Simi Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Manchester United and Chelsea fans travelling to Moscow for the Champions League final will be sent to special 'gulags' to prevent them from fighting with each other.Fans will be ferried from the airport to the special holding pens near the stadium, which will have just one entrance, be guarded by armed Moscow police and will not sell alcohol. They could remain there for up to eight hours. Once inside, fans will be told not to leave if they want to see the game. The policy will stop many fans from seeing anything of the Russian capital's famous bars and clubs. They will go from the airport to the holding camps, then to the game, before taking a bus back for their return flight. Police chief Major Igor Konovalov said: 'It's a normal practice. We use them in our country and the fans call them “settling tanks”. It doesn't matter who comes here — even a bunch of penguins — if our laws are violated we'll take full measures allowed by our law to clamp down. We will not differentiate.' Russian authorities say they are expecting more than 40,000 fans to travel to Moscow in 300 separate flights. Ridiculous, to be perfectly honest.
ASH17LCFC Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Ridiculous, to be perfectly honest. Most fans are not flying to moscow though, most are training it. Would have been worst if it was Liverpool Man Utd.
Simi Posted 12 May 2008 Author Posted 12 May 2008 I wonder if the Zenit fans will get the same treatment when they come to England? Didn't think so...
dandannieldanok Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Ferried from the airport................holding pens............... :laugh: What a joke, complete hypocrisy from the Russian authorities who should sort their own racist and violent football fans instead of dictating the movements of English fans that are in the majority harmless despite our bad reputation.
Ashley Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Thats very harsh. What about all the site seeing? Terrible
Maybes Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 They are football fans for god sake not prisoners!!! Puts a complete downer on the whole venue.
Jay Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Ferried from the airport................holding pens............... :laugh:What a joke, complete hypocrisy from the Russian authorities who should sort their own racist and violent football fans instead of dictating the movements of English fans that are in the majority harmless despite our bad reputation. Athletico Madrid?
filbertway Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Fair play, better than being raped by some crazy russians.
Ultra Posted 12 May 2008 Posted 12 May 2008 Athletico Madrid? No that's how the Spanish treat coach travellers. Those who flew to Madrid had a fantastic time.
Simi Posted 12 May 2008 Author Posted 12 May 2008 Fair play, better than being raped by some crazy russians. Surely not your own personal view? I think it's depressing to see stuff like this. Especially given the way that English people have been treated by the Russian police and their people in the past. Would not be surprised to see the Police looking to intimidate the fans and arrest a few of them. Bet they will have a field day. When Zenit come here, I bet they're allowed to enjoy themselves and have a drink or two. This country may be a joke, but it's not that bad yet.
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