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Sep 2 2008, 11:14 PM
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Token Girl
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(from channel 4's website. best English explanation I could find) QUOTE Napoli fans will be banned from travelling to away games for the rest of the season after they vandalised a train on the way to the Roma match.
The authorities had originally banned the sale of tickets to Napoli supporters for the ‘high risk’ encounter at the Olimpico, but decided to allow limited stubs as “an act of good faith.”
That was promptly violated when 1,500 Ultra’ caused chaos at the train stations in both Naples and Rome, forcing regular passengers off the train and demanding travel to and from the capital without a ticket.
“The organised Napoli fan groups are banned from travelling for the rest of the season,” slammed Minister Roberto Maroni this evening after an extensive meeting in Rome.
“We will also identify at risk games and, if necessary, some of them will be played behind closed doors.
“Those people who effectively kidnapped the train on Sunday were no more than organised criminals.
“We will identify and punish those responsible, ban them from attending sporting events for two years and proceed to charge them with criminal damage.”
There were only four arrests after the chaotic scenes in Naples and Rome, but the police believe they can use CCTV footage to track down and identify further perpetrators of the violence.
The railway company noted that the fans had caused £300,000 worth of damage to the train, wrecking seats, windows, toilets and daubing graffiti inside the carriages.
Fortunately the other high risk game of the weekend, Fiorentina-Juventus, passed by without any crowd problems.
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Sep 2 2008, 11:53 PM
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QUOTE (whoarethepatriots @ Sep 3 2008, 12:43 AM) Its good that the authorities have come down hard on this. I feel a little sorry for the peaceful Napoli fans, but if an example can me made of this (one which is effective as a deterrent) then it will be for the best
Escalation may be the best way, let the government keep on going in hard till changes occur I don't think it was a good idea. Neaples will be furious. Only Palermo would be a worse choice to make an example on. I know their mentality pretty well...and I'm not sure if it's gonna bring any good.
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Sep 3 2008, 10:14 AM
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QUOTE (Portikins @ Sep 3 2008, 02:59 AM) Always had. Ever since Ronaldo came. Not always.
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Sep 4 2008, 11:29 AM
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(from tuttomercatoweb) QUOTE La notizia è giunta come un fulmine a ciel sereno. Stefano Colantuono non è più l'allenatore del Palermo. La società rosanero lo ha sollevato dall'incarico ed al suo posto ha chiamato Davide Ballardini, il quale guiderà la squadra nell'allenamento odierno. La notizia è stata ufficializzata da una nota apparsa in mattinata sul sito ufficiale del Palermo. [Short version: Stefano Colantuono has been fired as coach of Palermo and has been replaced by Davide Ballardini.] Zamparini has stopped taking the happy pills early this season, it would seem.
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