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Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ
I think "Ultras" in the Hibs sense of the word, is another way of describing for passionate supporters. However, "Ultras" as far as Italy and Eastern Europe have an entirely different MO.
You may be entirely correct about the bloodbath foreign fans are facing this summer, bit I don't believe there is a chance on hell of that happening.
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Yeah, obviously folk here in ultras groups get banned from games but it's for stuff like setting off flares etc, whereas over there flares etc are legal and you rarely get pinched for the racist chants over there, do that over here and you'd get lifted and given a lifetime ban straight away. I think the mentality over there is just over the top and they take things far too seriously.
A lot of them don't have another life over there, it's just all football so everything they believe in they bring to the football to if that makes sense.
There may not be masses of trouble - if Police want to prevent it then they will need to be armoured in much bigger numbers than usual, Ultras regularly get the better of Polis over there as the groups are so large.