[Albion] Would you want to go to Marseille away?

[HeaviestTed]

Don’t they realise who we are? We even queue politely for the toilets at half time.

 

[Arkwright]

Really……

Well I've not seen any trouble for years but then I'm not the sort of bloke who looks for it

 

[The Mole]

I'm already going to Marseille to cheer on Scotland against South Africa in the egg-chasing world cup

 

[PeterT]

I'm already going to Marseille to cheer on Scotland against South Africa in the egg-chasing world cup

I will be there for England v Argentina the day before, but rugby is just a tad different as we know. Was there in 2007 for the Q/F with Australia, a totally different atmosphere to the Russia one in 2016!!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I haven't trawled through the Burnley message boards but when they qualified for Europa League I'm guessing there weren't too many comments like this.

I’m guessing thread titles included phrases that may rhyme with “European tour”

 

[Terry Connor]

My sister and her husband have a boat moored in the marina, so yes, a trip to Marseille would be great for me. Whether I'd be able to get a ticket is another question.

I'll bring the Sancerre. Just don't mention this to Kevin Day or a certain football finance expert's life will be hell.

 

[Oh_aye]

Some would love a visit whilst others, many of whom have been there before, wouldn't return.

If we drew Marseille away in the Europa League, would you want to go?

Yes please. Great city.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I used to drive artics through Marseille and through the infamous port enroute to Sardinia.
Let's say the locals aren't that friendly.
Only warning to give whilst in the port area, was to stay in yr truck at all times.
As to the footy question....calling @Dr. No

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Do Russian-backed ninjas still have carte blanche to beat the shit out of only slightly lairy foreign football fans?

Yes so you had better keep away!

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Is this a do you have big balls or little tiny balls poll?

Well RDZ only likes big balls dsoesn't he?

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Absolutely, surely this is what it’s all about ??
Spent 4 days there in mid-June two months ago.
Great contrast between the more traditional Vieux Port and the newly gentrified wharf area which is studded with museums, bars & restaurants with the rustic district of Le Pannier also close by.
If time allows, a short ferry ride out to Frioul is a very nice excursion.
Just make sure you avoid the 16th Arrondissment - most of the estates there are a police no-go zone.

 

[Mr Phil]

Just make sure you avoid the 16th Arrondissment - most of the estates there are a police no-go zone.

Don't the papers say that about parts of London?
Is Marseille really that bad or is it just Parisian media being dramatic as someone suggested earlier in this thread?

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I won't be travelling anywhere as I don't like people. Away days here are bad enough.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Don't the papers say that about parts of London?
Is Marseille really that bad or is it just Parisian media being dramatic as someone suggested earlier in this thread?

It is dreadful, yes it looks pretty, but it's not the best advert for France.

 

[Paris]

Don't the papers say that about parts of London?
Is Marseille really that bad or is it just Parisian media being dramatic as someone suggested earlier in this thread?

There's no love lost between Paris and Marseille. On and off the pitch.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Went to Holland v S Korea there in 98, spent the day in the Vieux Port and it was fine. Was a week after the England Tunisia riots and you would never have known that there was devastation the week before.

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Don't the papers say that about parts of London?
Is Marseille really that bad or is it just Parisian media being dramatic as someone suggested earlier in this thread?

When I was there local tv news covered a story one day of very heavily armed police snatch squads going into a drug-lord controlled estate in an attempt to make arrests.
Much better to embrace the wonderful Marseillese tradition of a late afternoon pastis than concern yourself with the violent goings on in area of the city that isn’t only not close but one you’re unlikely to ever visit.

 

[Black Rod]

I think there is a certain amount of naivety about what is waiting in some European cities

It doesn't matter if you are keeping yourself to yourself, behaving well or not looking for trouble. If certain locals clock you as being a foreign football fan, they see you as fair game. So too certain police forces

Marseille is very much one of those based on experience

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Marseille is actually one of the most dangerous cities in France for violent crime ,

I was waiting for NSC’s very own Lonely Planet.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

England v Romania in 1998 was in Toulouse, I went to it

I was in Toulouse a few days before watching, I think, Denmark. Another lovely city.