French autorities say that banning away fans for this match had little to do with the safety for Ajax fans but rather the safety for the Marseille fans. “Agressive behavior is something that is seen a lot with Ajax ultras, who mostly operate under the name ‘F-Side’. They are known as one of the most dangerous groups of Europe.”
In 2009 things already went wrong between the two clubs when Marseille and Ajax faced eachother in the UEFA cup. Ajax fans went with a big group of fans to Marseille. Ajax fans were then attacked by Marseille fans with bricks, sticks and iron bars. Ajax fans then chased Marseille fans until police showed up. In the return in Amsterdam Ajax fans held up a banner saying “We had joy we had fun, we had L’om on the run”.
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So the French police have managed to pre-emptively blame fans for violence that hasn’t even happened yet.
Ajax fans have surpassed Liverpool fans in the “French police trying to blame you” stakes. Liverpool fans got blamed for shit they were the victims of. Ajax fans just got blamed for shit in the future
bit ironic aint it considering how bad France is getting with hooliganism in their fan bases.
When is the last time you heard French supporters make trouble away?
How about that Lyon bus?
Lyon were punished for that one.
People here acting surprised. Every single time Dutch fan travel for away EU game, they just sack cities and attack random people.
Good decision, maybe Dutch police will do a little bit more to actually prevent the most violent supporters to travel.
Lol
Embarrassing, this is how football fans are treated every week end in France. The gov chooses the easy way out everytime with the ban of fans even for fixtures with low to no risk of riots or incidents, no real rivalry or tensions between clubs
Our fans haven’t been that violent in Europe recently, right?
They trashed our own stadium and forcefully suspended league games, but I can’t remember any outstanding act of violence abroad for at least a decade.
Tbh that isn’t 100% true, but yeah not that much. But the general consensus is Ajax=Dutch=Bad
Tbh in the long run it’s probably saved your fans getting beaten up by the French police for no reason
True, you gotta be a bit mad going to Marseille away.
Beaten and tear gassed for no reason. As is tradition.
French police pretending to care about the safety of Marseille fans
Our police is just shit. There were issues with some Dutch fans on away games but it’s also up to the authorities to make sure things go well when they come.
This is a total embarrassment, combined with the scandals surrounding the French police with far-right policemen, some who murder people without facing consequences, domestic abuse, lack of hiring, etc. A complete rebuilding of the police institution is needed
This is a good thread. No one is taking the bait from the police and Ajax fans aren’t denying we have some issues.
Good shit lads.
Lol, actual lol
The French are so civil
Marseille, the mickey mouse fans of Europe.
I genuinely couldn’t imagine a more violent fixture in western europe, both sets of fans are absolute scum lol
Groningen vs Saint-Etienne
Groningen? 😅
Your club is just copying them from last season (minus the relegation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7j6kFgL4Zf8 😂
Ajax supporters don’t really stab / murder people. The stabbing happens in France / Italy a lot.
Millwall, Lazio, Praha just to name a few.
Not to forget Feyenoord.
Wouldn’t be too concerned about Millwall if they visited Amsterdam. But i don’t think Ajax have thr most violent fans in Europe. Our ultras are not angels but compared to a few others in Europe it’s not that bad.
We are not angels, but a little bit self reflection is needed after they allowed Marseille fans to bombard the Lyon coach (injuring him), and teambus with stones.
It’s ok though, after investigating themselves, everyone concluded they did their job correctly.
The game will be (re-)played in Marseille as if nothing happened. No sanctions no blames. All good.
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Actually something did happen: they banned Lyon fans from going and recommended to use better fortified buses… Basically Lyon’s fault!
It’s ok though, after investigating themselves, everyone concluded they did their job correctly.
That sounds like an Onion article headline
You expected something else from French bureaucracy? Anything they can do to not actually have to do anything
French are at it again