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Should have brought in an armed response team.

Plastic bullets, tear gas, tasers, CS spray. Would have controlled it a bit more.

Those yobs do something like that in America, or some Euro country / Russia they'd get a bit of a beating.
 
There's a bit more to it than that. Obviously I hope anyone involved with the rioting (lets be honest, that's what it was - an old fashioned riot) gets put in prison for a long time.

I heard that the main square in Manchester got dangerously overcrowded, and the powers that be decided to turn off the big screens because it would have been dangerous if Rangers had have scored (I don't believe that rubbish about it being a signal failure). If so, sounds like a pretty big mistake to make - it should have been obvious that if you have a load of football fans, drinking all day, who suddenly can't do the thing they've traveled to do, they ain't gonna be too happy.
 
I also think its a bit of a coincidence that the screen went off where there was overcrowding like.

Either way theres no reason to behave like they did, I found it amusing that the scots wanted an enquiry and blamed the mancs for sending out riot police, not long later CCTV footage of fans charging 10policemen and battering 1 to bits was released.
Seemed like it was handled quite well, Much more trouble on the continent than that, its just because this doesnt happen for our league games that its in the news this much.
 
peetee said:
I also think its a bit of a coincidence that the screen went off where there was overcrowding like.

Either way theres no reason to behave like they did, I found it amusing that the scots wanted an enquiry and blamed the mancs for sending out riot police, not long later CCTV footage of fans charging 10policemen and battering 1 to bits was released.
Seemed like it was handled quite well, Much more trouble on the continent than that, its just because this doesnt happen for our league games that its in the news this much.
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Yeah, the Scottish political parties look very foolish blaming the police so early. I hope Manchester City Council can claim the clear-up cost back from the Scottish parliament ;)

Also amused by the Scots trying to pretend it's not their problem by saying the Rangers fans want to be English etc.
 
Ungrateful ********, get all that organised for them and they cause all that trouble.

Awful.
 
Rangers should be kicked out of Europe for a few years, there is no reason for fans to act like that, yes they where drinking all day, yes they lost but why go on the rampage and attack police for no reason, where the police attacking the fans for no reason?

They saw the police and the fact they where English and took there **** teams tactics and skills out on the police and Manchester public. It would have been a different story if they had won.
 
Bunch of neanderthals. Sad thing is that those who took part will think it hilarious and will love the attention it has brought.
 
i wanted to go into town after my exam yesterday but didnt as id already witnessed hundreds of footy fans around so i thought id go today instead but when i saw the news this morning and the fact that the city centre looked like the local tip i thought i might aswell go nxt week instead
 
let that be a lesson learned, should never have allowed drinking to the extent they did, I dont care what anyone says but alcohol was the biggest contributing factor to this
 
Azagoth said:
You see, this is what happens when you relax the borders and allow the barbarians into the Country.
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Element of truth in that actually.

Because the final was only 'down the road' it allowed the Broxburn Loyal and Whifflet Young Mental Squad types to make an appearance. If it had been abroad these sort of trouble making morons probably couldn't have afforded the trip. Still no excuse though.
 
There was a similar thread in the Sports Arena which was closed due to the stupidity of a few concerning the unfortunate death of Tommy Burns, consequently this thread will be closed too.
 
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