Bluebird Hewitt Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Quote A Russian politician has proposed legalising football hooliganism and turning it into a sport. Igor Lebedev has drawn up rules for "draka" - the Russian word for fight - which he said would involve 20 unarmed competitors on each side in an organised brawl. Groups of Russia fans were deported from France after repeated scenes of violence at Euro 2016. Russia will host the next World Cup in summer 2018. Lebedev, who represents the opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, is also on the board of the Russian Football Union. He published the proposal on his party's website, stating: "Russia would be a pioneer in a new sport. Fans arrive, for example, and start picking fights. And they get the answer - challenge accepted. A meeting in a stadium at a set time.'' Following clashes between his country's fans and England supporters at Euro 2016, Lebedev said he "did not see anything terrible about fans fighting". https://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39172314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 to be fair this was a common argument you used to hear for years in England, not to be a sport but that if two people want to fight they should be allowed to. Unruly bunch of meatheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted March 6, 2017 Administrator Share Posted March 6, 2017 are props supplied or is it a bring your own kind of thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toinho Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 BYOB - Bring your own bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 We already watch and love 1 on 1 violence as a sport with many different varieties. I see no reason group combat should not be televised and glorified. Would mean we could all stop pretending we like rugby and get what we truly want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Cannabis said: If I'm being honest I don't mind hooliganism so long as it's contained and away from the stadium. If pond-life want to beat the shit out of each other then let them as it's only going to improve the gene-pool. That's all well and good until somebody gets killed and a witch hunt begins on who to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm all for it as long as its organized in a place where it doesn't involve or disturbs other people and only bare fists are allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 That it can be contained sounds nice in theory, but we do not know the wider social and psychological consequences. Once you legitimise anger based violence whose to say it won't lead to more violence outside of an organised car park meeting. Boxing and UFC doesn't have any tribal aspects and the professionals have good discipline and rules usually. It's not like anyone can get into a ring either. But if any old mong can have a fight in a car park that's not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 On 3/7/2017 at 0:52 PM, HoneyNUFC said: That it can be contained sounds nice in theory, but we do not know the wider social and psychological consequences. Once you legitimise anger based violence whose to say it won't lead to more violence outside of an organised car park meeting. Boxing and UFC doesn't have any tribal aspects and the professionals have good discipline and rules usually. It's not like anyone can get into a ring either. But if any old mong can have a fight in a car park that's not the same. At smaller house shows it does cause a bit of violence from time to time as supporters of fighters tend to start football style chanting at one another. Personally if consenting adults want to meet on brownfield sites and smash one another's heads in i'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 You'd have to revoke their access to the NHS otherwise they are not just 2 consenting adults making a decision that only effects them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, HoneyNUFC said: You'd have to revoke their access to the NHS otherwise they are not just 2 consenting adults making a decision that only effects them. I'd be happy with that two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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