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

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Just to let you know that the Palestine Solidarity protest is now working with police to ensure it is all as safe and peaceful as possible.

Well that's a positive I suppose, but it just feels like it's antagonistic, raising the ante, trying to get one over Maccabi, is ill-timed and I wish they'd leave football alone and clear off.

Like it or not, politics will always overlap with sport especially when it is of an international nature.  1980 Olympics in Moscow, proposed South African cricket tour 1970, Berlin Olympics 1936.  The ancient Olympics in Greece were every bit as political.
Israeli teams have participated in UEFA tournaments since the early 1990s for a reason. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Syria, and Lebanon are all closer geographically to mainland Europe.

[Percy McCarthy]

Even the netball teams are a problem…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/c803gx0kjm4o

[Louzie0]

The Times is winding people up again.


Aston Villa and police accused of snubbing Jewish fans again.

Latest anti Villa story

[Meanwood Villa]

The most offensive thing about that story is the mess of a metaphor re "fumbled the pass into their own net"

[Rigadon]

We just need to get this game done now.  Play the game, move on. 

[Percy McCarthy]

We just need to get this game done now.  Play the game, move on.

Yes, and hope UEFA comes to its senses about this genocidal, terrorist state before we have to play any of its teams again.

[algy]

We just need to get this game done now.  Play the game, move on.

I agree. Just want to beat them and move on.

[Dave]

Why on earth would we give hundreds of tickets to a random third party group who are nothing to do with either club?

[Ads]

As the suggestion has come from somebody who doesn't know anything about football or is possibly an Arsenal fan.

See the last section of the article about our criteria, which is the same sort of discrimination we apply to Irish and Norwegian folk with their support for twats in the North West, everytime we play them. An absolute nothing to see here article.

[tomd2103]

Just to let you know that the Palestine Solidarity protest is now working with police to ensure it is all as safe and peaceful as possible.

How jolly nice of them.  Shame the same can't be said of the odious local MP.

[Chip Butty 111]

Looking at the ticket sales the protesters will outnumber the fans.
The only loser in the whole charade surrounding the game is Aston Villa Football Club, who have done nothing wrong but apparently are the bad guys.

[TonyD]

Not that many left.  Mainly in the Upper Trinity. 

[Crown Hill]

If there are any left in Europe they sell them cheaply on resale sites don’t they? Think they did that in the last couple of days against Bologna.

[PeterWithesShin]

There's fuck all chance they will for this one.

[TonyD]

Wrong thread.