Sergeant Wilson Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 8 hours ago, LondonHMFC said: Always been a rivalry due to opposing politics, however there has been a mutual respect. Atalanta for example rioted against Police after the death of Gabrielle Sandri, the Lazio fan shot dead by Italian police. Lazio have also had banners with "Freedom for our Atalanta enemies" around 2015 after numerous Atalanta Ultras were jailed, and "BOCIA FREE" again a Atalanta Ultra who was jailed. In the past year or so the rivalry has started to resurface, and in Frankfurt two weeks ago, Atalanta fans were present (they have an affiliation with Frankfurt) and attacked Lazio fans the evening before the game and tried to attack after the match but the police presence was too high. It was well known that the main faces of the Irriducibili were not travelling to Frankfurt (another protest), so they felt that Atalanta were basically taking the piss. Before the game with Fiorentina (three days after the Frankfurt fixture) Lazio displayed the below banner. Loosely translating to 'In Frankfurt you attacked families, however in Bergamo you are nowhere to be seen. There will be blades waiting for you in Rome, Atalanta rats" Lazio play the home leg of the Frankfurt tie on the 13th December, before going to Bergamo to play Atalanta on the 17th. Atalanta should get a TLDR, banner. I'm just back from Marine 0 Nantwich 1. They must have lost at least 10 balls over the fences into gardens bordering the ground. Someone must have to go round the doors after the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 23 hours ago, Jute said: Heading to Carlisle United v Newport next weekend. You have my sympathy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Was going to the Hamilton Accies v Basle UEFA Youth League match last night, but got stuck on the M74 which was closed after Hamilton due to an accident. Bailed at Bothwell services half an hour after the game had kicked off and went home instead. Disappointed, as it finished 2-2 thanks to a last minute Accies equaliser, 4-4 on aggregate and the young Accies won on penalties. Crowd of about 2,500 as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Nice football weekend ahead of me: Ross County v Greenock Morton on Saturday followed by a trip to Murrayfield for Hearts v Celtic. Looking forward to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Out of curiosity when you go to random matches, with no affiliation to either team, do you go for the home or away ends? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 10 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Out of curiosity when you go to random matches, with no affiliation to either team, do you go for the home or away ends? I usually go for the home end, unless I'm with someone who supports the away team and then I'll sit with them. That will be the case when I go to Rangers v Motherwell as I'm going with a Motherwell fan I know (and I previously tried and failed getting tickets for the home end at Ibrox so this is an easier way to tick the ground off as I've never been there yet). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Marten said: I previously tried and failed getting tickets for the home end at Ibrox Oh Marten. You seem like a good guy too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, 7-2 said: Oh Marten. You seem like a good guy too. Don't worry, I don't support them. Just trying to finish the 42 and Ibrox is one of the 12 I haven't been yet. So with Motherwell in the away end will do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 17 minutes ago, Marten said: Don't worry, I don't support them. Just trying to finish the 42 and Ibrox is one of the 12 I haven't been yet. So with Motherwell in the away end will do. Oh, I know you don't but choosing to go and be amongst them is a definite . Away section amongst actual football fans is the only way to do it. Have fun. Best of luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 35 minutes ago, Marten said: Don't worry, I don't support them. Just trying to finish the 42 and Ibrox is one of the 12 I haven't been yet. So with Motherwell in the away end will do. I've done 37 of the SPFL grounds but will only go if Killie are playing so might have a wait to complete it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrTroopMajor Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I enjoy games far more when my team are not playing to be honest! I also tend to go home end but near to the away section to get a good feel for atmosphere/hear new and inventive insults. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Managed to take in my first Aarau game of the season tonight. Bottom of the league and at home to top of the league FC Wil. First half was one of the worst 45 minutes I have witnessed, unable to tell who was top of the league, only because you wouldn’t have thought either was good enough to be bottom, let alone any higher. Second half was more of the same up until Aarau somehow managed to find an opener. From then on in there was only one team in it, Aarau deservedly finishing it with the last kick of the game making it 2-0. Heading home to thaw out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 22 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: Out of curiosity when you go to random matches, with no affiliation to either team, do you go for the home or away ends? in Scotland or England either/or-usually better craic in away ends in Europe,home ends as it can be difficult enough getting tickets not speaking the lingo without the complication of trying to get into a potentially tightly restricted away end;also,not being that familiar with the supports,you could end up in with a bunch of nutters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 25/10/2018 at 22:47, AsimButtHitsASix said: Out of curiosity when you go to random matches, with no affiliation to either team, do you go for the home or away ends? Few of the grounds I go to have segregation so it usually doesn't matter. Where there has been segregation I've almost always been with the home fans, usually just for convenience, access to more of the ground and better view points. You're also more conspicuous not cheering in the away section than the home. I was among Hearts fans at Cove because I got a ticket at Tynecastle before travelling up, and among Caley Thistle fans at Clyde (in the match when Clyde could've won promotion to the Premier League) just because the main stand was full and that was next nearest. Of those that do have segregation, I've often never seen the home team play as I've only been for internationals, age-grade matches, women's matches, Junior Cup finals etc. I've never seen the home team at Aberdeen, Montrose, Dumbarton, St Mirren, Stirling Albion, Falkirk, Airdrie and Livingston. Might be others, I can't remember. Come to think of it, I've been to Ibrox, Kilmarnock, Broadwood, Tynecastle and Motherwell many times but only seen the home team once at each. Hearts was a European game. My dad took me to Ibrox when I was 12, thank God that never stuck. And I've seen more rugby matches than football at Broadwood and more women's matches than men's at Motherwell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Marten said: Don't worry, I don't support them. Just trying to finish the 42 and Ibrox is one of the 12 I haven't been yet. So with Motherwell in the away end will do. I've seen Scotland games, and Scottish Cup and League Cup semis at Ibrox, though I don't expect we'll be seeing any of them there any time soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Heading to Edinburgh United v Jeanfield Swifts this afternoon. New ground for me. ETA finished 1-1. A lot closer game than I was expecting given the league positions of both teams. Don’t let the blue sky in the picture fool you it was freezing. Edited October 27, 2018 by Jute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Millwall v Ipswich today. Appreciate it's two of the lower clubs in the Championship but most of the Premier League would hammer either of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Ross County 5-0 Greenock Morton, a good trip to Dingwall, I enjoyed it. Nice ground too. Game was very one sided though, Morton were woeful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG.Roma Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Barrow 0 v 2 Barnet, Vanarama National League (formerly known as The Vauxhall Conference!) 1135 in attendance. Nice (but freezing) day, nice drive, nice views, excellent pitch, utterly dire football game. On this evidence, anyone that tells you English non league players are better that what we have in the Championship and Lge 1 is delusional (Falkirk scouts anyone?!) Fairly amusing to see Barrow attempt to play it around at the back, including their goalie, as if they're Man City, but getting nowhere. They were great at giving the ball away. Barnet had some big strong looking skilful guys upfront who would do 5 stepovers before running into a defender. Both goals from Barrow mistakes, 2nd one a good finish though. Barrow reacted by taking off their most creative player on 37 mins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Edinburgh United U20s 4 Dalkeith Thistle U20s 0 on Friday night ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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