
  - not true, Palace 'ultras' have caused no trouble (n/m) (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, May 3, 20:24:12
    - yep, it's more of a latin culture, doesn't' necassarily mean hooligans, but in italy , (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 3, 20:30:51
    - That's because they are 'ultras', not ultras. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, May 3, 20:30:13

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