I saw at least one fan that had been stabbed in the leg before kick off in our end. Rumours of a few more.

Shame really as the Greek people have been wonderful so far.

This rumour was floating around during the first half. There was definitely a Burnley fan jumped pre-game having travelled on the metro by a group of masked Olympiakos fans.

I definitely saw him with blood down his leg on his shorts etc. Not life threatening but still.

Fair play to him not missing the game.

Bastards

‘Under no circumstances should Burnley fans travel on the metro’

Yes heard the sane, although we were strongly advised to avoid metro and taxi rides to the stadium as "they wont think twice at attacking fans , intent in causing trouble or not " from a police officers point of view.
They were briefed post match as to the treatment we were going to receive.

A 1 hour coach ride is a no brainer as far as staying safe was concerned.

Said it would be completely different out there to istanbul. Olympiakos are crazy. And not to be under estimated by anyone intending to cause any bother. (Not saying thats whats happened here).

You have to respect the place you are visiting, and also keep your wits about you. Getting ****** all day, drawing attention to yourself or behaving like dickheads in places like athens, rome, istanbul, belgrade, marseille etc will always end in tears if one of the big sides are at home. Only reason it probably didnt happen in istanbul is because of who we were playing.

Not good all the same and hope its not serious.

Why do some people think attacking visitors to their town or city is hard or correct or whatever ? FFS what is up with some people ?

One fan only asked for a program outside the ground and got started on. Stewards and police got him away safely.

I would ban away fans next week to save our reputation. Not worth the risk.

bfcjg wrote:Why do some people think attacking visitors to their town or city is hard or correct or whatever ? FFS what is up with some people ?

I agree. But at the same time you have also got to respect the place you are visiting.

Some of the way a handful of fans behaved in Turkey Could have ended in a very different scenario (like tonights or much worse - luckily it didnt). And 9 times out of 10 it will be an innocent caught up in it.

Its also very different to travelling with England where if you are caught up in it, unless you are very very unlucky you will usually get away with it as there are thousands there with you. Not the case with a small team like Burnley! Very easy to end up isolated / targeted.

Hope all affected enjoy the rest of the trip and come home safe...

cricketfieldclarets wrote: You have to respect the place you are visiting, and also keep your wits about you.

Totally agreed.

I'm actually suprised with the amount of people wearing colours /flags out in public.

These really are hostile places that have some nasty 'fans'.
I think sometimes people's own righteousness can work against them; as you couldn't possibly believe people would act like that.

Hope the lad is alright mind.

"You have to respect the place you are visiting, and also keep your wits about you. Getting ****** all day, drawing attention to yourself or behaving like dickheads in places like athens, rome, istanbul, belgrade, marseille etc will always end in tears if one of the big sides are at home. Only reason it probably didnt happen in istanbul is because of who we were playing."

Absolutely spot on, CFS. Unfortunately.

Know the fan, going on the game suggests it could have been worse.

Hope everyone has a good evening

I think some people think it is ok to attack people for no other reason then they support a different team. It's just sad and pathetic. No doubt next week a Greek fan will get attacked for daring to visit Burnley.

Quickenthetempo wrote:One fan only asked for a program outside the ground and got started on. Stewards and police got him away safely.

I would ban away fans next week to save our reputation. Not worth the risk.

Not going to ban away fans when they’ve already sold tickets. Imagine could be pretty fiery next week.

Loyalclaret wrote:Know the fan, going on the game suggests it could have been worse.

Hope everyone has a good evening

Good lad going on the game. Fair play to him

cricketfieldclarets wrote:I agree. But at the same time you have also got to respect the place you are visiting

Maybe we should hear from the victims before we start throwing stuff like that around?

CoolClaret wrote:Totally agreed.

I'm actually suprised with the amount of people wearing colours /flags out in public.

These really are hostile places that have some nasty 'fans'.
I think sometimes people's own righteousness can work against them; as you couldn't possibly believe people would act like that.

Hope the lad is alright mind.

You should be able to wear your shirt etc. But putting flags up in a bar all day getting smashed in a foreign country is daft imo.

Doing it with England when there is 20,000 of you is totally different.

CFC spot on. Id replace the word “respect” to maybe be cautious”.

Respect ***** that carry knifes? Nah.

Glad the boys ok!!

bfcjg wrote:I think some people think it is ok to attack people for no other reason then they support a different team. It's just sad and pathetic. No doubt next week a Greek fan will get attacked for daring to visit Burnley.

It's the tribal mentality, Burnley going onto their 'patch'... if it would've been any other time of the year on the metro there'd be 0 issues.

Also, I'd say that segment of our support has been eradicated at home games. Opposing fans walk through the town in colours all the time and get light hearted banter at the very most (how it should be).

Dyched wrote:CFC spot on. Id replace the word “respect” to maybe be cautious”.

Respect ***** that carry knifes? Nah.

Glad the boys ok!!

Yep. Better way of putting it mate.

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Maybe we should hear from the victims before we start throwing stuff like that around?

I don't think he meant the lad deserved it in any way. Just a generic email about being careful

cricketfieldclarets wrote:You should be able to wear your shirt etc. But putting flags up in a bar all day getting smashed in a foreign country is daft imo.

Doing it with England when there is 20,000 of you is totally different.

Yes you 'should be able to' ... But me in that position, no chance i'm wearing Burnley colours in a foreign City notorious for football hooliganism.

Or I'd stick my claret top in some sort of holdall and put it on, on the game.

Rumbletonk wrote:I don't think he meant the lad deserved it in any way. Just a generic email about being careful

Nobody deserves to get stabbed / bottled etc. Its an inevitability in Europe in many cases. Sad but true.

It's been fine all day with everyone wearing colours. This is around the ground area.

" several Burnley fans attacked pre match in Athens, early reports are suggesting stab wounds, although none are suspected as being life threatening"

We were warned as of about 12 o'clock not to travel on anything other than club provided coaches.
The way a few were acting around the ground and chanting certain things, it's no surprise they ran into trouble ( if those people were the ones injured )
We all hope people arrive and leave safe, but you need to be aware of your audiance/surroundings. This city in parts is a very intimidating place, and that even with half a dozen 15+ stone blokes.

I heard a story in Turkey that one of our bell ends was abusing the coach driver for playing Turkish music on the coach screaming"we are from Burnley not f***ing turkey" "turn this s**t off"
We also need to behave whilst in these other countries.
The.above.is seriously.embarassing for this great.club of.ours. Can only.assume a season ticket holder given the allocations.

dpinsussex wrote:I heard a story in Turkey that one of our bell ends was abusing the coach driver for playing Turkish music on the coach screaming"we are from Burnley not f***ing turkey" "turn this s**t off"
We also need to behave whilst in these other countries.
The.above.is seriously.embarassing for this great.club of.ours. Can only.assume a season ticket holder given the allocations.

I’d be more embarrassed if the stabbing of opposition fans was treated as the norm as opposed to some drunken idiot mouthing off about music.

If Olympiakos fans don’t respect Burnley next week are people ok to attack them?

Bordeauxclaret wrote:If Olympiakos fans don’t respect Burnley next week are people ok to attack them?

Would seem so reading some of the above posts.

Bordeauxclaret wrote:If Olympiakos fans don’t respect Burnley next week are people ok to attack them?

No. But wouldnt be surprised if people did. Its common sense to keep your wits about you.

Its naive to think there arent people out there, especially in a place like Athens that will use any excuse to attack opposition fans.

English fans created a reputation for themselves in the 80s and 90s that makes them an automatic target as it is.

Not saying its right.

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:I’d be more embarrassed if the stabbing of opposition fans was treated as the norm as opposed to some drunken idiot mouthing off about music.

Mouthing off can lead to more serious stuff like tonight's incident. That's the point I was trying to get across .

Cricketfield doesnt mean respect as in respect them. Just be cautious of where you are and way.

dpinsussex wrote:Mouthing off can lead to more serious stuff like tonight's incident. That's the point I was trying to get across .

Where they mouthing off or in the wrong place at the wrong time wearing the wrong colours?

Bordeauxclaret wrote:If Olympiakos fans don’t respect Burnley next week are people ok to attack them?

You know full well that no one wrote that or even hinted at it.

Dyched wrote:Cricketfield doesnt mean respect as in respect them. Just be cautious of where you are and way.

Exactly.

And the locals - i.e. none football fans. I've seen first hand many times how fans take the **** and disrespect locals abroad. Especially with England.

The youtube video of United fans in Athens was a typical example. Waving euro notes etc.

You have to be vigilant in these places. Have a beer. Soak it up. Have the crack. Just dont be a dickhead. In this country you can probably get away with it.

No disrespect to anyone injured etc. As above. Hope all are safe and well.

CoolClaret wrote:You know full well that no one wrote that or even hinted at it.

I was asking the question. Burnley fans stabbed. We don’t know any details of why yet there doesn’t seem to be much sympathy but plenty of advice on how they should have behaved.

Bordeauxclaret wrote:If Olympiakos fans don’t respect Burnley next week are people ok to attack them?

Maybe we could all take a kitchen utensil each and whip up some pies if needs be

Bordeauxclaret wrote:I was asking the question. Burnley fans stabbed. We don’t know any details of why yet there doesn’t seem to be much sympathy but plenty of advice on how they should have behaved.

Some people know more details than others....

I used to work for a Greek guy. To say that he made my life interesting would be an understatement. There was something in his DNA that didn't like a normal, quiet lifestyle. He once invited everybody out for a night on the town, and HE started a fight afterwards. To say that he had a macho attitude would be an understatement. They say that the Mediterraneans are capable of having "red flashes". That would be an understatement.

It seems some people deserve to be stabbed...

That’s if anyone was actually stabbed. I hope they’re ok if its true. It’s been a sad week for Clarets, with Jimmy, Lenny, the couple in Egypt and now tonight.

ontario claret wrote:I used to work for a Greek guy. To say that he made my life interesting would be an understatement. There was something in his DNA that didn't like a normal, quiet lifestyle. He once invited everybody out for a night on the town, and HE started a fight afterwards. To say that he had a macho attitude would be an understatement. They say that the Mediterraneans are capable of having "red flashes". That would be an understatement.

Aye The hasty tasty had "nick the Greek" how was i to know he had a baseball bat behind the counter!

claptrappers_union wrote:It seems some people deserve to be stabbed...

That’s if anyone was actually stabbed. I hope they’re ok if its true. It’s been a sad week for Clarets, with Jimmy, Lenny, the couple in Egypt and now tonight.

Local press reporting one stabbed and another 3 badly beaten and robbed along with 23 arrested for drunk and disorderly.

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Twenty-three Burnley fans were also arrested for being drunk, disorderly and refusing to board coaches provided by the club.

well done lads (if true)

Bordeauxclaret wrote:I was asking the question. Burnley fans stabbed. We don’t know any details of why yet there doesn’t seem to be much sympathy but plenty of advice on how they should have behaved.

Well on at least two videos (including one on the daily mirror) it shows Burnley fans waving Panathanaikos flags.

Vegas Claret wrote:Twenty-three Burnley fans were also arrested for being drunk, disorderly and refusing to board coaches provided by the club.

well done lads (if true)

Depends how disorderly you class not getting in a coach.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Well on at least two videos (including one on the daily mirror) it shows Burnley fans waving Panathanaikos flags.

Oh well, that’s that then, they deserved to be stabbed and beaten up and robbed.

Hapag Lloyd wrote:Oh well, that’s that then, they deserved to be stabbed and beaten up and robbed.

Absolutely not. And nobody has condoned whats happened.