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Who takes football this serious?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Medro, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    Police record a rise in 'Old Firm domestic abuse' cases

    The number of reported domestic abuse incidents increased in the aftermath of the Old Firm game on Sunday, Strathclyde Police have said.

    The force recorded 142 cases compared to 67 on an average weekend. The average on an Old Firm weekend is 107.

    Police also said there were 18 serious assaults. The average when Rangers and Celtic play on a Sunday is 23 and eight when there is no Glasgow derby.

    The match at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday finished 4-2 to Rangers.

    In the run up to the game, police and prosecutors warned that people committing domestic violence would be "robustly" dealt with by the courts.

    It came after figures published earlier this year showed "a clear link" between the game and a rise in domestic abuse cases.

    'Unacceptable levels'

    A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said: "These are not just a set of statistics about crime in the west of Scotland on an Old Firm weekend. Behind every one of the numbers is a victim, a family and a community blighted by the violence that, sadly, is still attaching itself to this fixture.

    "This was exactly why we called for the formation of the Joint Action Group back in March.

    "It wasn't because of the behaviour of the players on the pitch or the managers on the touchline. It was because we felt that something had to be done to tackle the unacceptable levels of violence that, unfortunately, we have seen again this weekend."

    The force said it would continue to work with its partners in government and in football to find solutions to the problem.

    Mhairi McGowan, from Assist, which works with victims of domestic abuse, said: "For the first time in our seven-year history we have had to tell the courts that we have been unable, due to volume of people referred to us, to give them the information they need prior to court starting this afternoon.

    "Never before has that been the case.

    "However, I also have to say that I am very pleased that so many people have come forward and reported domestic abuse incidents to the police, and that is a positive."

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14978841

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    Have to say I don't know anyone that gubs their partner after a football match?
     
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  2. HendyMMA

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    When i was at Old Trafford in 2009 for the United Vs Celtic game in the CL there was loads of trouble before kick off outside the stadium, i mean hoops fans getting their heads jumped on etc, you would be suprised how much United fans hate Celtic and i agree..
     
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  3. EDGE

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    That's why I got into football, so I had an excuse to batter the ****e out of my partner and to be honest, Derek is used to it now.
     
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  4. THe Mighty Huth Rocks

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    i've had bacon & eggs for tea, wrapped up in a medro bun.

    It was ****e, nothing new & boring as ****
     
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  5. Dave the Rave

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    Maybe it was Gers fans, who knows? They could have been out all night in celebration, taken abuse from their wives and kicked the **** of them in blind drunkenness!

    Right Medro?
     
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  6. EDGE

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    Stop being a bigot
     
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  7. Erik

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    <laugh>
     
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  8. HendyMMA

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    I didnt know you were a homo?
     
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  9. Dave the Rave

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    I wasnt talking to you Edge <ok>

    Get to the point Medro, what are you implying?
     
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  10. This sickened me yesterday (and I'm biting although I know you're fishing).

    The police spokeswoman said on TV last night (it was the lead item on BBC Scotland News) that they reckoned that instances being reported were up on the usual because of the publicity pre-game.

    However,to contrast this (cos I work with statistics), I would suggest that surely the pre-match publicity would reduce instances of it as well as increasing reporting. Just think how much of this goes unreported - ****ed up. It's scary to think that a big football match (something we all look forward to) induces fear in some people as they know their partner will be drinking and likely to assault them (in all fairness, that's probably increased if their team loses).
     
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  11. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    When we over for the Valencia game we were talking to a taxi driver from the east end who said that he knew a fella that would thump his dog if his team got beat because he was scared ****eless of his wife. Pathetic.
     
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  12. Mind The Duck

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    Maybe a few tax inspectors got jumped
     
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  13. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    I've only fought twice on old firm day and it was with mates both times <laugh>
     
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    Typical Old Firm eh?

    "NINE men were arrested last night after a Catholic dad was battered to death by "loyalist scum" outside his home.

    Community worker Kevin McDaid, 49, died in his son Ryan's arms after being beaten by a gang.

    The attack came in the wake of Rangers winning the Scottish Premier League over Celtic on Sunday.

    Yesterday Ryan, 22, claimed police in a patrol car refused to intervene when the mob went on the rampage through the mainly Catholic housing estate in Coleraine, Co Derry.

    Fighting back tears, he said: "The police sat and watched as dad died. There were four police officers in a car and they sat and watched from Pates Lane. "
     
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    If he was from Bridgeton he probably ****ed his dog too
     
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  16. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    That had little to dow with football and more to do with the ongoing issue of republican and loyalist flags in Northern Ireland. But a terrible waste all the same.
     
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  17. Hugh Briss

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    I think it's simply a case of low level intelligence people having ****-all else to do with their empty and meaningless lives - they can't project their anger and frustration in a normal way so cuff their partner instead! <laugh> ...Scotland!
     
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    <ok>
     
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  19. Welcome to the North

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    <laugh>

    Man Yoo fans are a bunch of pansies!
     
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    And it also took place in the aftermath of a Glasgow derby match.
     
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