[Bloobell]

Have I missed anything

BTW Berlin is fukkin freezing

[glasnost]

Bloobell, on Nov 9 2007, 09:34, said:

Have I missed anything

BTW Berlin is fukkin freezing

We were all worried about you -we thought you might have been one of the rangers fans caught up in the fighting.

[Bloobell]

glasnost, on Nov 9 2007, 09:45, said:

We were all worried about you -we thought you might have been one of the rangers fans caught up in the fighting.

Vastly overplayed mate but there was a bit of trouble

What doesn't seem to be getting reported was much of it was being started by local casual types

I also don't think the fact they were selling buckfast in shops in La Ramblas helped matters either

[pollymac]

Did you go to the Barcelona museum?

And more importantly, did you see the crowd at Pittodrie last night? Bloody r*ngers fans, they get everywhere these days

[Bloobell]

pollymac, on Nov 9 2007, 09:59, said:

Did you go to the Barcelona museum?

And more importantly, did you see the crowd at Pittodrie last night? Bloody r*ngers fans, they get everywhere these days

Went to the bar next to the Catalunya Museum, down in the Marina - very posh

Very impressed by the atmosphere at Todders last night but it didn't look anywhere near 19,000 - either way you CAN do it so my point remains valid about the part-timers

[glasnost]

PLEASE, DON'T EVER COME BACK AGAIN

Dear Rangers supporters- never come back to Barcelona again.

And not because your players themselves aren’t a legitimate team.

No, it’s not because of that- the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend, who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn’t be in elite competition. On top of this, Rangers merely defend, run at the opposition
and play dirty. Their defenders are butchers, their midfielders, heavy-footed; and
their strikers just stand there like the furniture.

But even apart from the footballing aspect, the best thing would be for Rangers never
to return to Barcelona, because every time they do, they make a mess of the place. 35
years ago, you (the Rangers supporters) destroyed the seats at the Nou Camp. This
time we have enjoyed no less than 48 hours of brawls, provocation, rackets, fights and
common drunk women throughout the whole city, which you have fouled however
you pleased.

Stay at home and vomit in your own living-room, urinate in your sitting-room
corners, fight with your neighbours, the Celtic supporters (who deserve a prize just for
putting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow instead. Don’t come back here
again, because it is not a laughing matter. And, by extension, don’t play in the
Champions’ League either. You are not at that level neither in a sporting nor human
sense.

There are noisy groups of supporters who, although they drink vast amounts of beer,
make friends at the same time. But you? Not you, because everywhere you go, you
turn into a rubbish tip. You are undesirables. And so are those who fraudulently sell,
or “rent out� their tickets. These people screw Barca over, because they trade their
season tickets illegally. And in doing this they cause massive annoyance for other
members of the club. A true Barcelona fan would not re-sell their ticket for the match.
If you are not going to the match, give it to a family member, or you could even use
the 'Seient Lliure' service (an automated ticket service used by some Spanish clubs
including Barcelona).

From now on, the responsibility lies with UEFA and the club itself to ensure who the
ticket is sold to. The best thing for all of us would be that you as a supporter, in a
moment of lucidity, decide not to travel if you do not have tickets. As that is never
going to happen, those who sell the tickets illegally must be brought to justice. But the
best thing would be if we never had to play Rangers again.


Mundo Dpertivo. es

[Bloobell]

glasnost, on Nov 9 2007, 10:39, said:

PLEASE, DON'T EVER COME BACK AGAIN

Dear Rangers supporters- never come back to Barcelona again.

And not because your players themselves aren't a legitimate team.

No, it's not because of that- the Nou Camp frequently hosts teams who are lazy, boring, who only defend, who run and kick their opponents, and who shouldn't be in elite competition. On top of this, Rangers merely defend, run at the opposition
and play dirty. Their defenders are butchers, their midfielders, heavy-footed; and
their strikers just stand there like the furniture.

But even apart from the footballing aspect, the best thing would be for Rangers never
to return to Barcelona, because every time they do, they make a mess of the place. 35
years ago, you (the Rangers supporters) destroyed the seats at the Nou Camp. This
time we have enjoyed no less than 48 hours of brawls, provocation, rackets, fights and
common drunk women throughout the whole city, which you have fouled however
you pleased.

Stay at home and vomit in your own living-room, urinate in your sitting-room
corners, fight with your neighbours, the Celtic supporters (who deserve a prize just for
putting up with you) and foul the streets of Glasgow instead. Don't come back here
again, because it is not a laughing matter. And, by extension, don't play in the
Champions' League either. You are not at that level neither in a sporting nor human
sense.

There are noisy groups of supporters who, although they drink vast amounts of beer,
make friends at the same time. But you? Not you, because everywhere you go, you
turn into a rubbish tip. You are undesirables. And so are those who fraudulently sell,
or "rent out" their tickets. These people screw Barca over, because they trade their
season tickets illegally. And in doing this they cause massive annoyance for other
members of the club. A true Barcelona fan would not re-sell their ticket for the match.
If you are not going to the match, give it to a family member, or you could even use
the 'Seient Lliure' service (an automated ticket service used by some Spanish clubs
including Barcelona).

From now on, the responsibility lies with UEFA and the club itself to ensure who the
ticket is sold to. The best thing for all of us would be that you as a supporter, in a
moment of lucidity, decide not to travel if you do not have tickets. As that is never
going to happen, those who sell the tickets illegally must be brought to justice. But the
best thing would be if we never had to play Rangers again.


Mundo Dpertivo. es

Not the brightest is he as there wasn't a single booking on Wednesday

[No8.]

How many were arrested?

[Bloobell]

No8., on Nov 9 2007, 11:03, said:

How many were arrested?

I seen 3 get arrested at Glasgow Airport last night but am only aware of one guy being huckled over there and that was for climbing up a statue. They had to get the fire brigade to get him back down

[KnightswoodBear]

I got back to Prestwick at about 11 last night after having to wait at Stansted since 1 in the afternoon.

Barca is a fantastic city, and on the whole I didn't seen any bother as such. On the day of the game we saw a few stupid young boys fighting amongst themselves in the Placa Catalunya, but the quickly were shouted down and seperated. Unfortunately there were the usual suspects who just don't know how to act in public without making a complete arse of themselves and the club. But on the whole from the 20,000 or however many it was Bears that were there, I thought that the atmosphere and behaviour was good.

We ended up having to pay 150 Euros each from one of the touts at the stadium the day before the game, and it was all a bit cloak and dagger. Talk to this guy here, follow this guy round to the ticket office where the tour started, but we managed to get 4 together and 2 in other parts of the stadium.

I took one of the tickets on it's own and my seat was the very first row of the top tier behind what was the Rangers goal in the first half. I had been in the Camp Nou on the Tuesday and did the tour, and the stadium impressed me then, but when the teams came out and they played the Barca "hymn" the hairs on my neck just stood up. Pity Rangers didn't manage to make more of a game of it, but I think that we were only as good (or bad) as Barca allowed us to be.

We also went on two of the bus tours round the city on the blue and red routes. Some of the buildings and monuments are stunning and the views from Montjuic and the Olympic Stadium where Espanyol play are just amazing.

We went to Gaudi's Sagrada Familia as well, and that place just blew me away. Not bad for somewhere that's not even half finished!

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[Bloobell]

We were in the 2nd row of the upper tier, in line with the 18 yard box and at the opposite end to you

[KnightswoodBear]

I think you were round about where one of my other mates were sitting. He said that the Gers end proper was just along to his left.

[Bloobell]

KnightswoodBear, on Nov 10 2007, 12:57, said:

I think you were round about where one of my other mates were sitting. He said that the Gers end proper was just along to his left.

Aye, this is a pic taken looking up at the Bears section