EvanGeorgeParkin

“It reads that they didn't have an issue with the football fans as such, more the concern of any protests against them by locals which would be totally uncontrollable in comparison.” And here lies the issue. It suggests the police cannot control the Muslim community raising against the Jewish fans and that is a worry. Why is an MP/Councillor becoming involved? Should it not be between the police, UEFA and the two clubs? Would he get involved if Ajax’s fans came to Villa Park? If Millwall fans trashed the place as they sometimes do? No, we’ve seen a huge increase in hatred towards the Jewish community due to a proxy war thousands of miles away and this type of action only feeds the right wing narrative further and causes more division. I think it’s the correct decision given their fan’s past behaviour but sets a worrying precedent and stinks of Middle Eastern politics. That comes down to how it’s been cancelled, not that it has been cancelled.

I know of 8 or so who fall into the B category. Their friend is in the away end and as a group all decided to go. I imagine this and friends/family of the youngsters on the pitch might add up to a high percentage of tickets sold. They are aware of our issues though and have promised not to spend in the ground.

Think the amount of goals the other ‘major’ nations scored tonight shows how negative and boring we’ve become. The players ARE good enough, the sideways possession obsessive football has ruined them. Rice and Lewis-Skelly are so frightened to go forward because of Arteta. Same happened to Grealish under Pep and it WILL happen to Eze and Madueke. Palmer was also told last Christmas he would be dropped at Chelsea if he didn’t stop shooting and passing ‘with risk’. Look what’s happened to his form since then?

But just like these big gigs, people will pay it. “It’s just a one off” ”it’s Oasis though, they are back!” ”it’s the World Cup” Yeah well you keep buying and they’ll keep raising the prices. Won’t be long before the average person (the 99%) will be completely priced out of music and football.

Arteta is so out of his depth being a Premier League manager. Why play for draw after draw in big games?

What is the point of football if it’s like this? All well and good trying to sell your soul to America and the Middle East but they’ll soon get bored of this ‘entertainment’. No players want to take risks anymore, it’s all about statistics and numbers rather than football. Hard to watch and horrible to see the decline.

Finally the pig sty opens!

Were any of the 4000+ home fans given free tickets? Family of the players etc? After the last 10 years (and especially after this summer), I am actually shocked over 4000 fans bought a ticket for this game.

Aren’t Chelsea just awful to watch? Possession for the sake of it, no attacking ideas other than to pass backwards. They’ve signed another 4 wingers this summer, why? They have zero interest in beating a man down the line due to the manager’s tactics. Bizarre club at the moment.

Misses just the Bolton cup game, great news!

Is it too soon to say we’ll be champions?!

A professional footballer earning £20k+ a month failing a work permit is classic Wednesday

He’s scored again….

Quality from DH Gate, genuinely looks real and not like the ones you’d buy in Tenerife in the 90s! Might buy one myself now.

But why?! I am so confused!