NRL Hooligans thread

[Sacko]

Its not an NRL hooligan issue, but i read in the local rag that there were fights at the local football grandfinals on the weekend at Bluetongue.

The paper said that there were 4000 people at the games and less than 1% were involved in the fights..

Less than 1% is less than 40 people..  Even if there were 20 involved its almost a riot.!!!!!!!!

Technically you only need 3 people for a riot!

 

[serious14]

Of course, if 3 people got kicked out of a football game where 80 000 were present, it would be a front page headline of "sokkah disgrace".

 

[dibo]

rubbish it would. refer to my comment in the other thread about a persecution complex...

it worries me if you actually think like that. it's like the caricature of the needy whingy soccer fan that journos (or insert other less complimentary name) like malcolm knox and john birmingham whinge about.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Dibo, now you lot are in you've forgotten how to hate.................harden the f**k up son and no mercy for enemies.

 

[serious14]

Dibo - it was one of Melbourne's games last season against either Sydney or Adelaide (might have been Season 2), that was on at the same time as a cricket game at the G across town...... 80 something people got ejected from a crowd of 75 000, and the crowd was reported as "well behaved", whereas at the Dome, 3 people were ejected from 45 000 and it was a "disgraceful display of soccer violence".  I don't remember the exact date, but I do know this sort of vested interest BS journalism goes on all the time.

Like Greenpole said, don't go soft on us now......

 

[bjw]

Only one week left of this shit-fest

 

[FFC Mariner]

Intersting article in this mornings Fin Review written by none other than Mark Latham (remember him).

A very detailed and insightful analysis of where the game has completely f**ked itself.

Dont know if I can post a link (anyone subscribe to the AFR??) but well worth a read.

ps - appears next to the editorial as well

 

[dibo]

Dibo, now you lot are in you've forgotten how to hate.................harden the f**k up son and no mercy for enemies.

Dibo - it was one of Melbourne's games last season against either Sydney or Adelaide (might have been Season 2), that was on at the same time as a cricket game at the G across town...... 80 something people got ejected from a crowd of 75 000, and the crowd was reported as "well behaved", whereas at the Dome, 3 people were ejected from 45 000 and it was a "disgraceful display of soccer violence".  I don't remember the exact date, but I do know this sort of vested interest BS journalism goes on all the time.

Like Greenpole said, don't go soft on us now......

Im just more concerned that football supporters generally dont come off like a bunch of complete tragics. The problem with us collectively is that weve had the smell of fear and desperation about us. Were always so worried about the next kick that comes our way, like itll be the one that finishes us off once and for all. Let rugby league journos write what they want about us, who cares? Theyre not going to be the death of us.

The thing that would more likely kill us is the unbelievable pessimism and paranoia that seems to infest some segments of the football community (mixed with the schadenfreude of the considerable minority who are either eurosnobs or whose clubs missed the boat for the A-League) that leads people to declare us dead or dying as soon as theres a slight bump in our crowd numbers, a poor Socceroos performance or a poor quality round of A-League matches.

When were the ones running around talking about how were never given a fair go and how the other sports are so supported by the media and we get scraps we come off like a whiny kid. Its not faaaaairrrr Were bigger and stronger than that. f**k the rugby league journos. Weve also got football journos (growing un number and quality) who kindly didnt ask too many questions about the crowd numbers in the first season of the A-League, or the financial positions of the clubs or the FFA, or report certain things that may or may not have happened around various grounds over the last few years.

Weve got companies like News Magazines investing significant amounts on a weekly magazine for our sport. Weve got other corporates getting on board and putting money into the game. FFS our club just turned a profit before it turned four years old!

With all these things we dont need the its not faaaaairrrr business. It just makes us look weak.

 

[FFC Mariner]

James, looks like just you an me in the Provisional Wing then

 

[CCMonkey]

So who do you recon will win the GF? i will be backing Manly

 

[dibo]

didn't you walk into the wrong bar, sunshine?

 

[adz]

melbourne
don't even bother having the stupid game
seriously
waste of f**king time for all involved

 

[FFC Mariner]

Tickets freely available according to this mornings media..........

 

[uptheguts]

I am in Melbourne on Sunday, going to find a bar and shout for Manly just for shits n giggles.

verhead:

 

[adz]

think you will find nobody cares in melbourne

 

[FFC Mariner]

think you will find nobody cares in melbourne

or according to Mark Latham, anywhere else either. I know Manly supporters who live in Sydney who cant be arsed to go coz they would rather watch it on TV.

 

[adz]

think you will find nobody cares in melbourne

or according to Mark Latham, anywhere else either. I know Manly supporters who live in Sydney who cant be arsed to go coz they would rather watch it on TV.

no different to any other weekend of nrl then really

 

[mariners4ever]

according to the telegraph there are still 9000 tickets available

 

[bjw]

Last day of NRL

 

[kevrenor]

Last day of NRL