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| Giancarlo |
Ultra DocumentaryQuite old but "interesting" none the less. Links are the for the 5 parts for the Italian ultras, in order:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNq4xJK9q0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIIsAZNWNfg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiU7vg-YOkE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHtx3fEJ9k&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLB-DX_zDM&feature=related |
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| badman |
Nice post... .decent documentary and gives a good insight into the ultras...
its hard to take a stance on them though, do you support them or are you against them... unfortunately its pretty polarising... I always admired the ultras for making Italian games more of a spectacle than elsewhere, but after the events in catania, it forces you to stop and think about if it is worth upholding a belief like this, even at the cost of life.. I just hope that a compromise can be found, let the ultras have the curvas, but keep the violence to a minimum.... sadly, you cannot change the such a deeply ingrained mindset... What the documentary failed to do was examine the reason for the ultras existence in the first place, .. I believe them to be an expression of societal problems in italy, and they show it in the only place you can... the Calcio world... |
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| diatribe |
It isn't quite that simple.. There are good and bad points. Ultras are those who stand in the curva in the driving rain, leave at 11pm for a 3pm game down south (or north), spend time and money making banners, organize choreography, pay thousands a year on petrol money, turn up whether for a promotion, relegation or nothing midtable battle. They are true fans... Only the few that unlawfully use football as a vehicle for their own agenda are the ones that drag the "ultra" name down. And they aren't Ultras, they are petty thugs. I've written some "articles" on this when bored, but have had a couple of drinks. The Ultra mentality is something that had always interested me though. And sadly it's something the authorities are trying to stamp out. |