Block Seven

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So you are aware of the huge issues with Ultra's over in eastern European countries where fans of opposite clubs attempt to hack each other with machetes and large blades/snooker cues/baseball bats?

It's the young lads in Edinburgh who are banging a drum who should be jailed though.

Nonsense.

Sounds like a good reason for the police here to clamp down on the ultras to prevent it going the same way.

[Thatdayinmay16]

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Are the people who want drummers jailed in the room with you now?

There's folk on this acting as though the Police are in the right to continuously herd them like cattle when they get off trains/buses, smack them with batons and spray them with CS gas.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, they aren't the first group from Hibs to be treated this way(Won't be the last either) and you've got folk going on as if the young lads are career criminals. They'll make mistakes and later on in life will look back and laugh.

[Thatdayinmay16]

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Sounds like a good reason for the police here to clamp down on the ultras to prevent it going the same way.

You are aware Italian/eastern European ultra groups have links to mafias/cartel groups? That's not something we'll have to worry about in Scotland.

[hibee]

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Let's just ban any sort of atmosphere at the football then.

Tip: Please do not buy tickets for any sort of French or Italian football game, you'd absolutely lose your mind when you see what sort of atmosphere they muster up over there.

Nothing to do with atmosphere, endlessly banging a drum or two for the whole game ruins the atmosphere, I’m allowed an opinion and that’s mine.

I’m yet to meet anyone in person who actually likes the drum, a few on social media right enough but none in person.

[Alfred E Newman]

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I'm not a huge fan of B7 myself but some of the takes on here are absolutely baffling, "mon the polis" etc. Weird, yes the laddies go about things the wrong way at times, but without them ER would be an absolute morgue. (Same goes for Celtic Park/Ibrox etc.)

If you think the "polis" don't have it in for football fans then unfortunately you've never ventured far from your seat at Easter Road.

That lot have targeted football fans in anyway possible for the last 20-30 years. Football fans have been treated abysmally by them.

I've been attending matches at Easter Road and elsewhere in Scotland for well over 60 years and I can't honestly say I've ever felt intimidated or targeted by the police. In fact I've been glad to see them steaming in on occasions

[Alfred E Newman]

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There's folk on this acting as though the Police are in the right to continuously herd them like cattle when they get off trains/buses, smack them with batons and spray them with CS gas.

As mentioned earlier in this thread, they aren't the first group from Hibs to be treated this way(Won't be the last either) and you've got folk going on as if the young lads are career criminals. They'll make mistakes and later on in life will look back and
laugh.

When did this happen?

[Thatdayinmay16]

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When did this happen?

They mentioned it happening on there statement that they put on twitter.

I'm glad you feel that you haven't been the target of police in the however many years you've been going to football, that doesn't meant to say that thousands of others who attend every week aren't in a different position.

It happens.

[Paul1642]

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They mentioned it happening on there statement that they put on twitter.

I'm glad you feel that you haven't been the target of police in the however many years you've been going to football, that doesn't meant to say that thousands of others who attend every week aren't in a different position.

It happens.

Well if block 7 say it in their extremely well written statement, then it must be true and completely unwarranted, just like the 2 poor souls being charged with a breach of the peace and being issued football banning orders despite no wrongdoing. Im sure the fiscal loves running with cases with no evidence.

With so many people filming every police encounter these days there’s surely plenty of footage of this unproved attack by police.

Like many others on here I’ve been to countless football games over the years, home and away, and I’ve never had the slightest issue with police or witnessed any other fans who weren’t being an ******** have an issue (the odd annoying hold back at FT is as far as it goes). It’s miraculous how adhering to the law and not wearing a balaclavas / setting of pyro keeps you off their radar.

[PHeffernan]

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I can’t recall any statements being released from the CCS or other casual groups back in the day when getting their collars felt or being escorted to stadiums and monitored. Kind of went with the territory.

I dare say the statement writing is just seen as all part of the game for the ultras scene.

The problem they have here is that while folk will read it, nobody other than ultra members will be that interested in their perceived plight.

CCS and other casual groups were too busy chasing each other, rolling about on the ground and actually being seriously hastled by the Police to release statements.
Block 7, Green Brigade etc just seem really soft and whiny in comparison and most of the current cops look tiny and are awfae polite.
Fitba neds and cops are both so impotent now compared to their predecessors. They just bore each other to death and then issue statements about it.

[LunasBoots]

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I've had a thing popping up on facebook every so often. Hibs u23 v Celtic u23, 6x6, 2 mins - Celtic win

Yeah its the new thing these groups are involved in, organised fights like they do in Europe, Rangers Riot Crew is the latest offshoot of the union bears and have been involved in alot of this crap.

[Bishop Hibee]

Legal designated area for pyro as in the U.S. Anyone covering their face should not be allowed entry to the ground. Any abuse of pyro e.g. throwing smoke bombs on the pitch from the designated area and it’s closed for the next match.

[Bishop Hibee]

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I've been attending matches at Easter Road and elsewhere in Scotland for well over 60 years and I can't honestly say I've ever felt intimidated or targeted by the police. In fact I've been glad to see them steaming in on occasions

Really? Ibrox in the 80’s, the polis couldn’t care less.

[Hibby70]

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I've had a thing popping up on facebook every so often. Hibs u23 v Celtic u23, 6x6, 2 mins - Celtic win

2 minutes! 90 seconds of dancing followed by 30 seconds to come up with a suitable statement of how it went. Did they all have to bring their birth certificates or young Scot card?

[Crab apple]

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Really? Ibrox in the 80’s, the polis couldn’t care less.

That's true but I found the policing at Parkhead in the late 80's to be the worst. The default position of the police seemed to be to charge in on horseback to disperse the crowd.

[PHeffernan]

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When did this happen?

All in their statement

[McD]

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So you are aware of the huge issues with Ultra's over in eastern European countries where fans of opposite clubs attempt to hack each other with machetes and large blades/snooker cues/baseball bats?

It's the young lads in Edinburgh who are banging a drum who should be jailed though.

Nonsense.

Over reacting much?


People saying they go to a match for the football not the drums are wanting to ‘ban all atmosphere’? And no one has said anything about jailing anyone banging a drum. Calm down and read what’s being said instead of making up nonsense

[Bostonhibby]

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I'm not a big fan of the so-called 'Ultras Culture', and the drum gives me a headache, but I think it's a bit unfair to say they only sing monotonous songs that nobody knows.

They've definitely been making an effort to sing more traditional songs, or join in when they start elsewhere. That was evident at Celtc Park.


It's not quite my idea of an 'atmosphere' at games but I suppose I'm just an old duffer from a bygone era. ;-)

Get rid of the pointless monotone drum beat and leave fellow fans to sit in the seats they want to sit in and have paid for and I'll sponsor the balaclavas myself.

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[LaMotta]

Reading some comments about monotonous drum beats and lack of talent. Not sure if the drummer changes from week to week, but some weeks the drumming has been from somebody with some real rhythm and drumming ability, and I think this should be acknowledged.

[LaMotta]

In terms of having Block Seven people in your seats that would be out of order.

I have to say in the last 18 months we've had people in our seats twice at away games refusing to move - both times at Tynecastle. Neither of those occasions was it members of Block seven. I should add that both times they eventually moved, although it did take some aggressive persuasion to get them to **** off. A real bug bear that some people think this is ok and that away games are a free for all.

[Pretty Boy]

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Reading some comments about monotonous drum beats and lack of talent. Not sure if the drummer changes from week to week, but some weeks the drumming has been from somebody with some real rhythm and drumming ability, and I think this should be acknowledged.

The drum medley for Twist & Shout v Motherwell was worthy of Keith Moon, John Bonham and Charlie Watts.

[LaMotta]

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The drum medley for Twist & Shout v Motherwell was worthy of Keith Moon, John Bonham and Charlie Watts.

One week there was defo Reni from Stone Roses vibes. The drum is def too loud in relation to the accompanying music I think though. If it was just a tad quieter and less overbearing I reckon more people would be onboard.

[Winston Ingram]

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We had a decent atmosphere before hand as we had another group doing what block 7 are doing, they decided to pack it in, then Block 7 turned up. (Albeit they done it with no fighting amongst fans/other groups of clubs)

The club didn't put on Tifo's etc before Block 7 turned up, another group who obviously stayed out of trouble done it all.

I agree Block 7 don't cover themselves in glory but I'd take the side of them before Police Scotland that's for sure.

Assaulting their own fans, opposition fans, vandalising of streets, pyro, rushing turnstiles, tragedy chanting and assaulting our own stewards.

Yep, I’d definitely take Block 7 ‘s word. ��

[TelaStella]

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I've been attending matches at Easter Road and elsewhere in Scotland for well over 60 years and I can't honestly say I've ever felt intimidated or targeted by the police. In fact I've been glad to see them steaming in on occasions

And lucky you. Experienced it plenty times in the past and unfortunately expect plenty more to experience it for years to come. Block seven and their contemporaries might not always help themselves but the skewed policing nature at football games is absolutely a real thing.


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[Alfred E Newman]

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That's true but I found the policing at Parkhead in the late 80's to be the worst. The default position of the police seemed to be to charge in on horseback to disperse the crowd.

Funny, I must have missed that as we headed back to the car.

[Moulin Yarns]

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The drum medley for Twist & Shout v Motherwell was worthy of Keith Moon, John Bonham and Charlie Watts.

Can we sign Keith moon or ginger Baker for the rest of the season? 😉

[Crab apple]

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Funny, I must have missed that as we headed back to the car.

Good for you.

[Irish_Steve]

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Reading some comments about monotonous drum beats and lack of talent. Not sure if the drummer changes from week to week, but some weeks the drumming has been from somebody with some real rhythm and drumming ability, and I think this should be acknowledged.

I concur and all for the better. As I musician myself, it used really, really annoy me as the previous drummer (when they were in the East) couldn't keep time at all

[Scouse Hibee]

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I'm not a huge fan of B7 myself but some of the takes on here are absolutely baffling, "mon the polis" etc. Weird, yes the laddies go about things the wrong way at times, but without them ER would be an absolute morgue. (Same goes for Celtic Park/Ibrox etc.)

If you think the "polis" don't have it in for football fans then unfortunately you've never ventured far from your seat at Easter Road.


That lot have targeted football fans in anyway possible for the last 20-30 years. Football fans have been treated abysmally by them.

If you think Easter Road would be an absolute morgue without B7 then you’ve never ventured into ER before their existence!

[WeAreHibs]

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If you think Easter Road would be an absolute morgue without B7 then you’ve never ventured into ER before their existence!

Or since the East has come back to life now B7 are in FF!!

[Thatdayinmay16]

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If you think Easter Road would be an absolute morgue without B7 then you’ve never ventured into ER before their existence!

You mean before when Since1875 generated noise and had to then wrap it due to harassment from police Scotland?