Brighton fans stabbed in Rome

[Richard III]

Bloody awful, hope they're not too badly injured & a speedy recovery.

 

[PeteFTM]

Italian clubs should be banned from all European competitions, every year it is the same. If it happened in England then I'm sure UEFA wouldn't hesitate to take action against the clubs.

10 year ban imo f*** them. Cowards. They always attack the vulnerable, never anyone who would present a threat.

 

[steven]

Doesn't the write-up of this everywhere read like they were just randomly attacked & mugged rather than it being anything at all to do with football?

 

[Nil desperandum]

Shocking behaviour - need stringing up. The Brighton fans on their forum are extremely weird like

 

[woodlebert]

Doesn't the write-up of this everywhere read like they were just randomly attacked & mugged rather than it being anything at all to do with football?

I was trying to seek clarity on this

 

[hank williams]

Colour me surprised. Italian fans are scumbags.

How come thet never get kicked out of Europe

 

[forever changes]

If it happened here they would ban English clubs ! But stabbings, violence and racial abuse is acceptable from Turkey Italy Hungary Balkans etc

 

[naughtynose]

I just don't get it, why feel the need?
Just scum that need ridding of

This is what I don't get, why do it, what is the point? Just utter scumbags who need stoning to death

Shame really as it's a lovely country it just has tons of lunatics in it

Mafia wannabes

 

[The Lotts]

How come thet never get kicked out of Europe

Because it never happens in the ground?

If it happened here they would ban English clubs ! But stabbings, violence and racial abuse is acceptable from Turkey Italy Hungary Balkans etc

You often see punishments and stand closures for racism tbf. You don't get stabbings inside football grounds hence nothing is done about that and I can't remember the last time I seen large scale violence inside a football ground at a European game either

 

[Sussex By The Sea]

I don't personally know them but one is a friend of a couple of the lads I go to games with.
Stabbed in the arse apparently but is fine and still going to the game

 

[SAFC 2012]

I don't personally know them but one is a friend of a couple of the lads I go to games with.
Stabbed in the arse apparently but is fine and still going to the game

I won’t say why I was about to

Glad he’s ok though

 

[AKickUpTheBerntHaas]

In a city like Rome, how do you identify who is a fan of which football club? If these blokes weren’t in Brighton colours, how do you even identify them?

 

[Sussex By The Sea]

I won’t say why I was about to

Glad he’s ok though

I think we've already made those jokes about stabbing and arses amongst ourselves

 

[Bradford Pete]

I won’t say why I was about to

Glad he’s ok though

 

[Biffo The Bear]

Was that when Drogba was unplayable

Yes. Demolished us. He was fantastic that night.

Can't wait for England to be punished for this

Everton points reduction?

 

[AyeAyeAye]

High chance its not match going fans tho, it's thugs targeting the foreign visitors.

Suspect it’s more this. Thieves targeting easy victims who’ve probably had a pint or 2 and are isolated. Motive is more likely simple robbery than football fans clashing.

 

[CheersMarra84]

Bunch of cowardly little wankers, the Italian fans like. Shithouses!

 

[lucky]

Th

Yes. Demolished us. He was fantastic that night.

Everton points reduction?

That was first time I had ever heard/saw of Drogba and remember thinking he is going to be brilliant.

 

[AndyGray1985]

@AndyGray1985 any insight into why this is an issue? It seems to happen more than in other European countries

Are the police shit? Does it happen at lot to locals as well but we only notice when it’s British people? Do they dislike foreigners? Does it happen to other visitors (eg French, Spaniards?) or just British? Does it happen to non-football holiday makers or focussed around matches?

Loads of possibilities - just curious

I'll ask my Italian friend (He's a Roma supporter)

 

[Biffo The Bear]

Th

That was first time I had ever heard/saw of Drogba and remember thinking he is going to be brilliant.

Yes. We drew the first leg 0-0 however they played really negatively. Really fancied our chances... he was unplayable. We did well to get away with 2.