Euro 2020 final disorder

[Mr Soul '68]

Is anyone surprised the disorder at Wembley happened the way it did on the day of the Euro final?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59518850

[lardy]

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It's a terrible read, and I feel really bad especially for the kids. That day should have been the best in their childhood, win or lose, and instead it was terrifying.

Why do you ask about being surprised? To me, it was way beyond what I may have expected and I'm not sure the authorities take a great deal of blame.

[Jordi Culé]

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Is anyone surprised the disorder at Wembley happened the way it did on the day of the Euro final?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59518850

Not really.

I’m a little surprised by the response although I’m not sure what could’ve been done differently? It’s obvious from mid morning that things were going to go tits up.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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Not really.

I’m a little surprised by the response although I’m not sure what could’ve been done differently? It’s obvious from mid morning that things were going to go tits up.

Exactly this, the lack of police response is unforgivable.

[goats]

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I always get the feeling if you step out of line at football these days you are in serious bother…..weird how there was so little police and security, at a final no less.

[PontBlue]

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They need to treat this as a society issue and not just a football issues because this same behaviour had happened at other types of events.

Some people think they can do what they want.

[Seabird]

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Surely the time of kick-off was wrong - all day on whatever got you "off yer face"?

[JamesWales]

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Classic case of a perfect storm coming together really. Certainly a product of lockdown etc.

Although football safety has vastly improved, it goes to show that at pressure points (entrance / exit points mainly) we could still see stuff go seriously wrong.

Lucky noboday died seems to be a common feeling.

[goats]

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They need to treat this as a society issue and not just a football issues because this same behaviour had happened at other types of events.

Some people think they can do what they want.

Who were the 6000 ticketless people? We’re they actually football fans or just general chancers and yobs from London?

[JamesWales]

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Who were the 6000 ticketless people? We’re they actually football fans or just general chancers and yobs from London?

All three probably. I think we can all understand how it could happen though. Summer Sunday, no football for 18 months, long day on the piss, chance to win something for the first time in 50 years, loads of booze, excitement building, no fan zones in central london, more booze, knowledge there are 30,000 physically empty seats, inexperienced stewarding....these things escalate.

That's not to excuse it at all, I can just see how it emerged.

Wouldn't have happened in normal times and wouldn't have happened if stadium had been totally empty either.

[MacAdder]

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Surprised at the enormity of disorder tbh.
Obviously well organised.
Where was the intelligence?

[The Bloop]

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The response from the authorities on the day was too little too late. Police tried to give people the opportunity to enjoy a good day out, thinking a carnival atmosphere eould ensue, but yet again the drinking culture, immaturity and the ability of people just to enjoy themselves was too much. The lack of fan zones played a massive part and I think the structure of the tournament played its part in that.
Will 1 game behind closed doors be a suitable punishment and deterrent- I doubt it.

[NYCBlue]

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Is anyone surprised the disorder at Wembley happened the way it did on the day of the Euro final?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59518850

The main surprise for me is that there were only 6000 ticketless fans. The lack of planning and precaution is just par for the course. The pubs were open at 9am? WTF?

[delmbox]

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Classic case of a perfect storm coming together really. Certainly a product of lockdown etc.

Although football safety has vastly improved, it goes to show that at pressure points (entrance / exit points mainly) we could still see stuff go seriously wrong.

Lucky noboday died seems to be a common feeling.

I honestly think that with England playing in the finalof a major tournament at Wembley those football fans would have been drinking all day lockdown or no lockdown

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Liverpool fans acting pissed up and drunk ......oh Hillsborough was their fault

Wembley lot acting pissed up , causing carnage all day ......luckily nobody was killed ......move along nothing to see here