The Real Football Factories

[Howie_16]

Has anyone here seen this show?

It airs Sunday nights on the Score. It is a British show, but they have spent the last couple of episodes I've seen touring Eastern Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rea...ball_Factories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rea..._International

http://www.bravo.co.uk/factories/

I am not often shocked, but if you catch the episode where they go to Croatia and Serbia and you hear the story of this Serbian guy (a fan of Partizan Belgrade and member of the Grobari [The Grave Diggers] Ultras) named Žare and what he did to a fan from an opposing team from Croatia...

Let's just say that it will certainly make you feel quite differently when you are sitting next to the annoying, drunk Canuck/Oiler fans in the Sport Chek Zone.

[Slava]

I have watched this show and its great! I saw the one in Poland a while ago and your thoughts were the same as mine. I do hate the Oilers/Canucks...but not to the point where I want to stab or maim their supporters.

[Howie_16]

Originally Posted by Slava

I have watched this show and its great! I saw the one in Poland a while ago and your thoughts were the same as mine. I do hate the Oilers/Canucks...but not to the point where I want to stab or maim their supporters.

On the other hand, having a hardcore hooligan Flames fan group up there might encourage Olier and Canuck fans to behave themselves!

[Howie_16]

I recorded both episodes from Sunday night, and watched the episode on Turkey. Absolutely fascinating, especially the story of the rivalry between Turkish and English fans.

[Aeneas]

Originally Posted by Howie_16

I recorded both episodes from Sunday night, and watched the episode Turkey. Absolutely fascinating, especially the story of the rivalry between Turkish and English fans.

That was some real graphic footage of the fighting (Leeds Fenerbehce). Suprised they'd even show it. I think the guy getting dragged into the taxi was one of the guys who died, right? (didn't watch it all)

Found it odd that right up there with suggestions of intercourse with the opponent's mother, another taunt was that, "your father drinks alcohol" or something like that. Then they show these fans drinking beer before the games.