by tmesis »
07 Jul 2016 17:50
Will95 The police in Lille were shutting pubs down just for having big groups of England fans, no singing, no nothing, which was causing the groups from such pubs to be on the streets, the groups getting bigger and singing began, well done French police
(not that singing is an issue!).
No trouble at all in Lens, St. Etienne or Lyon FYI.
The Lille police shut the pubs early when Ireland were there too. It wasn't just an England thing. There were still several bars open if you looked though.
The idea that cities would be dry on game days though...
The problem with England and tournaments this close to England is that you get thousands of "lads" who come over without tickets, just for the atmosphere. The problem is that loads of them think "atmosphere" means getting drunk and acting like a twat.
There were none in Ukraine, because getting there was such a ball ache, and there was no trouble at all as a result. There won't be any in Russia either, as no group of lads is going to pay £150 for a Russian visa, just to have a few beers over a weekend.