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

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

So now we've got to a point where far right twats and pro Palestine twats will be turning up on Nov 6th to kick off. Fucking ridiculous.

[amfy]

Things have changed since the 80a? Who knew?

Racism was all part and parcel of the ‘good natured fun’ back then. We try and do a bit better now.

[London Villan]

I can see the game being behind closed doors at this rate.

[garyellis]

I can see the game being behind closed doors at this rate.

And that is the worst of the options and a complete failure

[Sexual Ealing]

I can see the game being behind closed doors at this rate.

And that is the worst of the options and a complete failure

I don't agree that's the worst option. What will happen is the worst option. The ban will be reversed and the game will be a battle zone. The people to suffer most will be the residents of B6.

[garyellis]

I can see the game being behind closed doors at this rate.

And that is the worst of the options and a complete failure

I don't agree that's the worst option. What will happen is the worst option. The ban will be reversed and the game will be a battle zone. The people to suffer most will be the residents of B6.

A sorry reflection on society to be in this position. Operationally I can see the problems. Behind close doors is pathetic and the worst option. It’s complete capitulation.

[john2710]

Robinson's comments about going to Birmingham to support Maccabi will make us all, as supporters of an anti-Semitic football club, targets on the night. That's how these scumbags will look at it.

And I wouldn't be surprised if we see evidence of it starting tomorrow.

[andyh]

BCD or banning away fans is too late now. The damage is done.

I can see it being played on a neutral ground, abroad.

[dave.woodhall]

Robinson's comments about going to Birmingham to support Maccabi will make us all, as supporters of an anti-Semitic football club, targets on the night. That's how these scumbags will look at it.

And I wouldn't be surprised if we see evidence of it starting tomorrow.

Nothing will happen tomorrow. Spurs' perceived Jewishness has pretty much gone.

[cdbearsfan]

Regardless of whether the stereotype is true there are, undoubtedly, some twats who will believe it. Chelsea and West Ham will come out with antisemitic nonsense when they play them on a regular basis and our own supporters aren't immune either, as Amfy has mentioned.

[Sexual Ealing]

And football fans' chants aren't famous for their logical coherence.

[Gerrin]

If he was a Wolves fan, didn't they spend a lot of time in the eighties getting relegated then getting promoted again, so we wouldn't have played them much anyway?

As I said. He didn't really have much reason to be popping into the away end at Villa Park in the 80s.

Even if it’s true, it might be, as a kid I watched West Brom, Wolves and Villa with my dad, My uncle, an Irish Liverpool fan, went to many local grounds depending who was home. My memories as a kid were also generally light hearted fun at the matches, probably as I was always in the family enclosures, sitting safely with other dads and kids. We took my cousin once at 4 years old and he slept through a boring 0-0 draw with QPR. What I’m saying is, although there was probably awful violence going on, my uncle or dad could still manage to take me to games and avoid it. All I remember is sitting in the stand, watching the match.

I’d be foolish, to look back now and to believe that my memories were very different to the fighting that happened around the ground, pubs, fields or housing estates and were quickly nipped in the bud by the police and no harm was done.

I was the same as a kid late 70s, same grounds, you had the pick of the matches on a Saturday morning, and could literally just rock up. How times have changed.

[TaxDodger]

Robinson's comments about going to Birmingham to support Maccabi will make us all, as supporters of an anti-Semitic football club, targets on the night. That's how these scumbags will look at it.

I do agree that the worst of both sides turning up on the night is an extemely possible and extremely concerning thing, but random Villa fans aren't going to be attacked. It still should be relatively easy to avoid trouble unless you're extremely unlucky.

[brontebilly]

Robinson's comments about going to Birmingham to support Maccabi will make us all, as supporters of an anti-Semitic football club, targets on the night. That's how these scumbags will look at it.

And I wouldn't be surprised if we see evidence of it starting tomorrow.

Would he, and his roundabout painting ilk, have more support on the Blues side of town? If so, throw those into the mix for using the opportunity to have a go at the Villa on the night.

[HolteL4]

Robinson's comments about going to Birmingham to support Maccabi will make us all, as supporters of an anti-Semitic football club, targets on the night. That's how these scumbags will look at it.

I do agree that the worst of both sides turning up on the night is an extemely possible and extremely concerning thing, but random Villa fans aren't going to be attacked. It still should be relatively easy to avoid trouble unless you're extremely unlucky.

If it does kick off this won't be like your normal football violence where if you have an IQ in double figures you will be able to avoid it. There is a high possibility that innocent people who just want to go and watch the game will get caught up in the middle of it all. This could be like the Blues 2010 Carling Cup game on steroids