Man Utd vs Roma

[jebus]

. Even in the dark days of the early 80's knifes were not used in GB.

No they just used iron bars, rocks, razorblades, anything they could get their hands on, oh and knives too, oh wait

[beautifulrock]

No they just used iron bars, rocks, razorblades, anything they could get their hands on, oh and knives too, oh wait

Agreed but you are forgetting the old fav, the Stanley knife, especially the one with two blades and a match in between to make stiching the slash almost imposible.

[Lim till i die]

As a result of Heysel we cleaned up our act and we are now recognised as one of the best behaved groups of fans in europe and the particularily the UK nowadays.

By UEFA is it??

Oh, wait..........

Oh course, no Italians rioted at Heysel!!

Disgusting.

[Billy Lord]

Don't travel to Rome is the answer to not getting stabbed by Roma fans, they're scum, it's what they do

If that was the case everyone arriving in Rome would be stabbed at the airports because - as any Roman will tell you - it would make life easier for all.
I was at the game and the vast majority of United fans got on fine around town and the locals left them alone as those smarter Reds - of which there are many - were just out for a good time and Rome is accustomed to drunken tourists. It's certainly a lot safer than most of the larger towns and cities in Ireland.
However, before the game around 50 United fans charged across the bridge at the Curva Sud end of the Stadio Olimpico in a clearly premeditated attack on the Roma fans who traditionally congregate there and all hell broke loose. It's terrible that some of them were stabbed, but what were they looking for if it wasn't violence? I can think of many more pleasant ways of passing an evening and, thankfully, most Reds and Romanistas think likewise. The rest of us had a ball.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Was talking to a friend who was at the Roma game and was in the Roma end for the game.
He told me that 50 United fans charged a bunch of Roma fans. And 5 of that small group ended up being stabbed. Not very smart to charge at home fans who have a dodgy reputation for violence on their turf one would think!

[GavinZac]

Was talking to a friend who was at the Roma game and was in the Roma end for the game.
He told me that 50 United fans charged a bunch of Roma fans. And 5 of that small group ended up being stabbed. Not very smart to charge at home fans who have a dodgy reputation for violence on their turf one would think!

These same "fans" are the ones responsible for the actions of police in spain and for the violence in France, and the media are quick to blame anyone EXCEPT english fans for the mess.