| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread 13:04 - Jul 10 with 42712 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
I think I’ve been quite lucky so far no?
Well managed England play will defeat the Italians by the odd goal.
Here’s me putting the gauntlet down:
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:09 - Jul 15 with 1941 views | 80s_Boy |
The responses.....
That's why we need to consider media coverage because no doubt more than one of these idiots will be inspired. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:32 - Jul 15 with 1887 views | joe90 |
Of course he's a Chelsea fan. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:41 - Jul 15 with 1867 views | TacticalR |
A notable feature of declining powers like Britain is the poor quality of social organisation.
I am reminded of the inability to organise the 2005 World Athletic Championships.
'The failure to go ahead with the London championships is the first time in the modern sporting era that a major economic power has failed to meet a promise to hold a major sports event.'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/1577797.stm | |
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:55 - Jul 15 with 1837 views | 80s_Boy |
Interesting that that article is dated Thursday, 4 October, 2001, and just 1342 days later we were awarded the Olympics which were successful.
The article, in fact, goes on to say 'It is also a big blow for British hopes of staging the 2012 Olympics.'....
I think there are two positions you can adopt here. One is to over-complicate the issue with grand theorising and discussions of 'declining powers' or you can look at the rationale behind the decision: the fact that the Government at the time rightly believed that £250m to build a stadium for an event with little public interest was not justifiable. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 14:38 - Jul 15 with 1727 views | terryb |
Does Columbia not hosting the 1986 World Cup count then?
You may argue they were not a major economic power, but the "cream of the populatiion" were some of the wealthiest in the world. It's hard to believe that Mexico, who replaced them as hosts, were a richer country. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 15:36 - Jul 15 with 1682 views | kensalriser |
Mexico's population is more than double Colombia's so its GDP is much larger - in 1986 it was four times larger. | |
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 17:12 - Jul 15 with 1589 views | izlingtonhoop |
I don't know any of those things. Neither do you. Even a suspect carry a knife would not be legally entitled to that level of three second brutality. By an officer - here, I'll make a presumption - trained in restraint.
Looks wrong to me.
Oh, and sorry for the up arrow. Was just looking to see who agreed with you..
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 21:54 - Jul 15 with 1410 views | Maggsinho |
Paid £11k by The Sun for his story supposedly. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 10:22 - Jul 16 with 1183 views | SheffieldHoop |
"largely indecipherable blue lettering"
Immediately covered up and being used as an example of racism before anyone has a chance to work out what it says
"Officers are analysing CCTV and forensic evidence from the spray paint used, Greater Manchester Police say."
Try getting them to do that when your house is burgled!
Anyone bothered about all the people who've been made to feel like they'll be a target for racist abuse from white people, even though the true evidence supporting this wild claim is only a small fraction of what's being put forward?
Very frustrating but entirely predictable | |
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:14 - Jul 16 with 1154 views | Northolt_Rs |
Maybe an Italian had painted “Grazie” on the mural…. | |
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| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:19 - Jul 16 with 1145 views | GloryHunter |
Worth noting that there were no police on duty inside the ground. Wembley Stadium - like other football stadiums - is in private ownership, so they would have to pay the police to be there, which of course they don't want to do. Security inside the ground was reliant solely on the stewards, mostly kids on very poor money, and with no weapons or powers of arrest. The Met Police could only patrol outside the ground, in their normal role of keeping public order. Once the intruders had got past the feeble temporary fencing they were behind the police, who were powerless to do anything about it. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:22 - Jul 16 with 1134 views | 80s_Boy |
If the newspapers concentrated on accurate news rather than clicks on Social Media I'm convinced that the country would be a lot happier.
It was known on Monday morning that it wasn't racist abuse and that someone had written 'C**t' on the mural. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:24 - Jul 16 with 1127 views | Northernr |
This is a problem that crops up time and again. Private security firms undercutting the police bill for events then staffing the job either with kids and students who are only physically capable of checking a ticket and pointing in the vague direction of your seat, or absolute fcking meatheads who are just in it for the violence. Headingley for the cricket, Elland Road, away end at Old Trafford all particularly hideous experiences with the latter - stands policed by hired goons looking for a tear up. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:36 - Jul 16 with 1097 views | izlingtonhoop |
Hillsborough a couple of years ago.
The away end stewards were fit looking middle aged grey beards, looking desperately for any excuse to eject anyone. Desperately looking for it... | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 11:42 - Jul 16 with 1091 views | willis1980 |
Years back I remember baffled Bayern fans getting upset at being turfed out of Stamford Bridge for standing up. | | | |
| England ðŸ´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ v Italy 🇮🇹 Match Thread on 12:28 - Jul 16 with 1049 views | 80s_Boy |
West Midlands used to be the worst.
I remember being threatened with ejection at Highfield Road for 'Taunting the home fans...' I was in my early teens and singing "Sutton United" to them... | | | |
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