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[Pete]

Juventus Soccer Fans Warn of Heysel Disaster 'Revenge' on Liverpool

By Nick Allen, PA Chief Reporter


Juventus fans warned today that small groups of hardcore hooligans will seek revenge for the Heysel Stadium disaster when their team meets Liverpool 20 years on.

Today’s Champions League draw pitted the two clubs against each other two decades after fans of the Italian club were crushed to death under a collapsing wall before the European Cup final.


A total of 39 people died and English clubs were subsequently thrown out of European competition for five years.

Since then, the two clubs have maintained close contact and built bridges and the vast majority of Juventus fans are hoping for a peaceful game.

But within hours of the draw being announced there were warnings that some so-called “ultras” – hardline followers of Juventus – had made clear they have not forgotten Heysel and are not prepared to forgive.

Menacing postings on Italian football websites included one which read: “Now it is Liverpool’s turn to be shot.”

Another said it would be “sick” to lose to the English club.

One Juventus supporter posted a picture of masked Italian hooligans, including a young man wielding a metal pipe, and wrote: “The boy with the pipe is one of the leading supporters (of Juventus) nowadays.

“Don’t expect him to shake hands with ’Pool fans. Violence will occur, I’m sure of it.”

Referring to the picture another Juventus supporter said: “I’m proud of him.”

Another said: “Yes, the clubs have a reasonable relationship now, but the fact is that many fans in Italy do blame Liverpool still and if you go stand in the Curva Sud at the Delle Alpi and ask for thoughts on Liverpool you will be greeted with disgust.

“The feelings are still strong, rightly or wrongly, that’s the way it is.”

Another Juventus fan wrote: “There will be thousands of them (Liverpool fans) in Turin. I’m really scared. If something bad happens we can easily be banned from Europe.”

Liverpool officials said the meeting would be emotional but stressed the hard work that had been done to mend fences with Juventus fans.

Former assistant coach Phil Thompson said: “Both clubs are very, very close and have worked exceptionally hard to help each other overcome what happened.”

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry said: “There is quite a deep friendship between the clubs and, I think, between the two sets of fans.

“It’s of course 20 years since Heysel so we’ve already mentioned that and it’s something we have given thought to. I’m confident we’ll get it right. It’s something we’ll think about carefully.”

Where's this thread on Juventuz then?

 

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[flieeeekke]

this exact thread. somewhwere from page 10 i think..

 

[Erkka]

those posts should be removed ASAP, nobody wants violence.

 

[flieeeekke]

why bother. article twists those posts in such way that it looks like people here want revenge. which is rubbish. we should sue that website

 

[Azzurri7]

We are under control guys....

 

[Negative Creep]

++ [ originally posted by Fliakis ] ++
why bother. article twists those posts in such way that it looks like people here want revenge. which is rubbish. we should sue that website

Welcome to the world of sensationalist journalism.

 

[Lilianna]

++ [ originally posted by ZhiXin ] ++
I only hope our players don't underestimate and whack them inside out.

i am very afraid of that!
but then,i am confident because the second match is in delle alpi!

 

[djleli]

Juve-Liverpool: Prepare for war
18.03: Liverpool and Juventus will meet for the first time since the 1985 final in Brussels, won by Juventus, but overshadowed by the death of 39 Juventus fans. Juventus fans have long been hoping to meet Liverpool again, and they were extremely content to meet them 20 years after the Heysel tragedy. It's no secret that thousands of Juventus supporters plan to take revenge on the fans who killed 39 Juventus fans. The game in Liverpool will probably be no problem, but in Turin there will be a war. The Police force in Turin will be massive and the Delle Alpi stadium will be like a war zone. Something bad will happen in Turin, there is no way to avoid that.
Concentrating on the game two of European football's aristocrats will contest a quarter-final that will evoke powerful memories for those connected with Liverpool and Juventus. If the Bianconeri's miserly defence has been the key to their progress this term, they have also conceded in only one of the four games they have played against Liverpool, a UEFA Cup Winners Cup tie in 1965, won 2-1 on aggregate by the English side. Juventus made amends for that defeat in the UEFA Super Cup of 1984, overcoming Liverpool 2-0 at the Comunale stadium. Now the two clubs are relishing meeting again in an intriguing last-eight encounter. The first leg will be played at Anfield on the 5th of April, while the second leg will be played at the Delle Alpi stadium on the 13th of April. If Juventus should qualify they will face Bayern Munich or Chelsea in the semifinals. The good news is that Juventus will avoid Italian opposition before an eventual final in Istanbul on the 25th of May.

 

[sallyinzaghi]

Maybe the fans will surprise us and no commotion will be caused. That'd be great

 

[Holdon]

++ [ originally posted by djleli ] ++
Juve-Liverpool: Prepare for war
18.03: Liverpool and Juventus will meet for the first time since the 1985 final in Brussels, won by Juventus, but overshadowed by the death of 39 Juventus fans. Juventus fans have long been hoping to meet Liverpool again, and they were extremely content to meet them 20 years after the Heysel tragedy. It's no secret that thousands of Juventus supporters plan to take revenge on the fans who killed 39 Juventus fans. The game in Liverpool will probably be no problem, but in Turin there will be a war. The Police force in Turin will be massive and the Delle Alpi stadium will be like a war zone. Something bad will happen in Turin, there is no way to avoid that.

Who wrote that crap? Sounds like incitement by another journalist to me.

 

[Desmond]

I say forget about all that rivalry and concentrate on the game,both teams could really do without all this right now.

 

[Rami]

++ [ originally posted by Paid-off-Ref ] ++
WOW. Anyone seen this:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4281392


The article is refering to this thread, amazing what kind of attention we get here.

From the article:

"Menacing postings on Italian football websites included one which read: “Now it is Liverpool’s turn to be shot.”


Another said it would be “sick” to lose to the English club.


One Juventus supporter posted a picture of masked Italian hooligans, including a young man wielding a metal pipe, and wrote: “The boy with the pipe is one of the leading supporters (of Juventus) nowadays.


“Don’t expect him to shake hands with ’Pool fans. Violence will occur, I’m sure of it.”


Referring to the picture another Juventus supporter said: “I’m proud of him.”

Looks like we have a mole over here:fero:!!!

 

[Azzurri7]

What if the Pool fans did something in Anfield, attacking our fans there???

 

[Stu]

IMO the key is not underestimating them. Some people here seem to believe that our place in the semis has already been confirmed but it hasn't, not by any means. As inconsistent as they are, Liverpool can be brilliant on their day and the Anfield crowd is the perfect example of a team's 12th man. I'm confident that we can beat them but they aren't pushovers.

 

[Dominic]

++ [ originally posted by azzurri7 ] ++


hey i wasn't that serious, so take it easy you and the rest.

'to chuckle' is a form of laughing....

 

[/usr/bin]

++ [ originally posted by zambrota19 ] ++


Looks like we have a mole over here:fero:!!!

son of a b!tch.. I don't see Juve supporters going to Liverpool forums, copying what they are saying, verbatim, and then posting them on some site, and pretending that's journalism!! As a matter of fact, this just might make me do just that..

 

[Gino Genesio]

huh you guys tell me that juve plays on the same day ass inter-milan

on tv its says that liverpool-Juventus and lyon-psv is on the 5the april

so i think i am gonna see the game

 

[Juve_Kosova]

++ [ originally posted by Gino Genesio ] ++
huh you guys tell me that juve plays on the same day ass inter-milan

on tv its says that liverpool-Juventus and lyon-psv is on the 5the april

so i think i am gonna see the game

yeah bro... am so glad that the juve game will be same day as lyon, that means the danish channel will show the best game that day, wich is Juve

 

[Dragon]

++ [ originally posted by Fliakis ] ++
hey, im quoted in that article.

i think i'll contact that website tomorrow.

Awesome!!

you should sue for copyright or something

maybe we can use the money to take Burke out of jail

 

[Gino Genesio]

++ [ originally posted by Juve_Kosova ] ++


yeah bro... am so glad that the juve game will be same day as lyon, that means the danish channel will show the best game that day, wich is Juve

YEAH WE ARE DAMMNNN LUCKY

now lets hope we win

and that nobody dies Juve ore pool fan :down: