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Red-4-Life wrote:

The FFA has condemned the boorishness of Australian fans who peppered Royal Bakofeng Stadium with beer bottles during the Socceroos' controversial 1-1 draw with Ghana.


But another supporter, Matt Hooper, sympathised with the extreme frustration that led to the bottles being thrown.

"We were seated in the same area as the bottles were being thrown, and there was plenty of angry people," the Brisbane 23-year-old said.

"I can sort of understand why it happened, although it's not a great look.

"I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans that we convinced to come to Africa and support the Socceroos. That referee let the Australian public down.

"It's no wonder people acted like that, because how's the Australian public meant to get behind football when we keep copping decisions like that."

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Another supporter, who did not wish to be named, alleged that Ghanian fans were called "black c...." by a group of Australians while celebrating the Socceroos' first goal of the tournament.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

notisre wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:

The FFA has condemned the boorishness of Australian fans who peppered Royal Bakofeng Stadium with beer bottles during the Socceroos' controversial 1-1 draw with Ghana.


But another supporter, Matt Hooper, sympathised with the extreme frustration that led to the bottles being thrown.

"We were seated in the same area as the bottles were being thrown, and there was plenty of angry people," the Brisbane 23-year-old said.

"I can sort of understand why it happened, although it's not a great look.

"I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans that we convinced to come to Africa and support the Socceroos. That referee let the Australian public down.

"It's no wonder people acted like that, because how's the Australian public meant to get behind football when we keep copping decisions like that."

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Another supporter, who did not wish to be named, alleged that Ghanian fans were called "black c...." by a group of Australians while celebrating the Socceroos' first goal of the tournament.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

perfect example of 2 australian traits:
- being a bandwagoner
- being a pirate

notisre wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:

The FFA has condemned the boorishness of Australian fans who peppered Royal Bakofeng Stadium with beer bottles during the Socceroos' controversial 1-1 draw with Ghana.


But another supporter, Matt Hooper, sympathised with the extreme frustration that led to the bottles being thrown.

"We were seated in the same area as the bottles were being thrown, and there was plenty of angry people," the Brisbane 23-year-old said.

"I can sort of understand why it happened, although it's not a great look.

"I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans that we convinced to come to Africa and support the Socceroos. That referee let the Australian public down.

"It's no wonder people acted like that, because how's the Australian public meant to get behind football when we keep copping decisions like that."

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Another supporter, who did not wish to be named, alleged that Ghanian fans were called "black c...." by a group of Australians while celebrating the Socceroos' first goal of the tournament.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

perfect example of 2 australian traits:
- being a bandwagoner
- being a pirate

OnionBag wrote:words can not adequately describe my anger at these boorish fools
they dont even understand the rules yet they see fit to hurl projectiles and racist abuse at their guests

they're not even real soccer fans

any chance Australia has of hosting a World Cup will be destroyed by these inbred idiots

I feel so ashamed to be an Australian when this side of Australia rears its ugly head

OnionBag wrote:words can not adequately describe my anger at these boorish fools
they dont even understand the rules yet they see fit to hurl projectiles and racist abuse at their guests

they're not even real soccer fans

any chance Australia has of hosting a World Cup will be destroyed by these inbred idiots

I feel so ashamed to be an Australian when this side of Australia rears its ugly head

Hawkesy wrote:They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

Hawkesy wrote:Your point always makes me laugh and is generally made by people who don't get off their arses. They're in south africa watching their country play in a world cup, you're not. That means their bigger australian football fans than you.

They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

Hawkesy wrote:

OnionBag wrote:words can not adequately describe my anger at these boorish fools
they dont even understand the rules yet they see fit to hurl projectiles and racist abuse at their guests

they're not even real soccer fans

any chance Australia has of hosting a World Cup will be destroyed by these inbred idiots

I feel so ashamed to be an Australian when this side of Australia rears its ugly head

Your point always makes me laugh and is generally made by people who don't get off their arses. They're in south africa watching their country play in a world cup, you're not. That means their bigger australian football fans than you.

They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

Hawkesy wrote:

RED-HEAD wrote:drrrrrrrrrrrr
he went into club rooms an is now up for 1 yr jail, one of your fans......thats baddddddddddd............

that's fan singular, taking a wrong turning is nothing compared to throwing bottles, fighting and racial abuse.

Good luck to the lad, the team needed someone to tell them what the fans thought of them.

Steelinho wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:

RED-HEAD wrote:drrrrrrrrrrrr
he went into club rooms an is now up for 1 yr jail, one of your fans......thats baddddddddddd............

that's fan singular, taking a wrong turning is nothing compared to throwing bottles, fighting and racial abuse.

Good luck to the lad, the team needed someone to tell them what the fans thought of them.

That's Smithy's job, not the general public's.

OnionBag wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:

OnionBag wrote:words can not adequately describe my anger at these boorish fools
they dont even understand the rules yet they see fit to hurl projectiles and racist abuse at their guests

they're not even real soccer fans

any chance Australia has of hosting a World Cup will be destroyed by these inbred idiots

I feel so ashamed to be an Australian when this side of Australia rears its ugly head

Your point always makes me laugh and is generally made by people who don't get off their arses. They're in south africa watching their country play in a world cup, you're not. That means their bigger australian football fans than you.

They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

they're over there for a piss up and to beat their chests like the nationalistic bogan fools they are
many of them are rugby league fans

they racially abused the ghanians yes...thats real classy stuff

Hawkesy wrote:
didn't say it was classy.

Only Jay Walking (and maybe some others who bothered to go) can comment on other aussie fans. who have actually bothered to to support their team.

They are 10 times better than you lot!

Jean Claude wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:
didn't say it was classy.

Only Jay Walking (and maybe some others who bothered to go) can comment on other aussie fans. who have actually bothered to to support their team.

They are 10 times better than you lot!

Then why are you commenting? You're not in South Africa :?

Nice One Cyril wrote:

Loppermann wrote:

topgun-jimmy-aufcs wrote:ok sth african supporters then..........there everywhere...we coouldnt have had 5000 ggarmy supporters or socceroos fans there, big trip, only 30 buses went over there from game before..

forgive me please...

if it was the South African supporters wearing yellow, why isn't every crowd yellow?

It really would be far simpler, and probably more gratifying, to just bang your head on the nearest wall

OnionBag wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:

OnionBag wrote:words can not adequately describe my anger at these boorish fools
they dont even understand the rules yet they see fit to hurl projectiles and racist abuse at their guests

they're not even real soccer fans

any chance Australia has of hosting a World Cup will be destroyed by these inbred idiots

I feel so ashamed to be an Australian when this side of Australia rears its ugly head

Your point always makes me laugh and is generally made by people who don't get off their arses. They're in south africa watching their country play in a world cup, you're not. That means their bigger australian football fans than you.

They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

they're over there for a piss up and to beat their chests like the nationalistic bogan fools they are
many of them are rugby league fans

they racially abused the ghanians yes...thats real classy stuff

redmum wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:

Female fan Penny McElhinney from Sydney was also left red-faced.

"There was a mother who had to shield her child right in front of me," Ms McElhinney said.

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Scary stuff

Sounds like The Advertiser sent one of it's reporters over there..........

winzor wrote:Wasn't that long ago that hardly any fans would travel overseas to support Australia....

Now there are many thousands who want to do it.... so obviously a lot of them are new to the game and don't quite "get it".

The important thing is that soccer's profile has been given a huge boost in Australia.

Hawkesy wrote:

winzor wrote:Wasn't that long ago that hardly any fans would travel overseas to support Australia....

Now there are many thousands who want to do it.... so obviously a lot of them are new to the game and don't quite "get it".

The important thing is that soccer's profile has been given a huge boost in Australia.

Completely true, I mean very few aussie fans travelled to world cups in 82, 86, 90, 94, 98 & 02. Must be because these new fans hadn't got into the game yet.

winzor wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:

winzor wrote:Wasn't that long ago that hardly any fans would travel overseas to support Australia....

Now there are many thousands who want to do it.... so obviously a lot of them are new to the game and don't quite "get it".

The important thing is that soccer's profile has been given a huge boost in Australia.

Completely true, I mean very few aussie fans travelled to world cups in 82, 86, 90, 94, 98 & 02. Must be because these new fans hadn't got into the game yet.

I don't think England would even take too many people to one off games in uruguay or iran either.

I was thinking of '74, actually....

Or for qualifying play offs at any other time. Come to think of it, not many Aussie fans turned up at any Australian home matches back then, either

B.Toomer wrote:" The referee let the Australian public down"

Knight7 wrote:

B.Toomer wrote:" The referee let the Australian public down"

But the Referee made me smile in the England - Germany game

You've gone very quiet since that?????



Happy Days

Now crawl back underneath that rock for another 4 years and then we can watch the fun as your mediocre team crashes and burns once again

Happy Days

Hawkesy wrote:if England are mediocre, then what are yours?