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I've fired up one of those in the stands when I was about 16. As soon as the stewards went after me, I tried to hide it by leaving it on the concrete and putting it out by stepping on it, unknowing that it holds a temperature around 1600 degrees celcius. Melted my sneakers that day.
84..... School boy casual, Waddle haircut, flared jeans, Farah's..... boating shoes, aquascutum, Pringle, Le Coste, Fila, Sergio Taccini trackie tops.......
88/89 - Madchester
Other than that naaaah
88/89 - Madchester
Other than that naaaah
Flares thrown at players and down the tunnel in France!
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Flares thrown at players in crowd chaos after Saint-Etienne relegation
Saint-Etienne fans descended onto the pitch and threw flares after a defeat against Auxerre which relegated them from Ligue 1.
So flares I hate, main reason is the same as many have already posted on. I don't trust the person that's got one lit. (don't trust him not to hold it above my head, drop it on me, throw it at me, think it's a lightsabre, all after he's had 10 pints and a few grams of coke - fuck right off with that).
Smoke bombs - these are better because as far as I know, they don't burn at a temperature capable of melting the sun. Although I've heard they can mess up your threads if you're holding one(??).
I don't like the use of them in the stadium unless they are before KO and used as the teams come out the tunnel, I think they look great then. However, let's be clear, I'm talking about what it looks like where they are used in ultra cultures, so not in UK stadia, so hundreds of them going off at the same time. In UK stadia they look absolutely pathetic as Jonny is holding up the only one.
I've long been a proponent for wishing we would hold more of a "welcoming" of rival fans to our stadium (and also for cheering our lads into the ground) on match days. Think they look absolutely great when used this way (even Jonny's solo effort).
Smoke bombs - these are better because as far as I know, they don't burn at a temperature capable of melting the sun. Although I've heard they can mess up your threads if you're holding one(??).
I don't like the use of them in the stadium unless they are before KO and used as the teams come out the tunnel, I think they look great then. However, let's be clear, I'm talking about what it looks like where they are used in ultra cultures, so not in UK stadia, so hundreds of them going off at the same time. In UK stadia they look absolutely pathetic as Jonny is holding up the only one.
I've long been a proponent for wishing we would hold more of a "welcoming" of rival fans to our stadium (and also for cheering our lads into the ground) on match days. Think they look absolutely great when used this way (even Jonny's solo effort).
I love them, but you need the ultras to handle them, so in England that doesn't work, because the english don't have the "ultras" mentality.
In the Balkans, the pyro shows are incredible to watch and not dangerous at all (in most cases), because the Ultras understand that it's for show.
In England, they're a disruption because in most cases they're handled by dickheads who want to disrupt the play/cause trouble.
In the Balkans, the pyro shows are incredible to watch and not dangerous at all (in most cases), because the Ultras understand that it's for show.
In England, they're a disruption because in most cases they're handled by dickheads who want to disrupt the play/cause trouble.
Completely agree. Hellish for those with asthma and just means getting in the stadium becomes more and more invasive procedure as authorities try and stop them.
Yeah when at Norwich was right near one and it's fucking horrible
I liked it when the Scum fans decided to set one off from their end at 3-0
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