Poland V Russia - its all kicking off!

[Not Andy Naylor]

i may be mistaken but if i am wrong i will eat my cock.i think you will find bennibenj the violence is more than simply about opposing football teams

Well, there was the Soviet invasion in 1939 (when the Nazis attacked from the west and began WWII, the Russians decided to walk in the back door and grab the eastern third of the country - something you don't hear quite so much about, since the Ivans later became our allies). Then there was the massacre in the Katyn Forest of captured Polish officers, which they tried to blame on the Germans. Not until Gorbachev came to power did they admit it.

As the Germans retreated towards the end of the war, the Poles in Warsaw staged an uprising which was bloodily put down by the Nazis while Stalin's troops stood by on the east bank of the river (where the stadium is now) and did nothing to help. And there followed 45 years of Soviet-inspired communism. Oh, and that suspicious air crash at Smolensk that wiped out much of the Polish government.

So, yes - I'd say it was about more than opposing football teams ...

 

[Simster]

Well, there was the Soviet invasion in 1939 (when the Nazis attacked from the west and begin WWII, the Russians decided to walk in the back door and grab the eastern third of the country - something you don't hear quite so much about, since the Ivans later became our allies). Then there was the massacre in the Katyn Forest of captured Polish officers, which they tried to blame on the Germans. Not until Gorbachev came to power did they admit it.

As the Germans retreated towards the end of the war, the Poles in Warsaw staged an uprising which was bloodily put down by the Nazis while Stalin's troops stood by on the east bank of the river (where the stadium is now) and did nothing to help. And there followed 45 years of Soviet-inspired communism. Oh, and that suspicious air crash at Smolensk that wiped out much of the Polish government.

So, yes - I'd say it was about more than opposing football teams ...

You have to say, you wouldn't need to be a fat, sunburnt, pissed up, windmilling hoolie to find the sight of 5,500 Russians celebrating their independence day by crossing en masse a major bridge in Warsaw fairly objectionable if you were Polish, would you?

 

[SK1NT]

I'm out. Gutted isn't the word, I thought the Ruskies were nailed on

I had £15 on czech to be leading HT and FT (came in) and Russia to be winning at HT and win FT.... and a few quid on 1-0 and 2-0 russia...

At half time i thought i was about to be winning £250 from a score

And had 1300 vcash on russia .... f***ing poles

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Wheres Platini when you want him, i mean did he see anything ?

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

where were these foreign "firms" 20 years ago