Liverpool FC Forum

[Starbridge42]

Every Liverpool fan in Turin, I will be praying for your safe return.

[murphy0151]

Hmmm.

Right, i'm an idiot because i wouldn't walk into a stadium full of Juventus fans and support my team, i'm sorry, but i value my health, my life and my freedom to much to go over there and RISK getting into any sort of trouble.

If that makes me an idiot, then what would make me wise?

You can't agrue with that Leon, thats the reason why Murph didn't go!

Thinkin about it Stu you could just show them your policia badge 

Murph, as in me lad.

[Leonmc0708]

Hmmm.

Right, i'm an idiot because i wouldn't walk into a stadium full of Juventus fans and support my team, i'm sorry, but i value my health, my life and my freedom to much to go over there and RISK getting into any sort of trouble.

If that makes me an idiot, then what would make me wise?

You can't agrue with that Leon, thats the reason why Murph didn't go!

Thinkin about it Stu you could just show them your policia badge 

Murph, as in me lad.

You at our gaff tonight lad ??

[woof woof !]

Last nights events in Milan reminded us once again what some Italian supporters are capable of . Our fans out there for tonights game better have their running shoes on ,especially if we win .

[wee_boi888]

Unfortunately the hostilities have already started...

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Liverpool fan attacked before match 


ROME, April 13 (Reuters) - A Liverpool fan suffered minor head injuries in an attack by Juventus supporters in Turin overnight, ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Six Juventus fans were questioned by police after the clash in a bar around midnight. Liverpool play Juventus in a Champions League quarter-final second leg at Turin's Delle Alpi stadium later on Wednesday.


Police intervened quickly to prevent the situation getting out of hand ahead of the first match between the two clubs since the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy in which 39 mainly Italian supporters died after a charge by Liverpool fans.

ANSA said police confiscated clubs and batons from the six Juventus fans who entered a bar where a group of Liverpool supporters were drinking. Liverpool won the first leg 2-1.

www.soccernet.com

I'm really worried for the fans. I rather noone getting hurt (players and spectators) than us beatin Juve...

[Woollyback]

i heard there's a complete alcohol ban in turin so the bars won't be much use anyway. best avoided though anyway cos you can guarantee there will be gangs of juve thugs roaming the streets looking for lone liverpool fans to attack like cowards

[addicted norwegian]

I`m pretty sure that Italian football can`t take many more incidents, considering both the riots at matches in Serie A the latest weekend (where several police-officers were injured) and last nights behaviour from some of the Inter-fans, before being severely sanctioned by UEFA. Also considering the behaviour of the Rome-fans in the group-stages, when the Rome vs Dynamo match was stopped after the homefans throwing objects at Anders Frisk. If I`m not mistaken the outcome of this was that Rome was to play two matches before empty stands.

Due to this I`ve got my hopes up, that both Juventus, the local police and the Italian FA take every precaution in order to avoid another scandal.

I pray for my fellow red`s safe return

[L-type]

THE FIRST FAN HAS JUST BEEN ATTACKED !! He was in a pub with a group of friends when he was attacked by ultras and struck in the head with a bat !


Police have detained eight Juventus supporters following an attack on a Liverpool fan in Turin last night.
The assault happened around midnight, less than 24 hours before the start of Juventus' Champions League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool at the Delle Alpi.


Security for the game is high as the match is between the teams involved in the Heysel Stadium disaster 20 years ago, when 39 spectators died following crowd trouble.

The Liverpool fan received treatment on the scene but did not go to hospital.

Turin police spokeswoman Cecilia Tartoni told PA International: 'Last night, a group of Juventus fans entered a pub in the city centre where a group of English supporters were.

'There was an argument, and a Liverpool fan was hit in the head with a bat by one of the Juventus fans.

'The Liverpool fan received medical attention in the pub. He did not have to go to hospital, and the prognosis is that he will recover in seven days. He will still go to the game tonight.'

Tartoni said police acted swiftly after the attack.

'Twenty Juventus fans were stopped by the police,' she said.

'We searched the vehicles, and their homes and we found baseball bats and other weapons. Eight of them have been detained by police for being in possession of arms.'

[Ciggy]

oops just posted this.

[Ace Ventura]

Lets hope it all goes ok, we will probably all have mates goin over there...i know i have. I wouldn't of gone myself but can see why fans want to support there club in the Champions league quarter finals. There are supposed to be 900 Italian police officers in the ground and any supporters who have travelled through the club will be looked after i think.
Any fan travelling privately is taking a big risk....and i hope that no1 is stupid enough to buy tickets in the Juventus end.

[Leonmc0708]

THE FIRST FAN HAS JUST BEEN ATTACKED !! He was in a pub with a group of friends when he was attacked by ultras and struck in the head with a bat !


Police have detained eight Juventus supporters following an attack on a Liverpool fan in Turin last night.
The assault happened around midnight, less than 24 hours before the start of Juventus' Champions League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool at the Delle Alpi.


Security for the game is high as the match is between the teams involved in the Heysel Stadium disaster 20 years ago, when 39 spectators died following crowd trouble.

The Liverpool fan received treatment on the scene but did not go to hospital.

Turin police spokeswoman Cecilia Tartoni told PA International: 'Last night, a group of Juventus fans entered a pub in the city centre where a group of English supporters were.

'There was an argument, and a Liverpool fan was hit in the head with a bat by one of the Juventus fans.

'The Liverpool fan received medical attention in the pub. He did not have to go to hospital, and the prognosis is that he will recover in seven days. He will still go to the game tonight.'

Tartoni said police acted swiftly after the attack.

'Twenty Juventus fans were stopped by the police,' she said.

'We searched the vehicles, and their homes and we found baseball bats and other weapons. Eight of them have been detained by police for being in possession of arms.'

That is just pure speculation that it was an ultra.

It may well have been just a scuffle in a bar like any other day.

Pure speculation.

Loose lips sink ships.

[Roger Red Hat]

Leon is a kn@b head, thats not speculation, thats fact.

[Leonmc0708]

Leon is a kn@b head, thats not speculation, thats fact.

Where does it say that it was an "Ultra" ?

Not even in the article you idiot.

This kind of constant speculation and posting rubbish is just fodder for the lazy hacks who want to give us a bad name.

Lee if you are not man enough to PM me then please do not post things like Leon is a knob, it is not big and it is not clever. Act like a man and have the balls to speak to me.

[Woollyback]

Ultras or not, it was juve fans who attacked a liverpool fan with weapons. Now I don't know about you but when I go down the pub I don't usually take a baseball bat with me, if i did take a bat with me it's pretty obvious I'd be looking for trouble

The likelihood of this just being an everyday pub dust-up over a spilt pint or stolen seat is minimal to say the least. To me it looks black & white (pardon the shirt-related pun) that the locals have deliberately gone looking for some lfc fans to gang-up on

[stmichael]

you need to bear in mind that the usual 'small scale' stuff that goes on at virtually every european game will now be exaggerated beyond all recognition of the actual event.