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Acrylic-bob · 23-02-2005, 06:38

I watched the news reports of the disturbances following a couple of football matches at the weekend in utter disbelief. I saw the massed police presence and noted that they closed off large sections of towns, redirecting traffic and affecting businesses. Not for the first time I was moved to wonder at the attiude of (a) the "supporters", and (b) the authorities. If any other business caused this amount of distruption on such a depressingly regular basis it would have so much legislation thrown at it that it would be unable to continue. And yet the foootball clubs are allowed to carry on as if nothing remarkable or untoward had happened.

Other sporting events manage to take place without all this disruption. Can you imagine rioting at a race course or at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race or at Wimbeldon?

Why does a special exception have to be made for football?

And I also have to wonder at a "sport" that attracts the likes of the head-case who thought that it was permissable to go onto the pitch and attack the players and police. How can people let such a trivial matter as a game get so out of proportion?

23-02-2005, 06:38	#2
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: Swift Justice. I watched the news reports of the disturbances following a couple of football matches at the weekend in utter disbelief. I saw the massed police presence and noted that they closed off large sections of towns, redirecting traffic and affecting businesses. Not for the first time I was moved to wonder at the attiude of (a) the "supporters", and (b) the authorities. If any other business caused this amount of distruption on such a depressingly regular basis it would have so much legislation thrown at it that it would be unable to continue. And yet the foootball clubs are allowed to carry on as if nothing remarkable or untoward had happened. Other sporting events manage to take place without all this disruption. Can you imagine rioting at a race course or at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race or at Wimbeldon? Why does a special exception have to be made for football? And I also have to wonder at a "sport" that attracts the likes of the head-case who thought that it was permissable to go onto the pitch and attack the players and police. How can people let such a trivial matter as a game get so out of proportion? __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 23-02-2005 at 06:40.