Soccer hooligans to avenge slain Brits

[Blackleaf]

Plans by an alliance of ''rightwing extremists'' and football hooligans to exact "revenge" on Muslims after last week's bomb attacks are being monitored by police.

The Guardian has learned that extremists are keen to cause widespread fear and injury with attacks on mosques and high-profile "anti-Muslim" events in the capital.

Football hooligans communicating over the internet have spoken of the need to put aside partisan support for teams and unite against Muslims. Hooligans from West Ham, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Arsenal are among those seeking to establish common cause.

As part of wider plans to generate a backlash, rightwing groups such as the Nationalist Alliance and the National Front are said to be planning marches. Extremists hope to hold a march along Victoria Embankment in London tomorrow.

It is also known that many mosques have received bomb threats since the attacks.

Attempts by the right to make capital out of the tragedy have created a powderkeg. Already extremist Islamist websites have told Muslims to be ready to retaliate.

The BNP sought to capitalise on last week's atrocities in its byelection literature in Barking, Essex, by reproducing a picture of the bombed No 30 bus with the headline Maybe Now it's Time to Listen to the BNP.

But the tactic backfired last night when Labour trounced the BNP, winning the Becontree byelection with 1,171 votes. The BNP received 378.

The BNP's tactic prompted cross-party condemnation. Though it was designed to increase support for the far-right, many believe the message may have been too crass and too badly timed to work. The party does, however, enjoy some support in the area.

Gerry Gable, of the anti- fascist organisation Searchlight, said: "There is no doubt that the far-right are playing this for all they think it is worth.

"If you look at the BNP website there's Nick Griffin saying 'be calm' and other material saying 'don't get angry, get even!'"

He added: "These things should be taken seriously. One site, Blood and Honour, had a posting about a mosque in the Wirral and soon after the mosque was hit. Soon after, the posting was taken down."

The police have pledged to crack down on any attempts to provoke division in the aftermath of the bombs. Members of Scotland Yard's independent advisory group have been asked to liaise with borough commanders in the capital to reassure the public and make sure the police carry out their pledges.

The Met has said from the outset that the bombs were an attack on all communities and that none should be scapegoated.

The synergy between rightwing extremists and football hooligans is not new. Throughout the 1980s, some of the biggest clubs in Britain were plagued by notoriously violent and racist followers.

Though virtually all clubs have since challenged the behaviour of extremist fans, and almost all now belong to the Kick Racism Out of Football initiative, violent followers continue to communicate with each other and supporters from other clubs to engineer confrontations.

The prospect of the opening day Championship fixture between Leeds and Millwall in August is already causing concern.

www.guardian.co.uk . . .

[riotboy555]

Haha, that's cool. Hopefully they don't go around beating up every Muslim they see, but maybe more create some patriotism there.

[PadawanOsswe]

lol,dont mess with soccer hooligans when they are angry

[Mekorig]

Thje futbol fanatics...an strange specimen that poblate and reproduce in almost every corner of the world. And it gets worse when it mix whit the racist and the far right idiot.

[343 Guilty Spark]

I wonder how stupid my fellow people can be? Don't football hooligans watch the news? The Muslims are as shocked as us. Its only a few that go to the extreme.

[morpheas]

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[whoa182]

football hooligans have no brains I have quite a few muslim friends and they are great... not all are like them extremists

Edited July 15, 2005 by whoa182

[Talon]

This is just going to encourage extremists, or turn people to it

[Blackleaf]

Plans by an alliance of ''rightwing extremists'' and football hooligans to exact "revenge" on Muslims after last week's bomb attacks are being monitored by police.

do these half brains want an end to suicide bombings in this country or do they want to encourage more of what happened last thursday?

735767[/snapback]

If Muslims don't want people beating them up, they shouldn't explode bombs on buses and trains.

It works both ways.

Edited July 16, 2005 by Blackleaf

[nick_fury]

Plans by an alliance of ''rightwing extremists'' and football hooligans to exact "revenge" on Muslims after last week's bomb attacks are being monitored by police.

do these half brains want an end to suicide bombings in this country or do they want to encourage more of what happened last thursday?

735767[/snapback]

If Muslims don't want people beating them up, they shouldn't explode bombs on buses and trains.

It works both ways.

736766[/snapback]

But that's a small minority of Muslims Blackleaf, less than 5% are extermists. Thats like saying if the Irish don't want to get beat up then they shouldn't bomb London, it's totally illogical

[Blackleaf]

Football hooligans are also a small minority.

[Blackleaf]

It works both ways.

You say "We shouldn't beat Muslims up or abuse them because it will cause more bombings" but the Muslims also shouldn't perpetrate terrorist attacks because then Muslims will get beaten up or abused.

It's just the same.

[Essan]

Ignorant morons like these almost deserve to be blown up

Let's make it clear: anyone with this sort of attitude is not British. It's simply an excuse for mindless, senseless racism

Unless, of course, you all agree that all Christians should be attacked because they follow the same religion as the murdering IRA sc*m.........

[Essan]

Thinking about it, shouldn't all Christians (and Jews) be attacked over this bombing too? After all, they worship the same god as the bombers did.......... Why single out just muslims?

[wunarmdscissor]

Haha, that's cool. Hopefully they don't go around beating up every Muslim they see, but maybe more create some patriotism there

oh yeah its really funny and intelligent.

how can you even make light of this ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

if you dont understand these moron (soccer hooligans), then what you dont understand is that is exactly what they are going to do.

They are racist pigs thats all , they arent patriotic ,they dont know the meaning of the word patriot.!!!!!!!theyre just using the horror of last week to further theyre own twisted goals , they are animals nothing else. SCUM nothing else.

and blackleaf

You say "We shouldn't beat Muslims up or abuse them because it will cause more bombings" but the Muslims also shouldn't perpetrate terrorist attacks because then Muslims will get beaten up or abused.

so every christian should have the crimes that have been done in the name of christianity revisited upon them , even though they are only innocent bystanders.

dont be so naive and racist.

your comments show a lack of tolerance and understanding.

ypur comments show you arent even as clever as the islamic fundamentalists who WANT people like you to start a "holy war" , so tey temselves can say "look we told you so".

praising a bunch of right wing idiots , without a brain to share amongst the lot of them is just as good as joining in with them.

shame on all of you who posted in backing of this mob of idiots.

blind leading the blind.

[343 Guilty Spark]

Football hooligans are also a small minority.

Maybe from where your from but where I live they are an epidemic.

[wunarmdscissor]

football hooliganism , here rears its ugly head in the form of sectarian hatred.

those of you who think its funny havent the slightest clue what your talking about.

[nick_fury]

Football hooligans are also a small minority.

Maybe from where your from but where I live they are an epidemic.

736849[/snapback]

I thought most of them died out with the 80s, there is rarely trouble at matches nowdays, with the exception of those involving team with big firms e.g west ham vs milwall.

Anyways back on topic i don't see why everyone is ocusing on the hooligans and ignoring the rightwingers. Hooligans just love a brawl and a chance to mouth off, undoubtedly most of them have been roped in by the BNP NF etc. who are the real ones to be condemned

[The Caspian Hare]

They'll probably get drunk and end up beating each other up.

[morpheas]

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Edited July 16, 2005 by morpheas

[zephyr]

The prospect of the opening day Championship fixture between Leeds and Millwall in August is already causing concern.

Holy cow! The Iranian national football team is supposed to travel to England soon to play some friendly matches in their preparations for next year's world cup. I think there is even a fixture against Millwall! I hope the Iranian football authorities cancel this trip, we don't want to have our players massacred by primitive hooligans before they make it to Germany next summer.

[twpdyp]

Remember what happened when the Rolling Stones let the Hell's Angels run security during a concert at Altamont. If these Soccer Hooligans want to avenge anything they should join the military.

[morpheas]

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[warden]

Haha, that's cool. Hopefully they don't go around beating up every Muslim they see, but maybe more create some patriotism there

oh yeah its really funny and intelligent.

how can you even make light of this ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

if you dont understand these moron (soccer hooligans), then what you dont understand is that is exactly what they are going to do.

They are racist pigs thats all , they arent patriotic ,they dont know the meaning of the word patriot.!!!!!!!theyre just using the horror of last week to further theyre own twisted goals , they are animals nothing else. SCUM nothing else.

and blackleaf

You say "We shouldn't beat Muslims up or abuse them because it will cause more bombings" but the Muslims also shouldn't perpetrate terrorist attacks because then Muslims will get beaten up or abused.

so every christian should have the crimes that have been done in the name of christianity revisited upon them , even though they are only innocent bystanders.

dont be so naive and racist.

your comments show a lack of tolerance and understanding.

ypur comments show you arent even as clever as the islamic fundamentalists who WANT people like you to start a "holy war" , so tey temselves can say "look we told you so".

praising a bunch of right wing idiots , without a brain to share amongst the lot of them is just as good as joining in with them.

shame on all of you who posted in backing of this mob of idiots.

blind leading the blind.

736847[/snapback]

On your first part Wun you are wrong, many of these football holigans are from good backgrounds and many with exellent jobs and some even with diplomas and degree`s,so they would know the word patriot,probarly better than yourself

We dont just have football holigans from celtic and rangers like you mentioned,what about the Aberdeen and hibs casuals,they are some of the worst in britain,i have seen them in action and i can tell you all right know the majority of them could be sitting in a bar and you could not tell them from adam

[morpheas]

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