Fan Culture Trivia

[AreliusII]

What are roligans in Denmark?

Why did stadium terraces contribute to hooliganism?

In Germany, the announcers shout out which name of the players?

Which country has the most passionate fans?

How do fans in Spain show both their appreciation and disappointment?

Which country has the least aggressive fans.

Which Italian team was the favorite of Benito Mussolini?

Who is Paul Scarrott?

[AreliusII]

What are roligans in Denmark?
The anti-hooligan. Rolig means peaceful and roligans are good-natured fans who paints their faces, wear Viking hats, display goodwill toward their opponents, win or lose.

Why did stadium terraces contribute to hooliganism?
Terraces are standing-room-only areas where fans are packed close together like sardines. Most of England’s stadiums have been converted to all-seaters.

In Germany, the announcers shout out which name of the players?
First name. The fans respond with the last name.

Which country has the most passionate fans?
Italy They sing, wave flags, shout slogans in elaborate choreographed movements.

How do fans in Spain show both their appreciation and disappointment?
They wave white handkerchiefs, a custom borrowed from bullfighting.

Which country has the least aggressive fans.
Switzerland.

Which Italian team was the favorite of Benito Mussolini?
Lazio. Its fans are right wing and suburban. Its cross-town rival, Roma’s supporters are from the inner-city left.

Who is Paul Scarrott?
The world’s vilest hooligan, having amassed 40 convictions for soccer-fan violence by the time he was 34 yrs. old.

[Old Ska]

There is a lot of debate on this point. While it is true that supporter violence is WAY down from the 70s, 80s, and very early 90s, there are a lot of things that could have contributed to this.

The terraces did contribute to some of the major stadium disasters of the 80s (most notably Heysel), but I think that poor policing and crowd control were also major factors.

I have seen a large number of things suggested as reasons hooligan violence decreased, including but not limited to: all-ticket stadiums (some with VERY expensive plans), the rise of Raves, the change in drugs of choice among young European men from from amphetamines to things like X, better policing and crowd control measures, various socio-economic forces, etc.

My own view is that it is a combination of all of the above. After all, usually the really bad violence at matches occured OUTSIDE the stadiums, so how could you point to changes INSIDE the stadium as a major factor in the decline in hooligan violence?

Originally Posted by AreliusII

Why did stadium terraces contribute to hooliganism?
Terraces are standing-room-only areas where fans are packed close together like sardines. Most of England’s stadiums have been converted to all-seaters.