Everton fans Attacked in Lille

[orchard]

'Destroy' the square...ffs
It's a real shame that as EU citizens, we can't safely take our kids to football games, and rather than the police protecting and safeguarding the innocent they indiscriminately plough in and hurt those that require help.

 

[Xylophène]

I don't think he's blaming everton fans. He posted a video of everton fans singing and not acting out as a response to a politician blaming us.

Yes, his tweet is quiet ironic about French Police.

 

[steken1]

Just seen this, couldn't help but laugh

'Apparently it wasn't a rubber bullet that hit the fan on the head. It was a cross field pass made by @fizzer18 from 2012 #efc #coyb'

 

[GrandOldTeam]

 

[larrygobfiend]

Vile. Been in the square and surrounding areas all day. Everton fans just singing, getting pissed and kicking a ball around. No beef whatsoever. French cops seem like utter ( c***s *sorry mods).

 

[DanEFC92]

RT reporting it now. 'Everton fans clash with police' approach, though.

 

[TippEverton]

Put the bottles down, and smash these on the pitch blues.

COYB!

 

[LABlue2]

Someone should contact them and get their story sorted

Disgrace to blame everton fans

 

[l4toffee]

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[bobafro]

Didnt he say "Everton fans getting drunk and destroying the square" and...i dont know twitter, 'tagged' the French politician in it?

Twitter is a balls sometime because of how people quote other tweets but it was the politician that was saying the "drunk" stuff and he was just showing Everton fans peacefully singing.

My impressions are that the vast majority of Lille supporters are as outraged about all of this as we are. Personally think the best response is to try to make them as welcome as possible in the return leg but that's just me.

 

[The Hibbert Agenda]

@Rob_Lille is this out of the ordinary for Lille games? Any idea why this is happening? Did it happen when Krasnodar came to town (can't imagine there were loads of them)...

 

[TippEverton]

Just behave you damn fools.
Everyone ffs.

Lets play ball

Who are the "damn fools" though mate, seems more in french police uniform than our supporters.

 

[riddick]

Twitter is a balls sometime because of how people quote other tweets but it was the politician that was saying the "drunk" stuff and he was just showing Everton fans peacefully singing.

My impressions are that the vast majority of Lille supporters are as outraged about all of this as we are. Personally think the best response is to try to make them as welcome as possible in the return leg but that's just me.

ah, thought it was before the politician said anything.

 

[atrottel]

Note that all of the 30-40-year-old guys "rioting" in the centre of the photo appear to be Lille plain-clothes (apart from the one in green who is being taken away by them). You can see the batons.

 

[Magus]

The police are provoking it if you expect people to just stand there then you are mad. Everyone was just having a beer and singing . The plod here clearly want trouble . You keep prodding and you'll get a reaction. I've gone to a hotel for a quiet beer . Can't be arsed with all that

My point is that those images will be used against our supporters by the media. We haven't seen any pictures of the police goading or provoking Evertonians, even though it appears to be the case.

Nevertheless, throwing bottles is a thuggish reaction. I think most sensible Blues like yourself are well advised to walk away rather than react.