The cover up we are witnessing right before our eyes is truly astonishing, but not at all surprising.
From the bizarre, and quite frankly racist, blaming of the trouble on local French/African youths perpetuated by Sky Sports, to the complete ignorance of all the ticketless supporters who turned up at the request of the Liverpool manager and the shocking behaviour that has been captured and shared through countless social media videos - we are seeing an absolutely shameful attempt to dress this whole farce up by the swarm of Kopites who have infested every single outlet of the press.
The 'profession' of Sports Journalism now has to be the most pointless jobs around. It was circulated on social media pre-match that there were blag tickets going around, did one single journalist ever think to do their actual job and investigate it a little and warn unsuspecting supporters to only buy tickets from verified sources? Of course not. And how many fans showed up with tickets that were fake, completely unbeknownst to them, and have now been scammed out of possibly thousands of pounds.
The uncomfortable truth is the heavy handed tactics used by the French plod possibly avoided a mass casualty incident. You could tell by the images on TV that the Liverpool end was completely over-capacity, with many of the fans forced into the stairways. It would have been even worse if the police didn't stand strong, as the sheer number of Liverpool fans who turned up would have completely overwhelmed the stadium staff.
It is high-time, in the year 2022, that a light is shined on that club and its fanbase and it is told some uncomfortable truths about itself. It is obvious they will never reform from within, they've just held a parade on the anniversary of a date where they killed 39 people for god's sake. They must be read the riot act by UEFA, who let them off scot-free for the City bus attack a few years ago. They must be told in no uncertain terms that their behaviour will simply no longer be tolerated.
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