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[Barry the dog]

Southend: Rival soccer thugs clash
Gangs threw bar stools, bottles and glasses at each other when they clashed in the town centre just hours before a pre-season football friendly in Southend.

At least 20 men held a pitched battle opposite Southend Central rail station in Clifftown Road, charging at each other and hurling anything they could get their hands on yesterday evening.

It is believed by eyetwitnesses that the fighting thugs were Millwall and West Ham fans who had met up for the fight before a match between Millwall and Southend United.

Paramedics treated one man who had been bottled, but when police arrived the thugs scattered and no arrests have yet been made.

Shopkeepers hearing the commotion looked out of their stores at about 5.30pm to see men outside Saks bar covered in blood. Beautician Nicole Wall, 23, who was with a client in Soleil tanning studio, said: "There were loads of lads mouthing off.

"One group then ran past the window down the street towards the other and back again. Then the other group ran at them and ran back again.

"They clashed together right outside the shop. There were bottles and glasses thrown. They picked up shop signboards and threw them."


Published Thursday July 22, 2004

 

[SoC]

I'm glad they got in the bit about being between Millwall & West Ham thugs.

 

[TrueBlue]

yeah Southend were NOT envolved

 

[Technician]

Quote[/b] (SoC @ July 23 2004,09:59)]I'm glad they got in the bit about being between Millwall & West Ham thugs.

Maybe their respective clubs should be fined?

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Quote[/b] (TrueBlue @ July 23 2004,10:04)]yeah Southend were NOT envolved  

Or even involved.

 

[Wessex Blue]

Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ July 23 2004,09:10)]Southend: Rival soccer thugs clash
Gangs threw bar stools, bottles and glasses at each other when they clashed in the town centre just hours before a pre-season football friendly in Southend.

At least 20 men held a pitched battle opposite Southend Central rail station in Clifftown Road, charging at each other and hurling anything they could get their hands on yesterday evening.

It is believed by eyetwitnesses that the fighting thugs were Millwall and West Ham fans who had met up for the fight before a match between Millwall and Southend United.

Paramedics treated one man who had been bottled, but when police arrived the thugs scattered and no arrests have yet been made.

Shopkeepers hearing the commotion looked out of their stores at about 5.30pm to see men outside Saks bar covered in blood. Beautician Nicole Wall, 23, who was with a client in Soleil tanning studio, said: "There were loads of lads mouthing off.

"One group then ran past the window down the street towards the other and back again. Then the other group ran at them and ran back again.

"They clashed together right outside the shop. There were bottles and glasses thrown. They picked up shop signboards and threw them."


Published Thursday July 22, 2004

BtD, were any of your mates unfotunate enough to have got caught up in the events, if so what happened?

 

[* ORM *]

Quote[/b] (SoC @ July 23 2004,09:59)]I'm glad they got in the bit about being between Millwall & West Ham thugs.

Call me a cynic but I wonder if they'd have posted this if they weren't sponsoring a stand this season.

 

[tommytwoholes]

I got the southend echo last night and read it from cover to cover and there was no mention of any trouble!!

 

[Barry the dog]

Quote[/b] (Wessex Blue @ July 23 2004,10:18)]

Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ July 23 2004,09:10)]Southend: Rival soccer thugs clash
Gangs threw bar stools, bottles and glasses at each other when they clashed in the town centre just hours before a pre-season football friendly in Southend.

At least 20 men held a pitched battle opposite Southend Central rail station in Clifftown Road, charging at each other and hurling anything they could get their hands on yesterday evening.

It is believed by eyetwitnesses that the fighting thugs were Millwall and West Ham fans who had met up for the fight before a match between Millwall and Southend United.

Paramedics treated one man who had been bottled, but when police arrived the thugs scattered and no arrests have yet been made.

Shopkeepers hearing the commotion looked out of their stores at about 5.30pm to see men outside Saks bar covered in blood. Beautician Nicole Wall, 23, who was with a client in Soleil tanning studio, said: "There were loads of lads mouthing off.

"One group then ran past the window down the street towards the other and back again. Then the other group ran at them and ran back again.

"They clashed together right outside the shop. There were bottles and glasses thrown. They picked up shop signboards and threw them."


Published Thursday July 22, 2004

BtD, were any of your mates unfotunate enough to have got caught up in the events, if so what happened?  

No they all have jobs in the city like myself so they dont get back to the promised land until after 7pm.

 

[TrueBlue]

Quote[/b] ]Or even involved.

ahhh touche!

 

[Bigdel]

Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ July 23 2004,09:10)]Southend: Rival soccer thugs clash
Gangs threw bar stools, bottles and glasses at each other when they clashed in the town centre just hours before a pre-season football friendly in Southend.

At least 20 men held a pitched battle opposite Southend Central rail station in Clifftown Road, charging at each other and hurling anything they could get their hands on yesterday evening.

Published Thursday July 22, 2004

BTD I think you've got your facts wrong,you mention at least 20 men,I really don't think men would be involved,probably ******** deliquents,who think its fun to scare people and post their sad antics.

 

[Barmy Army]

What BTD posted was directly from the Echo.

 

[Bigdel]

Why bother to post on these morons ,the less publicity they get the better.

Oh I forgot its an open forum