Europa League 2025-26

[tomd2103]

This is going to get overturned. If a single Muslim or, indeed, any Brummie or travelling Villa fan gets hurt as a result, who will take the blame?

What about travelling MTAV fans who have no interest in causing trouble and just want to watch a football match and support their team?

If the decision is overturned (which I think is likely to now happen) then I can only see that heightening tensions.

[Ads]

What happened in the ‘Dam:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15KN1e7sy2m/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The Independent Advisor to the Government on antisemitism, John Mann (who did a 3 day on the ground in the Dam investigation) holds a different view. Suggests his report has been ignored and that this decision isn't based on Mayoral Advice from Amsterdam as indicated.

Ah yes, John Mann who is, of course, famously impartial when it comes to anti-semitism and will focus entirely on the facts.

Which facts in his report didn't you agree with?

What a strange thing to ask, for a bunch of reasons but most importantly why would you watch a video like that, which clearly shows horrific racist chanting from MTA fans, and decide to go with another classic bit of Ads deflection.

How about, instead of your normal bullshit, you explain why you think it would be good for anyone to have those scenes replayed in Aston and why you're clearly siding with the people portraying those fans as victims.

Questioning which elements of the report you disagree with, when you have questioned the veracity of facts contained in the same, is entirely germane with the issue.

Your ad hominem is uncalled for, I would suggest you engage properly or not at all.

[Drummond]

This is going to get overturned. If a single Muslim or, indeed, any Brummie or travelling Villa fan gets hurt as a result, who will take the blame?

What about travelling MTV fans who have no interest in causing trouble and just want to watch a football match and support their team?

If the decision is overturned (which I think is likely to now happen) then I can only see that heightening tensions.

They should try TNT. MTV are stopping the music thing now though perhaps reality TV is what we're trying to avoid here.

[Brazilian Villain]

Wow, when did the BBC become a propaganda arm for the state of Israel?

I ask myself the same question every time I see a report by Jeremy Bowen.

[Sexual Ealing]

This must be serious, they've got their best brains working on it, including Lisa 'Towns' Nandy. What could possibly go wrong? I predict a reversal of the decision, followed by the announcement of a curfew for residents of Aston.

https://bsky.app/profile/johntownley.bsky.social/post/3m3exeulw2s23

[Nev]

This is going to get overturned. If a single Muslim or, indeed, any Brummie or travelling Villa fan gets hurt as a result, who will take the blame?

What about travelling MTAV fans who have no interest in causing trouble and just want to watch a football match and support their team?

If the decision is overturned (which I think is likely to now happen) then I can only see that heightening tensions.

What about it when the fans of any team are kettled, treated like shit or even locked up at Nottingham Train Station for no reason. Fans have been banned and treated like shit for years and now all of a sudden it's not fair when politicians can make some political capital.

[Meanwood Villa]

The mad thing is I'm not even sure what the political capital is here.

[trinityoap]

Villa will get the blame whatever happens.

[Beard82]

Its being live reported on the homepage of the BBC - the problem is were going to be tainted by all this whatever happens as some of the worst on all sides are using it

[SamTheMouse]

This is going to get overturned. If a single Muslim or, indeed, any Brummie or travelling Villa fan gets hurt as a result, who will take the blame?

What about travelling MTAV fans who have no interest in causing trouble and just want to watch a football match and support their team?

If the decision is overturned (which I think is likely to now happen) then I can only see that heightening tensions.

What about it when the fans of any team are kettled, treated like shit or even locked up at Nottingham Train Station for no reason. Fans have been banned and treated like shit for years and now all of a sudden it's not fair when politicians can make some political capital.

Quite. This happens all the time, but because so many other people are disingenuous twats, the club are getting hammered for a decision they weren't even responsible for making.

[cdbearsfan]

The mad thing is I'm not even sure what the political capital is here.

Indeed. Utter lunatics like Hookey who form all their opinions from the Daily Mail and genuinely believe that Labour hate Jews are not going to change their mind. Some Muslims and people who generally think genocide is bad might be less likely to vote Labour as a result of Starmer's latest intervention.

If Maccabi fans attend and a single Muslim-owned shop or house gets smashed up, or a single local resident gets hurt as a result, people will quite rightly remember the politicians who stood up for the rights of racist hooligans above Brummies.

[ian c.]

I predict a reversal of the decision, followed by the announcement of a curfew for residents of Aston.

That would make sense. We should probably ban home fans from the game.

[pauliewalnuts]

I predict a reversal of the decision, followed by the announcement of a curfew for residents of Aston.

That would make sense. We should probably ban home fans from the game.

Or ban the players.

Until recently, most of ours seemed to have self-banned from turning up, in advance.

[dave.woodhall]

Things I've learned in the past 24 hours - We've got a Jewish supporters club.

Things I already knew - Jonny Gould is a massive, massive twat.

[AV82EC]

Things I've learned in the past 24 hours - We've got a Jewish supporters club.

Things I already knew - Jonny Gould is a massive, massive twat.

I had the misfortune to accidentally click on the link to Nicky Campbell earlier and he was holding forth, what a colossal bellend. I lasted about 30 seconds before turning off.

Anyone know how long the Jewish Supporters club has been in existence? I’d obviously heard of various other SCs mainly based on location and sexuality and disability but I hadn’t realised we had some religion based SCs. Which is fine in case anyone thinks I’m being disingenuous .