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I was looking at bigsoccer.com the other day and I was reading a thread about a guy from the States who was keen to an Old Firm match(Celtic vs. Rangers) in Scotland.
Fans told him how difficult tickets were to get to the game but also gave him warnings about what not to do or go if he went.
They said how if you drove to the match and kids came up to you and asked to mind your car, to give them a pound or so or otherwise they let local druggies or drunks steal or trash the car.
They also said how the supporters are segrated (sp?) at the match to avoid violence and that if you went to Celtic Park don't go wandering about in the surrounding suburbs wearing Celtic otherwise you could end up in trouble.
Sure sounds like a lot of effort has to be made just to make sure you don't get in trouble when you go to a match! I've heard in England that if a ground is near 2 train stations, they often let 1 team's supporters off at 1 station and the other supporters off at the other stations.
I'm glad that here in Australia, even though footy supporters are just as passionate as soccer fans in the UK and Europe. The incidence of violence amongst fans here is a lower than in Europe.
Fans told him how difficult tickets were to get to the game but also gave him warnings about what not to do or go if he went.
They said how if you drove to the match and kids came up to you and asked to mind your car, to give them a pound or so or otherwise they let local druggies or drunks steal or trash the car.
They also said how the supporters are segrated (sp?) at the match to avoid violence and that if you went to Celtic Park don't go wandering about in the surrounding suburbs wearing Celtic otherwise you could end up in trouble.
Sure sounds like a lot of effort has to be made just to make sure you don't get in trouble when you go to a match! I've heard in England that if a ground is near 2 train stations, they often let 1 team's supporters off at 1 station and the other supporters off at the other stations.
I'm glad that here in Australia, even though footy supporters are just as passionate as soccer fans in the UK and Europe. The incidence of violence amongst fans here is a lower than in Europe.