Re: Soccer fans' behaviour
Reply #32 –
I don't think it has much to do with whether the game is boring or not, even though soccer prima donnas bore me. I think there is an ethnic element in these soccer mobs. If you look closely at these idiots they are mainly of middle Eastern and Southern European background. These 'people' as part of ethnic minorities tend to gang-up as a means of empowering themselves. Before you call me racist, I am of Southern European heritage, so I should know.
You're probably right Jofo.
I find soccer boring but I imagine it's anything but to people who grew up with and love the game.
As many people will remember, all of the Melbourne soccer clubs had an ethnic affiliation back in the 1960s and 70s and crowd violence was the norm. However, I think it was more about settling old scores than empowerment. Now that Melbourne has two teams in a so-called national competition, I imagine that ethnic affiliations aren't important and your empowering theory is more relevant.