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Defender of banned football fans at Villa, what say you now?

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ColadhSamh · 17/12/2025 21:19

When Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from their game against Villa in October there was uproar from politicians and many more establishment figures.
Some posters on here refused to acknowledge that the fans were well known thugs who had a reputation for racism, violence, attacking women, indeed doing whatever the hell they wanted to do as long as it was offending someone.
The accusations of the ban being anti sematic was a constant from some with a refusal to accept that the fans were guilty of anything other that being Israeli.

Guess what? These righteous, law abiding fans attended a game when their team played Stuttgart last week. They were beaten on the pitch and UEFA were not pleased with the fan behaviour. UEFA have fined Maccabi Tel Aviv £17,500 and given them a suspended away supporter ban due to "racist and/or discriminatory behaviour" The club's away ticket allocation ban is suspended for two years.
Shame on all those who refused to acknowledge the truth about these thugs.
Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, Kemi Badenoch, Karen Bradley and of course all their supporters on here.
Supporting and defending racism.

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Kingscallops · 18/12/2025 00:17

This gotcha attempt really is a big fat fail. I won't be changing my opinion on the ban. It was employed with deceit and misleading data. The senior police officials are rightly being held to account. Now why did they lie? 🤔 apart from giving into a certain community?

murasaki · 18/12/2025 00:16

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That is true, and very odd!

MobyTick · 18/12/2025 00:13

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murasaki · 18/12/2025 00:12

If you recall, Tel Aviv withdrew from selling tickets to their supporters in the end. So banning isn't even technically true. They are on a suspended ban now though due to their behaviour, and good.

Kingscallops · 18/12/2025 00:08

The bottom line is the Birmingham community dictated and were appeased. Did we imagine the police lying about the planning process of the policing of the event?

Kingscallops · 18/12/2025 00:06

Impeccable timing for this thread, not so long after yet another terrorist attack. Well done. Have a biscuit.

murasaki · 18/12/2025 00:04

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Some of the Tel Aviv fans are a disgrace, at Stuttgart, Ajax and in their own country so far this year. It's not 'Jew baiting' to say so.

MeouwKing · 18/12/2025 00:00

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RecordBreakers · 17/12/2025 23:58

Well said.

There was a knee jerk reaction from politicians who confidently stated the ridiculous without bothering to look at the facts, and the intelligence gathered,