Had the fans heading to Töölö forgotten the Mouthguards in their pockets from boxing training? It was hardly the fault of the police or the media, thinks Urheilu’s reporter Mika Halonen.
Mika Halonen sports reporter
Since the start of the Football Betting League, the topic of conversation has, unfortunately, once again been the endless hustle and bustle of the spectators.
For example, in the top match of the opening round of the season between KuPS and HJK, fans from Helsinki threw ice cubes and drink cans onto the field and knocked down fences. Criminal reports have also been registered.
Later, he explained the match Brother Engstrom told Supla’s Straight talk about the Veikkausliiga on the podcasthow the fans had damaged Ruuttu’s production equipment with their torches.
The police were prepared in a special way for Thursday’s HJK–Lahti match in Töölö. Chief Commissioner Jere Roimun according to the reason for the preparation were the disruptions that occurred in several places in the Veikkausliiga in the opening round.
After the match the police said having arrested 16 people in connection with the incident. The stadium’s advertising fences had been torn down and the security guards and the police had been violently opposed.
When this kind of thing happens, there are usually two things in the pattern. Even now. We accuse the police of overreaction and provocation, and wonder at the direction of the media when it reports on such nonsense and not the game itself.
Urheilu’s Instagram post on the subject was also immediately commented on, saying that nothing happened in Töölö except football was played. Flower hat uncles and aunts scream in vain.
From my own level of hat wearing, I can say that I promise to know how to enjoy different parts of football culture. Even if it’s about how the North Pole works in national matches. HJK had a great tifo in the Lahti match. Dare I say such a thing out loud, but even flares are often handsome, although I understand why they are prohibited.
But what kind of culture, or anything else, is offered by the endless wrangling of things, breaking things up and fussing, and other childish bullshit?
Even before Thursday’s match, Superintendent Roimu told For Sanomahow some of the supporters were arrested to protect them from crime when they were found, among other things, with mouthguards.
Huh!
Did they forget about boxing training? Or could it be that there was something in the background referring to violence? Maybe they prepared for a confrontation with the police or the media.
Of course, the vast majority of viewers and supporters behave well. In addition, sports should be an opportunity to escape everyday life, relieve pressure and forget for a while who and what you are when you return home.
But even now, the mild symptoms seen within a week must be overcome. Bringing a gate ban system to Finland has been included in the government program and it has understandably been supported by both the Balloliitto and many clubs.
However, many legislative problems have been an obstacle.
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For example, in England, everyone knows very well how long it takes to get caught up in the endlessness.
There may be more extensive problems behind such mild phenomena. As if the nausea and violence of young people is enough for our society to think about.
But for those who so strongly think they are “promoting” Finnish football culture with their theater: Stop the childish and headless idiocy.
In addition, clubs and especially supporter groups should condemn idiocy even more strongly.
The problem center is about a very marginal group, but many who behave themselves in a matter-of-fact manner, give their approval and see parties other than the squatters themselves as the culprit of squatting.
Cause and effect has been strangely reversed in the minds of many.