The combined Maccabi thread - now with are you going? poll

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It’s more about the police not being able to predict or control the actions/threat from non-footballing sections of the community that would want to attack/harrass the macabi fans. Not a great look for Brum.

I'm sure you meant to say "and MTA fans provoking trouble and looking for reactions at all times".

Like The Green Brigade walking around Birmingham signing about the IRA and then getting turned over later in the evening?

[AV82EC]

It’s more about the police not being able to predict or control the actions/threat from non-footballing sections of the community that would want to attack/harrass the macabi fans. Not a great look for Brum.

I'm sure you meant to say "and MTA fans provoking trouble and looking for reactions at all times".

Like The Green Brigade walking around Birmingham signing about the IRA and then getting turned over later in the evening?

Fortunately that didn't happen (as far as I'm aware) but we did have to listen to their dreadful dirges about the IRA and watch as several in the home end Celtic fans got beaten up by Villa loyalists. of course all forgotten about in the glow of a cracking home win and qualification for the R16.

[LeeB]

The worst thing about all this is it gives voice to the most annoying, boring and ignorant fuckers on any side.

[Dave]

The worst thing about all this is it gives voice to the most annoying, boring and ignorant fuckers on any side.

Second worst. The worst is that there are two threads with exactly the same conversations going on. 

[Duncan Shaw]

It's not something Villa have asked for, but we are going to get tarred and there is no way we are going to come out of any of this looking good in any way. And that isn't fair.

[Brend'Watkins]

Andrew Fox
@Mr_Andrew_Fox
Statement from the Aston Villa Jewish Villans supporters’ club, of which I’m proud to be honorary president:

“In the summer of 1938, on a tour of Germany, the name Aston Villa became famous around the world, as the only visiting team who refused an official request to perform the Nazi salute prior to kickoff. Today, the same club have been forced by the local authorities to salute modern day Nazism.

We lay no blame on Villa - it would absolutely not be safe to allow thousands of Jews to walk around Aston and its surroundings. Why that may be so should trouble the entire country.

It must also be said that following the announcement, we have been inundated with Villa fans happy to give up their seats to travelling Tel Aviv supporters.”

Andrew Fox
@Mr_Andrew_Fox
Former British Army paratrooper and Sandhurst lecturer. Now a Defence researcher and war-zone analyst, frontline work in Gaza, Lebanon & Ukraine. PhD candidate.

[Lizz]

Sophie Corcoran receiving some good replies to this post - https://x.com/sophielouisecc/status/1978962952507072730

[AV82EC]

Sophie Corcoran receiving some good replies to this post - https://x.com/sophielouisecc/status/1978962952507072730

Some of us aren't on X, care to give us a flavour?

[Lizz]

This is what she said: Has anyone seen a single Aston Villa or primer league player condemn the banning of maccabi tel aviv fans yet?

And yes, she did say primer. Not techie enough to know how to show the actual link. In the main the replies are along the lines of why should they, and grow up Sophie.

[Brazilian Villain]

This is what she said: Has anyone seen a single Aston Villa or primer league player condemn the banning of maccabi tel aviv fans yet?

And yes, she did say primer. Not techie enough to know how to show the actual link. In the main the replies are along the lines of why should they,

Wrt the players, it's definitely a situation where silence is the counsel of the wise.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

The whole thing has been terrible for my business.
Does anyone want to buy a box of 500 Israel/Palestine half and half scarves?

[Des Little]

The whole thing has been terrible for my business.
Does anyone want to buy a box of 500 Israel/Palestine half and half scarves?

Get SPZL printed on them and you'll be laughing

[Sexual Ealing]

The whole thing has been terrible for my business.
Does anyone want to buy a box of 500 Israel/Palestine half and half scarves?

Get SPZL printed on them and you'll be laughing

Also, change the name from 'scarf' to 'urban worm snood'.

[PeterWithesShin]

If you're wondering what type of person Sophie is

Sophie Corcoran @sophielouisecc
15h

The FA forced us to take the knee over non existent racism in the UK

Yet are letting Aston Villa get away with actual racism

Sophie Corcoran @sophielouisecc
16h

I assume all the footballers who are taking the knee against racism will do so for the blatant racism showed by Aston Villa against the Jewish people and that they will put their money where there mouth is and call out the FA for this.

No point pretending to be anti racist otherwise

[ian c.]

If you're wondering what type of person Sophie is

Sophie Corcoran @sophielouisecc
15h

The FA forced us to take the knee over non existent racism in the UK

Yet are letting Aston Villa get away with actual racism

Oh dear.