RustyRightPeg Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Just now, Shooter McGavin said: I feel tense as it is getting through airport security with hee haw on me, can't begin to imagine how daft you'd have to be to risk taking drugs over. They buy the stuff over there. Horrifically easy to get your hands on these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy2 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) It’s a weird one. I thought it was common knowledge that PAOK were on a last warning as far as this was concerned. If they’d got past the police and PAOK had been punished for what Hearts fans did, the repercussions don’t bear thinking about. The young lads in our club were well warned about this and told if they went for pyro it was only for use in the square. Edited September 5, 2023 by Shaggy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 52 minutes ago, Yoda said: Poor bugger. What a run of bad luck. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Reads to me that they are just band from attending any football games in Greece for a few years, not banned from the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) . Edited September 5, 2023 by hughesie27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaShango Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 37 minutes ago, Shooter McGavin said: I feel tense as it is getting through airport security with hee haw on me, can't begin to imagine how daft you'd have to be to risk taking drugs over. Absolutely how the heck do they even get away with it? Daft to not be able to go a few days without shoving some garbage up your beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, PapaShango said: Absolutely how the heck do they even get away with it? Daft to not be able to go a few days without shoving some garbage up your beak. You, as per myself, ended up going by taxi (late changes to the bus arrangements etc - long story), getting dropped off well before the stadium, and walking the final ½ mile or so with freindly PAOK fans with nae bother at all. But ... I'm not gonna totally castigate the younger element. Let's just hope that they've lived & learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaShango Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: You, as per myself, ended up going by taxi (late changes to the bus arrangements etc - long story), getting dropped off well before the stadium, and walking the final ½ mile or so with freindly PAOK fans with nae bother at all. But ... I'm not gonna totally castigate the younger element. Let's just hope that they've lived & learned. Absolutely just young and daft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 4 hours ago, westbow said: Aye cos that’ll take your mind off having a bumhole like a windsock 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, PapaShango said: Absolutely just young and daft! Being young & daft? I've been there BIG-TIME ... and lived to tell the tale(s). At least it all went well, all things considered. Our fans are probably the bestest away fans EVER. Only joshing with the locals and having a good time ... not looking for trouble in any way, shape, or form. I'd go back there again, for sure. All the local fans I met were sound. As per Budapest, Tallin, Florence (the best one), Trondheim, and now Thessonaliki? I reckon that we've been exemplary as regards our behaviour. Let's hope that next year we get another couple of fantastic trips. ❤️❤️G❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris 84 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 5 hours ago, McGlynn The Money said: Can we maybe get a go fund me set up? Applause on the 20th and 22nd minutes of the Aberdeen game? Good luck with any one of those two ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaShango Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Being young & daft? I've been there BIG-TIME ... and lived to tell the tale(s). At least it all went well, all things considered. Our fans are probably the bestest away fans EVER. Only joshing with the locals and having a good time ... not looking for trouble in any way, shape, or form. I'd go back there again, for sure. All the local fans I met were sound. As per Budapest, Tallin, Florence (the best one), Trondheim, and now Thessonaliki? I reckon that we've been exemplary as regards our behaviour. Let's hope that next year we get another couple of fantastic trips. ❤️❤️G❤️ Yeah had some great times following Hearts and never been any bother with the locals, all been good natured and probably given some local bars their busiest days / night of the year. Greece was great, really enjoyed the city and felt safe walking about, even at night as I went back to my hotel on my own. The Dubliner was drank dry last Wednesday, boy must have made a packet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, Paris 84 said: Good luck with any one of those two ideas. That's all they were, ideas. I'll leave it to you to put them into action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bauld Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Being young & daft? I've been there BIG-TIME ... and lived to tell the tale(s). At least it all went well, all things considered. Our fans are probably the bestest away fans EVER. Only joshing with the locals and having a good time ... not looking for trouble in any way, shape, or form. I'd go back there again, for sure. All the local fans I met were sound. As per Budapest, Tallin, Florence (the best one), Trondheim, and now Thessonaliki? I reckon that we've been exemplary as regards our behaviour. Let's hope that next year we get another couple of fantastic trips. ❤️❤️G❤️ At the moment it'll more likely be Arbroath and Greenock than Norway and Greece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 5 hours ago, westbow said: Aye cos that’ll take your mind off having a bumhole like a windsock 😂 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgierulesapply88 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 59 minutes ago, PapaShango said: Yeah had some great times following Hearts and never been any bother with the locals, all been good natured and probably given some local bars their busiest days / night of the year. Greece was great, really enjoyed the city and felt safe walking about, even at night as I went back to my hotel on my own. The Dubliner was drank dry last Wednesday, boy must have made a packet. He also closed up before the game finished. Some 'ultras' where in and hearts fans weren't welcome until the day after because someone had been arrested outside his pub... Got a cheeseburger in there 2 days on the trot scran was decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris 84 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, McGlynn The Money said: That's all they were, ideas. I'll leave it to you to put them into action. Why would any sane person want to; a) start a fund to help out two guys who were trying to smuggle fireworks/flares into a ground for a European tie, which not only are they dangerous but would more than likely mean a fine for our club? or b) start a round of applause at the Aberdeen game for the same two guys. Not just one round of applause BTW but twice in the space of two minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 13 minutes ago, Paris 84 said: Why would any sane person want to; a) start a fund to help out two guys who were trying to smuggle fireworks/flares into a ground for a European tie, which not only are they dangerous but would more than likely mean a fine for our club? or b) start a round of applause at the Aberdeen game for the same two guys. Not just one round of applause BTW but twice in the space of two minutes. I think both suggestions were sarcastic pisstakes, a bit like "has someone told Celtic". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Paris 84 said: Why would any sane person want to; a) start a fund to help out two guys who were trying to smuggle fireworks/flares into a ground for a European tie, which not only are they dangerous but would more than likely mean a fine for our club? or b) start a round of applause at the Aberdeen game for the same two guys. Not just one round of applause BTW but twice in the space of two minutes. 8 minutes ago, Doctor FinnBarr said: I think both suggestions were sarcastic pisstakes, a bit like "has someone told Celtic". Exactly mate, just a piss take/joke, wasn't expecting anyone to take it seriously. Edited September 5, 2023 by McGlynn The Money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 2NL Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said: They buy the stuff over there. Horrifically easy to get your hands on these days. Easy to sneak it over, know people that took it to Florence. Seems absolutely mental to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundermann Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 6 hours ago, westbow said: Aye cos that’ll take your mind off having a bumhole like a windsock 😂 Step forward the Poet Laureate of Gorgie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Didn't need flares. Our chances of qualifying were going up in smoke anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 6 hours ago, westbow said: Aye cos that’ll take your mind off having a bumhole like a windsock 😂 Aye, cos that'll take your Mind off having a bumhole, Like a windsock 😂 ☝️ Is an inspired Haiku ... 26 minutes ago, Gundermann said: Step forward the Poet Laureate of Gorgie. Agreed. See above. Our fans are cultured, so they are. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgierulesapply88 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 35 minutes ago, McGlynn The Money said: Exactly mate, just a piss take/joke, wasn't expecting anyone to take it seriously. Kickbackers are funny. Can't believe anyone thought you where being serious 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, gorgierulesapply88 said: Kickbackers are funny. Can't believe anyone thought you where being serious 🤣🤣 Aye! 😂 The boy seemed quite angry about it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Hopefully a life lesson for these morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Bauld said: At the moment it'll more likely be Arbroath and Greenock than Norway and Greece. Hahaha!!! 😂 Ach; away v St M, away v killie in the 🏆, then away to Ross Co. is our imminent future. I'll likely be at all 3 ... Us dedicated away supporters need our heads examined. 🙃 ❤️❤️G❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, McGlynn The Money said: Aye! 😂 The boy seemed quite angry about it too. How do I get my fiver back? 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, davemclaren said: How do I get my fiver back? 🥸 Leave it with me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Shaggy2 said: It’s a weird one. I thought it was common knowledge that PAOK were on a last warning as far as this was concerned. If they’d got past the police and PAOK had been punished for what Hearts fans did, the repercussions don’t bear thinking about. The young lads in our club were well warned about this and told if they went for pyro it was only for use in the square. We were fined by UEFA for setting off fireworks in the square in Florence last season. We'll also likely get fined for the pyro at the home game this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTT Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Wee Mikey said: You, as per myself, ended up going by taxi (late changes to the bus arrangements etc - long story), getting dropped off well before the stadium, and walking the final ½ mile or so with freindly PAOK fans with nae bother at all. But ... I'm not gonna totally castigate the younger element. Let's just hope that they've lived & learned. Really pleased to hear that Mikey. I was a little worried for everyone going over. especially after the post about the Aris fan getting stabbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy2 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Dunks said: We were fined by UEFA for setting off fireworks in the square in Florence last season. We'll also likely get fined for the pyro at the home game this season. Makes these two even more stupid then and us as well. Didn't realise we'd been done for behaviour away from the stadium. We'll probably be done for Aristotle Square then. Not sure how public areas miles from a stadium come under UEFA's remit. No wonder they're swimming in money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 52 minutes ago, McGlynn The Money said: Leave it with me... 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon simpson Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 hours ago, ToadKiller Dog said: The guy caught with drugs ,wouldn't want to be him if he is still waiting jail . Greek conditions described as poor ,overcrowded and dangerous . midnight express comes to mind Greeks are very similar to Turks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlynn The Money Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, gordon simpson said: midnight express comes to mind Greeks are very similar to Turks A delight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, OTT said: Really pleased to hear that Mikey. I was a little worried for everyone going over. especially after the post about the Aris fan getting stabbed. The advice given by the club was in good faith and intended to keep everyone safe. The way it was put, It did seem a bit scary, though. Prior to the match there were Hearts fans spread out all over with not a whiff of trouble ... quite the opposite. After the event? I've not read anyone having had any bother, so it seems like the arrangements worked just fine. As described on another thread, my only issue was being shoved back aggressively by one of the helmet clad, shield holding, and baton wielding Greek Police whilst quietly walking past their OTT double line of defence from the PAOK side of the ground towards the Hearts gate ... having been joshing with PAOK fans right in front of their eyes, no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgierulesapply88 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Wee Mikey said: The advice given by the club was in good faith and intended to keep everyone safe. The way it was put, It did seem a bit scary, though. Prior to the match there were Hearts fans spread out all over with not a whiff of trouble ... quite the opposite. After the event? I've not read anyone having had any bother, so it seems like the arrangements worked just fine. As described on another thread, my only issue was being shoved back aggressively by one of the helmet clad, shield holding, and baton wielding Greek Police whilst quietly walking past their OTT double line of defence from the PAOK side of the ground towards the Hearts gate ... having been joshing with PAOK fans right in front of their eyes, no less. They where shouting at us trying to leave after the 2nd goal, and all the replies where we just want to go for beer we're not pussys... And that was that. Police said they where there mainly for them so i'd imagine come derby day/s over there they can get pretty rowdy. I turned up expecting a big tifo display was one of my main reasons for wanting to go actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 12 hours ago, SectionDJambo said: Not guilty M'Lud. A Celtic fan at work, who didn't have them or take them into grounds, told me that they hide them on children, because the security aren't allowed to search children. Don't know how they get them home or abroad, though. I suppose it'll be a secret. That's child abuse. Imagine if little Seamus went up in smoke, what would Celtic FC say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 hours ago, gordon simpson said: midnight express comes to mind Greeks are very similar to Turks I'll leave it to you to tell the Turks that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, Doctor FinnBarr said: I'll leave it to you to tell the Turks that. Perhaps not so 'black & white'? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atatürk_Museum_(Thessaloniki) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambocub Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 The board took the biggest gamble of a fine thinking we had mccavoy in charge ,that could come back and bite us on the erse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Perhaps not so 'black & white'? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atatürk_Museum_(Thessaloniki) It is in my mind Mikey after spending many years holidaying in Turkey. Mind you they hate the Kurds as well even though they run many bars Marmais/Icmeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Dunks said: We were fined by UEFA for setting off fireworks in the square in Florence last season. We'll also likely get fined for the pyro at the home game this season. Do you have a reference to back that up? All I remember is Hearts fans cleared up pre-match, and the mayor praising our behaviour. No trouble, no mess ... not even a discarded fag packet post-match at gone midnight with Hearts fans still out in numbers, and the local police wi' nowt to do other than get payed overtime for hingin' aboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super T Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Do you have a reference to back that up? All I remember is Hearts fans cleared up pre-match, and the mayor praising our behaviour. No trouble, no mess ... not even a discarded fag packet post-match at gone midnight with Hearts fans still out in numbers, and the local police wi' nowt to do other than get payed overtime for hingin' aboot. Think your specs might have been a bit tinted if you never seen as much as a fag packet! We weren't exactly the Japanese running round with bin bags 😆 I do agree with the point though that nothing was deliberately antagonistic and the police and street sweep team behind us seemed cool with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I have to say that, when I first went to Greece in 1986, I had zero tolerance to the Ouzo. Boy did that make me very drunk and rather ill the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, davemclaren said: I have to say that, when I first went to Greece in 1986, I had zero tolerance to the Ouzo. Boy did that make me very drunk and rather ill the next day. When we get drawn in Turkey next season Dave Raki is the way to go, makes Ouzo taste like a cheap orange squash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Just now, Doctor FinnBarr said: When we get drawn in Turkey next season Dave Raki is the way to go, makes Ouzo taste like a cheap orange squash. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 hours ago, tcjambo said: That's child abuse. Imagine if little Seamus went up in smoke, what would Celtic FC say? They’d deny all responsibility, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 25 minutes ago, Super T said: Think your specs might have been a bit tinted if you never seen as much as a fag packet! We weren't exactly the Japanese running round with bin bags 😆 I do agree with the point though that nothing was deliberately antagonistic and the police and street sweep team behind us seemed cool with it. Here's a photo of that main square in Florence gone 23:00. Had I taken one looking the other way, there were heaps of Hearts fans still packing the pubs. Do you see any litter? Naw. Do you see the police, as I described, doing little other than getting payed OT? Aye. Please feel free to post some pics of your own that back up your assertion and contradict mine. Take your time. I'm patient. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzyy Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Here's a photo of that main square in Florence gone 23:00. Had I taken one looking the other way, there were heaps of Hearts fans still packing the pubs. Do you see any litter? Naw. Do you see the police, as I described, doing little other than getting payed OT? Aye. Please feel free to post some pics of your own that back up your assertion and contradict mine. Take your time. I'm patient. 👍 Your picture doesn't show the black bin bags that were filled by Hearts supporters without any Japanese help but they do exist. Edit: knew I had one somewhere. 👍 Edited September 6, 2023 by cazzyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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