I'm not making an argument. You are.

I've not condoned fans behaving badly abroad. All I've said is its often overhyped by the media and does not normally tell the full story.

I've also said you can predict when it will happen and why.

Posted By: Jim on June 6th 2019 at 16:32:19

Message Thread

FFS. Twats. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 6, 14:27:35
- Yes but they can wave a blue passport when arrested now... every cloud 🙄 (n/m) (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, Jun 6, 16:44:59
- Whereas (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:15:09
  - Stag do bell ends. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 6, 17:07:17
  - Hang on. Portugal fan celebrates by throwing a beer in the air. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 6, 16:20:39
    - My point is that a portugal fan hurls a beer in the air and (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:36:26
      - It is a harmless, celebratory gesture! (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:03:23
        
        Maybe I'll just post this again (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 17:04:53
        
        Anyway... I'm out now. The lawn won't mow itself* (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 17:06:13
        
        IIRC OG has an remote control lawn mower (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 6, 18:08:47
      - Even by the Guardian account there appears to be a semblance of truth to *what*? (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:59:40
        
        That the first beer was thrown by Portuguese fans. It doesn;t actually say whether (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 17:11:39
        
        "Does not mean violence in response is justified." (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 18:19:03
        
        Well, none of us were there (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:24:01
      - "... it's always an element..." (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 6, 16:49:30
    - ... (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:22:44
      - Fuck off back to Liverpool .... (Other Football) - yellowman, Jun 6, 17:20:55
        
        The level I expected from you to be fair (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 18:14:29
        
        My mistake (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 18:24:52
        
        One word....as opposed to.... (Other Football) - yellowman, Jun 6, 18:39:41
        
        Not really commented on the England stuff (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 19:50:56
  - Sorry its not unfortunate that younger fans are following the national team but (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:16:45
    - "getting drawn into these types of incidents" (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 17:02:04
      - And his relentless determination to defend it is incredible. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 17:03:24
    - You are shifting your argument all the time (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:21:46
      - I'm not making an argument. You are. (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:32:19
        
        Semantics Jim. You are making a 'case' to deny/excuse/justify awful behaviour (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:34:30
        
        Or maybe he has just given his honest perspective on the matter in a broad sense (Other Football) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 6, 16:49:48
        
        Nope (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:43:45
        
        Simply posting chunks of *other things* you have said makes no difference (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:48:37
        
        Where have I said that? (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:52:44
        
        You haven't condoned it, no. (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:58:07
        
        I have condemned it. I said bad behaviour should be called out and that (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 17:06:54
        
        You've excused it, you've suggested it was overhyped, you've said our fans may have been (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 18:16:23
        
        I condemn your violent words towards Jim. (n/m) (Other Football) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 6, 16:52:14
        
        I also condemn your selective nitpicking (n/m) (Other Football) - Basingstoke_Canary_J, Jun 6, 16:53:19
- To be honest its inevitable that when we play in destinations such as this, in (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 15:47:41
  - You really do offer some genuinely bemusing takes sometimes (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:03:02
    - Sorry my reply above was meant to be a response to this. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jun 6, 16:17:13
  - "Get boisterous" (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 6, 16:01:48
    - Just drunk lads, excercising their rights, in the face of extreme provocation (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 6, 16:23:10
      - Haha (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 16:24:06
  - hang on , we cant have sensible posts like this (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 6, 15:54:22
    - Yeah, no one said that. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 6, 15:56:25
- Another England fan in his early-20s had a different view of the police charges. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 6, 15:30:29
- They're just making Britain Great again (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Jun 6, 14:57:02
- its a small number of fans as usual (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 6, 14:33:16
  - its always a small number, yet on the news it always appears as a large number..? (n/m) (Other Football) - Lager top, Jun 6, 15:06:28
    - what are you trying to say (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 6, 15:11:00
      - I think I might have cracked this. (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 15:29:25
  - Yeah, twats. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jun 6, 14:40:32

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