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Yobs burn German flag after World Cup exit
Friday 2nd July 2010, 11:10AM BST.
Yobs tore down a German flag and set fire to it in Bridgnorth following England’s humiliating World Cup exit, police revealed today.
The flag belonging to Michael Faller, who was born and lived in Germany for 23 years, was ripped down from outside his first floor flat on Waterloo Terrace.
A group then threw it into the road for cars to run over it, before setting it alight. The incident occurred after England were beaten 4-1 by Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday.
Mr Faller, who laid a bet on Germany winning, said he was not upset about the incident and there had been no provocation.
But Sergeant Bob Matthews, of Bridgnorth police, said officers were keen to identify those involved.
Anyone with information is urged to call Bridgnorth police on 0300 333 3000.
Meanwhile a north Shropshire town councillor has criticised organisers of its weekly market after stall-holders were allowed to leave early to watch England in the World Cup.
At a meeting last night, former Market Drayton mayor Councillor Roy Aldcroft said there had been a lack of consultation after the majority of stallholders left early to watch England’s match against Slovenia on June 23.
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These ‘people’ are morons, with no respect for anyone or anything. Not only do they need to be taught respect, but also a sense of perspective (I’m a football fan, and I was obviously very disappointed, but I have never understood the point of attacking other people or their property – it won’t change the result!)
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Another Shropshire backwater with backward people.
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Two world wars and one world cup doo dah doo dah,
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which 2 world wars would that be as far i recall Ingerlund never fought any world wars, where as Germany did taking on Great Britain, France, Holland, Beligium, Cananda, New Zealand, Australia, USA, India, Norway, Finland and a whole host of others.
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If I never hear this glib and pathetic statement again I will be a happy Knutsac.
Can we focus on the future? It’s OK to look back but not for too long. The world is a changed and changing place, do you want to change with it or be stuck in a bigoted past?
And winning a world cup 44 years ago is nothing to be proud of. What have you done for me lately England?
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I’m assuming that the police got hold of the user who filmed the incident and contacted YouTube to get his address or at least an IP to trace them – or maybe it’s too technical for them to follow up?
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These morons are a disgrace to England.
They obviously have nothing going on in their sad little lives.
I notice that their £200,000 a week “heros”
the England players are not to troubled by the
result
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It’s because of idiots like this I sincerely hope that the UK never gets the World Cup here.
Mindless yobs like these cause havoc when they win and when they lose. It’s the nature of the game…get over it!!
The country is the riddled with yobs like these together with a number of organised and independent ‘firms’ who fight amongst themselves and cause havoc for all others who are out there to enjoy the game and the atmosphere.
Its funny how there was no incidents like this in South Africa….why?…because the reaction/penalties/punishments for this kind of behaviour would be far more extreme if not deadly.
It wont be hard for the police to find these idiots.
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