The Russians are a different level
Our lot who get into trouble now generally just drink too much and react badly to provocation or incite the locals by being disrespectful. I also don't believe English hooligans have ever really genuinely set out to seriously hurt people. It was all about respect, taking others territory and generally just willy waving. This tournament is the first really accessible one for a while so there are lots of people there who are not regular England away travellers (there is generally no trouble with England in qualifiers or friendlies) and it's notable how many younger fans are in the footage outside the pubs in the old port where bottles are being thrown etc.
The Russians are sober, organised and far more brutal. They treat it like some kind of war game and seem to want to inflict maximum injury on opponents. A very different and in my book more sinister beast but then that's Russia generally!
Posted By: Jim on June 13th 2016 at 09:44:44
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- Good blog piece on all that hooligan shit the other night... (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 13, 06:55:43
- Yep (n/m) (Other Football) - yellowman, Jun 13, 10:03:23
- Thanks. Interesting read. (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 13, 07:52:57
- Russia sounds pretty dysfunctional at the moment (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 13, 08:38:53
- The Russians are a different level (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 13, 09:44:44
- There will also be a different level of security - the OMON riot police for one (Other Football) - Kirrie, Jun 13, 10:57:56
- and they will be the "security" at the World Cup. Putin's boot boys. (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 13, 10:20:17
- The youth wing of Putin's party (United Russia) has some dodgy elements. (n/m) (Other Football) - Kirrie, Jun 13, 10:59:08
- Yeah, that's what the doc was about (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 13, 11:52:43
- Would not go near that World Cup if you paid me. Russia is a bit dodgy even if (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 13, 10:32:45
- Absolutely NOT true Jim, that's scaremongering of referrendum proportions! (n/m) (Other Football) - Kirrie, Jun 13, 10:56:41
- The youth wing of Putin's party (United Russia) has some dodgy elements. (n/m) (Other Football) - Kirrie, Jun 13, 10:59:08
- The Russians are a different level (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 13, 09:44:44
- Russia sounds pretty dysfunctional at the moment (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 13, 08:38:53
- A good piece. (Other Football) - avenging canary, Jun 13, 07:52:42
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