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

[John Byrnes Mullet]

I got robbed at knifepoint there 20 years ago by 2 black Africans. It was unsafe at night and quieter places in the day.it was full of black Africans who must have been illegals. Still scary to this day when I think about the incident. I thought I was a gonna.

 

[Bakero]

My Ex-wife is from and lives in Marseille as do my ex-in-laws. Definitly would not bee on my visit list if we did get drawn there.

Been there a few times, would love to go again to watch BHA.

I have read that 3 times and still cannot reconcile sentence 2 with sentence 3

He'd love to go back to the city but wouldn't be popping in on his ex and in-laws.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Yep Marseilles is an utterly brilliant city.

Also where my great-grandfather was stationed as a stevedore during the winter of 1916/17 in between delightful summers at The Somme and then Vimy Ridge.

Like Hangletongull I went to the 98 World Cup match and took my 15 year old off school 🫢 for the experience. Holy shit - armed guards to meet us and shunted into coaches and carted off to a large pen for our own protection from riots that had been going on from the previous night. Luckily we had match tickets and went to the ground whilst that area was pelted with bottles and anything intruders could get hold of. Chaos!
guards all over the place, thank goodness, whilst we waited for our train back to Lille.
Not something I’d like to repeat.
Apart from that, nice weather, a good view of Shearer’s goal and a win.

 

[jcdenton08]

Absolutely toxic city.

If I went, I definitely wouldn't wear colours. Or acknowledge any of you. *practises gallic shrug*

Don’t forget the “bof” and string of onions around your neck.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

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.

Same here.

 

[studio150]

Undecided, but leaning towards it might be one to miss.

Will wait until the draw is made and see who we have to play as if Marseille are in our group, the other two cities may be more attractive, and not sure financially I can go to all three away group games.

 

[Lethargic]

Awful place worked there for a while and plenty of the city is no go even for the French a real problem city.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

I was thinking about this earlier. This is the advice Spurs fans were given when they played away there last season:

Information for fans travelling to Marseille | Tottenham Hotspur

Supporters travelling to France for our final UEFA Champions League group stage match against Olympique Marseille on Tuesday 1 November are advised to take note of the following important information...

www.tottenhamhotspur.com

I've not been before with England, I think I'd go. I'm sure trouble can be avoided if you take the right precautions

Supporters will not be permitted to bring a battery pack/power bank into the stadium. Blimey, I carry mine in to grounds all the time.

 

[Paris]

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

Yes, nice red brick architecture and a Japanese style park. Toulouse has a lot to offer. A rugby mad city, which will no doubt come alive for the imminent World Cup. Even though Ntamack is injured.

 

[Live by the sea]

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?

Lots of Algerian and other immigrants from various African countries mightily annoyed with the way the French govt treats them . It’s way more dangerous than places like Brixton .

 

[Live by the sea]

I got robbed at knifepoint there 20 years ago by 2 black Africans. It was unsafe at night and quieter places in the day.it was full of black Africans who must have been illegals. Still scary to this day when I think about the incident. I thought I was a gonna.

It has I believe the highest murder rate of any French city or certainly one of the highest . I don’t know how much illegal immigration contributes to the number but quite a bit I would guess .

I’m sure reading the Guardian they would paint it as another romantic southern French city , it’s anything but nowdays .

 

[herecomesaregular]

Went there some 15 (?) or so years ago on a mellow stag do. Watched the England rugby game (might even have been against France) in a pub quite happily, no issues. Interesting City, only annoyance was how quaintly old fashioned it seemed that everywhere closed in the afternoon at the weekend because we were late getting up, due to hangovers. Had a lovely late night dirty kebab there. If I could afford it (which won't happen) I'd go again.

 

[A1X]

But what are the Marseille travelling support like? Basically if there’s a train SNAFU like Saturday are they going to burn the place down?

 

[Papak]

I worked there a lot between about 1990 and 2010 and have seen all the sides of the city.

On my first visit I was taken to a restaurant for dinner where the menu was hand carved into a piece of wood and the top end wines were £800 a bottle to getting all our currency stolen from a hotel room and the car being attacked by a bunch of youths like something out of a safari park.

I've stayed in the Vieux Port area but also seen burning cars pushed off the road on the hilly area outside of town.

That said, I'm there in just over 3 weeks for the England rugby match and can't wait, it will be good to re-visit some areas I haven't seen for 30 years.

You need to keep your wits about you and you should be fine...it's not called French Algeria for nothing but the city has a lot to offer and is magnificent and steeped in culture if you know where to look.

 

[patchamalbion]

'We' won't need to start anything.... their loons will hunt out any location hosting Brighton fans,.. it's a very very feisty city, even when football isn't involved.

Marseille won’t be the only city where this kinda stuff could happen.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Been here once a week for the last 4 months. Though I didn't get to see much, seems a lovely city. Would love to come back properly.

 

[Napper]

Was the for England and been twice for work . Would go no probs . Lot of character

Not as bad as some saying

Would be an edge but same as a lot of places .

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Been here once a week for the last 4 months. Though I didn't get to see much, seems a lovely city. Would love to come back properly.

Absolutely, it’s certainly another romantic southern French city!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Was the for England and been twice for work . Would go no probs . Lot of character

Not as bad as some saying

Would be an edge but same as a lot of places .

Quite, another romantic southern French city!

 

[nsclurker]

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

Ah, I'm old... Getting confused with it all being shut after it kicked off in Marseille. I think. Nurse?