Embarassing Socceroo supporters behaviour

[dinozoff]

Redmum you took the words right out of my mouth

[notisre]

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

[Scholes]

" The referee let the Australian public down"

[Red-4-Life]

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

one thing is...why would a bandwagoner spend so much money to go watch a team they hardly support?

[notisre]

perfect example of 2 australian traits:
- being a bandwagoner
- being a pirate[/quote]

one thing is...why would a bandwagoner spend so much money to go watch a team they hardly support?[/quote]

he is saying his rugby mates will only be able to support the team if they win and have refereeing decisions go their way.

[Russia2O18]

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

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

[Loppermann]

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

Cronulla needs a bushfire

[Hawkesy]

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?

[Mad_Max]

They racially abused the ghana fans didn't they?

All these darkies look the same

[seanason]

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?

You forgot the blue chief.

[Russia2O18]

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

[Knight7]

Firstly the yellow you saw was the Aussies you will see it again tonight against Serbia. There is a huge Aussie support here there were very few Ghana fans but quite a few South Africans all going for Ghana. They also seemed to let people in at halftime as ground filled up. The Green and Gold army were generally far from the area where the bottles were being thrown from. Remember this is the World Cup with plenty of bandwaggoners you can tell when they start with the Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi crap was very disappointing as the support has been very impressive numbers wise at least

[OldRedback]

I thought this was going to be about how Socceroo fans were saying pre tournament that they could win the World Cup!?!?!?!

[Steelinho]

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.

[Hawkesy]

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.

smiffy did it

random bloke does it, he gets arrested. :?

[Hawkesy]

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

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]

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 :?

[Hawkesy]

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 :?

I said "other" aussie fans. I'm not one of those.

[Jean Claude]

You slag anyone that isnt a Brit!

[Bresciano]

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

Like your wave length

[Jay Walking]

Jimmy, you are an idiot. How would you know what's happening in South Africa?

I was there and here are some facts.

There are about 400-500 Green and Gold Army Supporters. There are about 2000 Fanatics supporters, 200-300 on the fox sports tour and there are about 4-5 other Aussie tour groups. All up I would say there are around 18K-20K Aussie supporters there.

The bottle throwing was bad and trust me, a lot of people had a go at those that did it. It happened on two seperate sections. An area where Green and Gold Army supporters were sitting and an area behind us were there were Fanatics. Both groups are to blame and maybe 10 bottles in total were thrown. If you think neither group did, then the person that tells you that is lying.

There was a lot of good hearted banter with the Ghanian supporters and they gave as good as they got. There weren't many of them though. Pretty much every South African was supporting Ghana, as they were Germany and Serbia. Didn't hear any racial abuse but I'm one of 35,000 people there. Also didn't hear a report of a fight except for two Aussie guys squaring up to each other. There was two, maybe three arrests but these people were let go before the game even started.

[Jay Walking]

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

I'm here and I haven't seen that. I'm an AFL fan also, does that mean I'm a bogan bandwagoners.

[Jay Walking]

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..........

News Ltd, who own the Tiser have a few here. So do 7,9,10, SBS, Fox, ESPN. Only radio station I have seen in Nova FM

[winzor]

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]

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]

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 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

[Hawkesy]

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

[Knight7]

" 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]

" 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

if England are mediocre, then what are yours?

[seanason]

if England are mediocre, then what are yours?

We both lost to germany.

You beat a side ranked 25th, Drew with a side ranked 14th and a side ranked 30th.

We beat a side ranked 15th an drew with a side ranked 32nd on their home continent.

We beat a better ranked side than you at this tournament.