Manchester

Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

Anyone in Manchester today? Would love to be there because of the party atmosphere. Just been seeing some photos of the build up and it looks like so much fun with fecking loads of people! The sun is shining too to make it feel even better.

Damn you lucky people who can soak it all up and experience it Sad

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gmanxiii · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Karma :

Work on the approach to sports city, so all day had drunk people chanting and cars honking horns outside the window... Towns absolutely packed, tescos apparently been closed due to fans nicking beer. Mate who works in piccadilly has just been advised by police to leave the area...

All in all atmospheres pretty good and carry on if people behave, fans started arriving yesterday.
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king756 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 23 May 2005 Karma :

I work in the northern quarter.

Sounds mental the noise coming through the window. I couldn't be assed venturing out at dinner but Piccadilly gardens was already filling up at 9am, will be packed now with the screens out and sun being out all day.
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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

They showed the helicopter shots before kick off. Looked amazing. Apparently theres 90,000 fans outside the ground. Not sure if that was in addition to the full capacity, or fans waiting to go in.

Damn, so wish I could be there!
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

My dads doing volunteer driving for it. He picked up the Russian team from the airport yesterday and got a police escort to the hotel Laughing

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

https://www.teamfishcake.co.uk/mikes_stuff/uefa-f-off-medium.jpg

Speaking to a few Manchester folk all I've heard is how vile all the fans are. Looks like it's about to kick off as well, now they're about to lose.

gmanxiii · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Nov 2006 Karma :

Haha tbh i think its a minority really out of the 100K+ that had come into the city. Spoiling it for everyone else. I mean there was a couple of fans infighting on my train home this evening (dunno why they werent actually watching the game instead). Heard the screen in piccadilly broke then the fans started pelting it with bottles and cans (whats that? couple thousand fans there?). No need really... Cue riot police moving in...

When i left work there were loads of people about and moving towards the stadium and it was nice and lively with no probs. Not all the fans are lager louts, there were families and kids there as well.
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Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

There was enough of them in Preston as alot of them were changing there and getting on special trains to Manchester. Majority of the ones i spoke to were decent, so wished them good luck and enjoy their day.

You always get a small minority of dickheads anyway with football fans, but from what ive heard they were mostly well behaved. Think its a farce how there is one train back to Scotland tonight after the game, what a joke.

So its going to be chaos on the trains again tommorow.
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cc123 · Geez a joab? Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Karma :

Typical Rangers scum!! Laughing

You wouldn't get that bother if it was Celtic. Wink

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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

Just been hearing how Piccadilly Gardens is like a warzone. Anything glass has been smashed like shop fronts and cars etc!

Apparently yesterday they had what were effectively tankers with beer taps on the side. 35,000 pints per tanker or so!
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

Has anyone seen the front the of the M.E.N? It's brilliant.

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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

It's a picture of the back of 2 police officers and all the crap the scots left behind. I'm just glad I'm not in manchester today Laughing

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Fucking animals. Tut Tut

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Dom · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Karma :

I spose it's 'just a minority' that made such a fucking mess too? Animals indeed, it's pathetic.
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Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Some interesting footage!

Clip one

Clip Two

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Dirty scottish bastards.

Was gonna suggest fucking up Glasgow, but realised that was done ages ago.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

My sister did say it was like a bomb had gone off.

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

That car from Clip 1...

https://www.frogandbucket.com/misc_docs/hyundai1.jpg

https://www.frogandbucket.com/misc_docs/hyundai2.jpg

https://www.frogandbucket.com/misc_docs/hyundai3.jpg

Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJwsWeiIwgI

Watch it at about 25 seconds in.
Fighting between themselves Surprised

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True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Karma :

I think its easy to comment on how disgusting it all was by looking at the selected video clips and photos being released by GMP. But I was there, and I saw what really happened.

People slating the fans for the mess for example. What the fuck do you expect with such poor organisation? I never seen 1 bin in that square. Not that you would have been able to get to it, such was the immense overcrowding. the square must have been at least double the numbers that should have safely been allowed. And no wonder the place stank of piss.the square was fenced off and the toilets were placed outside this area. 2 hours before the kick off, the police wouldnt let anyone else into the square, meaning if you went to the toilet you were fucked for getting back in. Essentially stopping people going to the toilet for the next 4 hours or so.

I'm a bit sceptical about why the screen didnt work. IMO they knew at least an hour before kick off that it wouldnt work, but they didnt crack a light. why? The n they said it was a problem at the stadium, yet it was being broadcast to 4 other screens no problem, including the 2 screens they just set up at the velodrome. how did they get that up and running at such short notice? And why would they do that, assuming they never knew the picadilly screen wouldnt work? Or maybe it did work, but they decided not to show it in the square because of the sheer amount of people there, and the real possibility of injury should something kick off.

When the screen didnt work, people were more or less told to fuck off. no one knew where to go and the police were not interested. They wanted you to fuck off, but couldnt care less where to. And how did they manage to get so many riot police there so quickly, if they didnt know the screen wasnt working?. they were there as soon as kick off.

Im not defending the people fighting and trashing stuff, but I do think the footage was VERY selective. I never strayed more than 100 yards from the square till after the final whistle, and I never actually saw any trouble as such.
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