From my one experience of an international tournament....

Euro 2016 in France, stayed in Lyon for 4 nights and went to 3 matches there and in St. Etienne.

First fans in town were Northern Irish and great "bantz", all good-natured and didn't see any trouble. Other fans encountered... Croatia, Albania, Ukraine, Czech, Romania, again all great fun, top atmosphere and didn't see any bad behaviour in the centre of town.

Last night in Lyon the England fans bowled in to town ahead of the match against Slovakia. Loads of dickheads, fighting, ripping stuff up. A few mates went to the match, one of whom was racially abused twice by other England fans. Loads more t**ttish fans as far as I'm concerned.

Posted By: JD3 on July 1st 2024 at 10:07:34

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I'm not feeling the love for England (Other Football) - LowestoftBoy, Jul 1, 07:50:31
- If you can't enjoy (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Jul 1, 09:41:17
- I’ve found i enjoy tournaments more since i care less about England (Other Football) - littletinyphil, Jul 1, 09:05:20
- Struggling to remember when I last cared. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jul 1, 08:30:14
  - I look at the fans and shake my head. (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 08:46:47
    - why (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 08:53:59
      - Thugs (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 08:56:34
        
        wow just wow (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:03:12
        
        There are too many to call 'a few idiots' I'm afraid. I stand by my viewpoint (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:19:04
        
        Bloke in the crowd in WW2 era RAF peaked cap (Other Football) - LowestoftBoy, Jul 1, 10:27:33
        
        Unacceptable (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 13:05:41
        
        I suspect many here care more about the war stuff than the Germans do (Other Football) - Captain Bligh, Jul 1, 09:56:26
        
        bigot (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:26:01
        
        If my dislike of racists makes me a bigot I’ll accept the charge (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:41:57
        
        Which England games have you been to? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 09:46:10
        
        I don’t go to England games (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 09:55:19
        
        I wasn’t involved in WW2 either, but the footage is telling (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:03:17
        
        go on then link us up (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:07:52
        
        Just search ‘nazi Germany’ on Google (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:09:47
        
        Have a look at Twitter or the socials (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:31:38
        
        Why do people respond to this twat,he's a troll ffs. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 1, 12:11:57
        
        Or encourages debate? (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 13:07:52
        
        Did you ask ChatGpt to write that for you? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:36:46
        
        Maybe I would think differently if I attended Simon (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 10:46:33
        
        Hmm...I think you're romanticising (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:57:46
        
        i think you are over thinking (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:52:27
        
        My thoughts are with those who risked everything GOBB (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 11:08:54
        
        Sorry I meant footage of England fans (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 10:14:11
        
        I see. (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:02:15
        
        again you have no evidence (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 1, 09:45:53
        
        Irony. (Other Football) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jul 1, 09:39:34
        
        Lots of decent England fans (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 1, 09:09:17
        
        VMT - but the same applies to all football fanbases (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 09:44:48
        
        From my one experience of an international tournament.... (Other Football) - JD3, Jul 1, 10:07:34
        
        I don't doubt that (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 10:27:56
- Until we let these players off the leash we'll be also-rans (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 1, 07:54:56
- Cos it’s like watching Wagnerball (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 1, 07:52:48
  - It’s worse than Wagner ball (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 08:02:50

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