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| British soccer fans to be punished for bomb taunts |
| 2005-08-09 |
| A British soccer club has apologized for an incident in which its members taunted supporters of a rival London-based club by chanting: "You're just a town full of bombers." Referring to the July 7 attacks that killed 52 subway and bus riders, as well as four suicide bombers, the Hull City fans also yelled at the Queens Park Rangers fans: "Too many lived and not enough died." Them's fightin' words. Seriously. Hull City chairman Adam Pearson said the team has footage of the chanting at Saturday's game, and intends to ban those involved from its stadium for life. "On behalf of the club I would like to unreservedly apologize to all Queens Park Rangers supporters who were subjected to this unbelievably ignorant and distressing chant," said Pearson. "The group of youths who were involved with this chant will be identified and will be dealt with in the most swingeing [severe] manner possible." One Hull City fan was charged with "racial chanting" after the game, and police said more charges could be laid. Some supporters of the Queens Park Rangers walked out of the stadium when the chanting began. Others tried to rip down a fence separating them from the Hull City fans. |
| Posted by:Rafael |
| #12 Try it to "Juantanamera" (sp?) BH You're just a town full of bombers town full of booommmmbers, you're just a town full of boommmmbers Repeat till fade (or fed up) They can be very very inventive BH. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2005-08-09 17:12 |
| #11 members taunted supporters of a rival London-based club by chanting: "You're just a town full of bombers." How does that even work as a chant? Awful damn wordy, if you ask me. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-09 17:06 |
| #10 No surrender, No surrender, No surrender to the Muzzie slags or something like that. |
| Posted by: Mctavish Mcpherson 2005-08-09 15:07 |
| #9 I bet the security due to the "regular" fans antics have put off bombers from matches. Too hard to get in, probably. There was more security at the last college football game I attended than any train/bus I've ever seen. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-08-09 14:47 |
| #8 #5: whhaaaaaat!!?? Oh dear, it could all go horribly wrong now, the US is 4th and England 6th - gawd help us! All joking aside - this is standard fare for football fans here. The taunts are 'colourful' to say the least, and let's not even consider what happens at 'Old Firm' matches (Celtic vs Rangers). But it does seem to help let off steam... However, if a splodeydope goes up at a football match, I think all bets will be off - and the fallout will be horrific. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2005-08-09 13:23 |
| #7 Well, football fans in the UK aren't really known for their decorum are they? |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-09 12:26 |
| #6 Templar flags, heh. Melike. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-09 12:23 |
| #5 Oh, I think the lads are just angry about this. :-) |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-08-09 12:06 |
| #4 You probably have not been told the full story. I imagine QPR fans were waving bunches of twenty poundnotes at their impoverished northern cousins or calling them 'northern monkeys'. Personally, I'm looking forward to the Leeds and Luton fixtures with a certain amount of glee. Look out for the Templar flag at Derby County games this season. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-08-09 06:35 |
| #3 most swingeing [severe] manner Yesterday whineging now this, English is evailaing quickly. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-09 03:21 |
| #2 Good point |
| Posted by: Rafael 2005-08-09 03:00 |
| #1 5'll get ya 10 that more soccer fans are hailed into court for taunting than mullahs for the actual inciting to violence. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2005-08-09 02:29 |