Originally posted by Dels2:
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Originally posted by Shaker Beads:
If you treat people like animals they'll act like animals - it's not rocket science - put them in cages or stand around them threatening to wallop them if they so much as move and really what do you expect other than defiance and agression back? I'm not saying that approach wasn't need in the 1970s and 80s but I don't think it is now - if every time an English team goes abroad these places act like they're preparing for war or something - I can only imagine that just excites the few meatheads intent on trouble even more and also gets the backs up of people who wouldn't have got their backs up had they not been treat like a criminal.
Look at the violence that takes place against the police in Italy - from Italian fans! It's not like the only time they have problems is when an English team comes to town! Also while I remember - there was very little trouble in Germany last summer given the size of the tournament - I have to be totally frank and just say I don't think southern Europeans "do" organisation and stuff like that very well (which in many ways is a brilliant thing - siestas!- but not policing a football match)
I guess the Italian's haven't forgiven the English... There's alot of history there.
I over heard someone saying today that because of this violence in Rome last night Italian teams & the national team should get treated like the English teams did in 1985.
ARE THERE 39 PEOPLE LYING DEAD?!