Europa League 2025-26

[Demitri_C]

The majority of their fans will be racist twats looking for trouble, just as they were on the last occasion when they played a European game in a big city with a sizeable Muslim population. As we saw with Legia, most reasonable supporters won't bother travelling, with all the tickets given to ultra type bellends.

I hope not. Last thing we need is more trouble like with legia

[Somniloquism]

Can’t believe we have a home 5.45 kick off, traffic will be an absolute nightmare

I was going to mention that. Very rare a UK home match is played at that time. In Europe the 1745 KO is more usual as it is closer to 7pm or 8pm local time.

I'm pretty sure it's not just the mushrooms confusing me here.

Mainland Europe then. Who are normally and hour or two ahead of the UK. (Or are you confused I used two different time units)

[Brazilian Villain]

I'd love the Maccabi match to be nothing but a footballing contest but, anyone who believes there won't be at least a bit bother, is mistaken imo.

Their supporters won't know what's hit them. They may have done a minimum of 32 months military service, possibly even fought against Hamas and/or Hezbollah, but they'll shit themselves when some balding, overweight fifty-something Brummies come at them looking for vengeance.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'd love the Maccabi match to be nothing but a footballing contest but, anyone who believes there won't be at least a bit bother, is mistaken imo.

Their supporters won't know what's hit them. They may have done a minimum of 32 months military service, possibly even fought against Hamas and/or Hezbollah, but they'll shit themselves when some balding, overweight fifty-something Brummies come at them looking for vengeance.

Indeed, handling Stone Island wearing pavement dancers is going to be the second easiest thing they’ve done, after all that shooting starving civilians in food queues.

[darren woolley]

I'm looking forward to our games at first I was underwhelmed  but now I can't wait.

[Hookeysmith]

I'm away during the match against the murdering scum. Not too bothered about missing that tbh (if we are allowed to attend anyway).

Is this the terrorist murderous scum that killed 1400 innocent young people at a music festival and still to this day keep some of them as hostages?

[cdbearsfan]

No, we aren't playing a Palestinian team, unless you think Tel Aviv is in Palestine, you daft antisemite. Does any terrorist atrocity or kidnapping justify genocide?

[Somniloquism]

I'm away during the match against the murdering scum. Not too bothered about missing that tbh (if we are allowed to attend anyway).

Is this the terrorist murderous scum that killed 1400 innocent young people at a music festival and still to this day keep some of them as hostages?

725 Israeli civilians (including 36 children), 71 foreign nationals, and 379 security forces. Not 1400 innocent people at one site.

62,122 Palestinians have been killed since then in Gaza, of which over a 1000 have been children. In the West Bank, a 1000 Palestinians have also been killed, and afaik, they had nothing to do with the attack and are mostly civilians.

[dave.woodhall]

Let's try and keep it civil, to each other at least.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I'm away during the match against the murdering scum. Not too bothered about missing that tbh (if we are allowed to attend anyway).

Is this the terrorist murderous scum that killed 1400 innocent young people at a music festival and still to this day keep some of them as hostages?

It's almost as if, and hold your horses, Hamas are murderous scum AND the Israeli government are even bigger murderous scum. Incredible, I know.

[Brazilian Villain]

Maccabi the day after Bonfire Night. It gets better.

Hopefully, they haven't seen the hipster Bohs fans trying to take the piss in Derry. https://x.com/real_eire/status/1948863711374106838

[Percy McCarthy]

I'd love the Maccabi match to be nothing but a footballing contest but, anyone who believes there won't be at least a bit bother, is mistaken imo.

Their supporters won't know what's hit them. They may have done a minimum of 32 months military service, possibly even fought against Hamas and/or Hezbollah, but they'll shit themselves when some balding, overweight fifty-something Brummies come at them looking for vengeance.

It won’t be football hooligans mate. More like the firm that turned out in Bordesley Green when it was rumoured that Tiny Tommy Two-names’  firm was going to turn up. Of course, the rumours were untrue. Tommy’s firm is undoubtedly stupid, but they’re not suicidal.

[VillaMatt93]

I'm away during the match against the murdering scum. Not too bothered about missing that tbh (if we are allowed to attend anyway).

I've only recently rejoined this forum but can I ask if you've ever been to Israel and Palestine and if so please document your time there...

I mean you've missed our trip to Turkey and the constant raids and bombing campaigns they've done in Syria also in the last several years....

[Steve67]

Be quite nice to turn this back into a thread about football and leave the politics to the politics thread.

[Hookeysmith]

Be quite nice to turn this back into a thread about football and leave the politics to the politics thread.

Agreed.

If their "supporters" have form for causing trouble then we should not allow them in the ground. Surely that is simple enough.
I'm sure the football team is just a football team so nothing wrong with the game being played.