Let's see Platini the plonker explain this

[W12_Ranger]

183 arrests and counting

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/euro-2012/9327483/Euro-2012-183-arrested-after-Polish-and-Russian-fans-are-injured-in-clash-as-march-descends-into-violence-on-Russia-Day.html

http://www.rt.com/news/poland-football-fans-clash-654/

[W12_Ranger]

I can only imagine 6000 Russian supporters marching through Warsaw on Russia day is the equivalent to a march through a catholic area in Belfast by the orange order.....clueless UEFA

[coneysboots]

But it's an English disease and we started it. So we'll probably get a ban.

[QPRDave]

I think he'll have his work cutout,...but i think it'll definitely be the English' fault, and he'll be looking to get a ban in place on our clubs, and country if possible.

[Bluehoop]

But it's an English disease and we started it. So we'll probably get a ban.

You just beat me to it

[DeepcutHoop]

As much as I was very amused when the England band weren't allowed to take their instruments into the stadium on Monday, the Russians made a mockery of that decision with the giant 'THIS IS RUSSIA' banner. Ridiculously provocative, as was scheduling this game on Russia Day. And assigning a German ref wasn't the most sensitive.

And the idiots who approved letting the Russians march on the stadium to celebrate their national day need to held accountable.

It was always going to kick off as there is no love lost between these two, but it seemed as if everything possible was being done to make it worse.

[dave58]

If this was England supporters UEFA & FIFA would be calling for us to be thrown out of the Euros
again another clueless organisation. why would you let Poland play Russia on Russia day.

[Bluehoop]

If this was England supporters UEFA & FIFA would be calling for us to be thrown out of the Euros
again another clueless organisation. why would you let Poland play Russia on Russia day.

Indeed, yet UEFA have deemed it appropriate to sweep this straight under their carpet because it's not England and of course it involves their venerable (joint) hosts. Maybe the FA will push for action :arr:

[Del]

I actually think it was good the band couldn't get in. I'm sick to death of their monotonous boring playing and i don't thin kit does anything for the atmosphere, and infact detracts from it. Without them dictating with the usual rubbish, the fans may actually get it gpoing themselves.

[DeepcutHoop]

I actually think it was good the band couldn't get in. I'm sick to death of their monotonous boring playing and i don't thin kit does anything for the atmosphere, and infact detracts from it. Without them dictating with the usual rubbish, the fans may actually get it gpoing themselves.

Couldn't agree more.

[TRING-RANGER]

If this was England supporters UEFA & FIFA would be calling for us to be thrown out of the Euros
again another clueless organisation. why would you let Poland play Russia on Russia day.

all a bit chinese to me,

[Nik29]

Trouble is nothing new at the Euros - look at when Scotland came to Wembley in '96, trouble in Marseille in '98 and in Holland and Belgium in 2000.. Germans and the Poles had it right off in 2006 as well.

[W12_Ranger]

Uefa not saying anything because it was outside the ground

[DeepcutHoop]

No need for the organisers to make it worse though. The pea-brained idiots who want to fight will do so, but upping the ante by holding on the national day of the country that occupied Poland for best part of half a century (OK I realise that was the USSR, but you take my point) was always going to make tempers a bit shorter.

Allowing a banner in that was that provocative was just insane. How on earth was that smuggled in?

[SpankwiR]

No need for the organisers to make it worse though. The pea-brained idiots who want to fight will do so, but upping the ante by holding on the national day of the country that occupied Poland for best part of half a century (OK I realise that was the USSR, but you take my point) was always going to make tempers a bit shorter.

Allowing a banner in that was that provocative was just insane. How on earth was that smuggled in?

Why was the banner written in English?