Euros would you go now?

RIGHTisRIGHT · 20-05-2016 11:16AM #1

First off not getting into a PC debate I now the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists however it's a fact the vast majority of terrorists are Muslims.

We have the events in Germany on new years eve hundreds of women sexually assaulted and many raped.
This is an ongoing problem in Germany and Sweden that is brushed under the carpet for PC reasons.
Sexual assaults in public swimming pools in Europe.
In the past two years we have had two attacks in Paris.
The attacks in Brussels.
A Russian plane blown out of the air leaving Egypt.
A hijacked Plane from Egypt landing in Cyprus a couple of months ago.
The Plane from Paris to Cairo yesterday looks very much like another Islamic terror attack.

Apart from the PC brigade others will cite the low chances of being caught up in a terror attack and this does not wash with me as we all know the 2016 Euros are a prime target and we all know it.

My question is knowing all of the above would you feel safe attending the tournament in France this year or bringing your family?
I am traveling to another European destination during the opening week of the Euros and I will admit it is a concern.

20-05-2016 11:18AM

If I were interested at all in soccer and had tickets, of course I would. Not going is letting them win. I mean, realistically the security around these places are going to be at the highest and will likely be among the safest places in the world.

RIGHTisRIGHT · 20-05-2016 11:21AM

Deleted User wrote: »

If I were interested at all in soccer and had tickets, of course I would. Not going is letting them win. I mean, realistically the security around these places are going to be at the highest and will likely be among the safest places in the world.

I was thinking public transport or areas of Paris in which crowds are out trying to enjoy themselves.
The police are going to be stretched.

munchkin_utd · 20-05-2016 11:22AM

will be going as I am so sick of getting constantly raped here in Germany that getting blown up for a change sounds like the change of scenery that I need.

so yea, will be going, but only have a ticket for the game in Paris seeing as I am probably going to die and no use in wasting money on any further games after that.

The Backwards Man · 20-05-2016 11:22AM

I'm not going to the Euros, but I'd go in a heartbeat if it would do anything to shut up right wing anti Muslim loons with blatant agendas and get them to sell their bigotry elsewhere. But it won't, such is the free society we live in.

SEPT 23 1989 · 20-05-2016 11:24AM

can't see it getting to the latter stages before its called off

endacl · 20-05-2016 11:26AM

No. Wouldn't go near the tournament. More to do with being bored rigid by football that scared stiff of terrorists though.

RIGHTisRIGHT · 20-05-2016 11:27AM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

can't see it getting to the latter stages before its called off

This is one of those times I really want to be wrong I have a friend going.
Whatever is thrown at me for this thread is beside the point I would not be going if I was paid.

Pawwed Rig · 20-05-2016 11:28AM

Yep. Looking forward to it.

tigger123 · 20-05-2016 11:29AM

If we can beat Sweden (which is possible if you take care of Ibra), there's a possibility we could get through as one of the better placed 3rd place teams.

Ol' Donie · 20-05-2016 11:32AM

Dead f*ckin right I'd go. F*ckin terrorist gimps.

cowboyBuilder · 20-05-2016 11:32AM

Euros will be really safe this year.
Security will be high and I guarantee nothing is gonna happen.

cowboyBuilder · 20-05-2016 11:32AM

tigger123 wrote: »

If we can beat Sweden (which is possible if you take care of Ibra), there's a possibility we could get through as one of the better placed 3rd place teams.

I am cautiously optimistic about Ireland this year - we are a lot better off then we were in 2012.

Quazzie · 20-05-2016 11:33AM

I'll be in France, during the Euros but at another massive sporting event, so I'm kind of glad that the euros is there to take the heat away from this event to be honest.

tigger123 · 20-05-2016 11:39AM

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

I am cautiously optimistic about Ireland this year - we are a lot better off then we were in 2012.

Me too. But don't we love to fool ourselves!

2012 was a nightmare #neverforget

RIGHTisRIGHT · 20-05-2016 11:41AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I'm not going to the Euros, but I'd go in a heartbeat if it would do anything to shut up right wing anti Muslim loons with blatant agendas and get them to sell their bigotry elsewhere. But it won't, such is the free society we live in.

I had a family member who was on a flight to Brussels the morning of the attacks.
The flight was diverted to Amsterdam.
That family member would have had a similar outlook to yours.

However I think the events of that morning was a wake up call and I don't think this family member would tempt fate.

gramar · 20-05-2016 11:42AM

Euros would you go now?

Bit soon, they're not on for a few weeks.

Duggy747 · 20-05-2016 11:42AM

No, I'll be firmly in the realms of my own home with the Euros on TV.

I'll then realise that I actually don't watch football, turn off the telly, and go do something else instead :pac:

Boom_Bap · 20-05-2016 11:43AM

C'Mon Ireland. I'd be there is a heartbeat if I had of gotten tickets.

drunkmonkey · 20-05-2016 11:44AM

Why are they picking on France? Isn't London a more obivious target, and why do they pick planes, you could drive a load of Semtex on a ferry easily enough and get a way bigger body count.

Icaras · 20-05-2016 11:44AM

I'd say there is more chance of me having a threesome (the cool kind) than being involved in a terrorist attack.

Any ladies will to prove this theory please pm me.

The Backwards Man · 20-05-2016 11:49AM

RIGHTisRIGHT wrote: »

I had a family member who was on a flight to Brussels the morning of the attacks.
The flight was diverted to Amsterdam.
That family member would have had a similar outlook to yours.

However I think the events of that morning was a wake up call and I don't think this family member would tempt fate.

I've had family members killed and injured in terrorist attacks, I've been involved in more bomb alerts than had hot dates, and it hasn't changed my outlook. You don't let the bastards win.

iguana · 20-05-2016 11:53AM

I'd be very surprised if there isn't some sort of attack planned in Paris during the Euros. Security will undoubtedly be extremely high at the matches themselves but like last November's attack shows, you don't have to get into the stadium itself to murder a lot of people. Hopefully the police and intelligence agencies will be able to pre-empt and stop anything planned but I'd be very wary of attending. That said I lived in London during the terrorist attacks and attempted attacks and just got on with life. I couldn't even understand it when visiting friends didn't want to go to the tourist sights we'd planned on taking them to the weekend after the 2007 attempted car bombings. So I can understand why people aren't willing to let the possibility of an attack stop them from attending.

dundalkfc10 · 20-05-2016 12:02PM

You be safer in Paris than parts of Dundalk,. FACT!

Maximus Alexander · 20-05-2016 12:04PM

The odds of you being killed in a terrorist attack even if the tournament is successfully targeted are so low that they are scarcely worth considering.

The Randy Riverbeast · 20-05-2016 12:05PM

The hijacked plane to Cyprus wasn't terrorism. I think there are enough events to use already without trying to pad it out.

Find football boring so wouldn't go anyway, if it was an event that interested me I would still go. More likely to be killed on the way to the airport.

Boom_Bap · 20-05-2016 12:09PM

I'd come to terms with the fact that I didn't get any tickets and that I wont be going.
But this thread has revived my interest in going.....not in a way that I want to go for the scare mongering danger aspect, but because I want to get in the spirit of a european football tournament and support our lads.

valoren · 20-05-2016 12:10PM

That we now question the safety of attending any mass gathering suggests to me that their 'terrorism' has been a success.

Trent Houseboat · 20-05-2016 12:20PM

I'm going to the first game. Quite looking forward to it. Couldn't really give a fuck about terrorism to be honest.

I have flights, hotel and ticket. To not go would be a concession of defeat to the very terrorists who keep you awake at night.

I was in Poland four years ago to see Ireland destroyed by Spain. Now that was an act of terror.

Matt_Trakker · 20-05-2016 12:26PM

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

Security will be high and I guarantee nothing is gonna happen.

Ah sure we're grand so

dundalkfc10 · 20-05-2016 12:27PM

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

I'm going to the first game. Quite looking forward to it. Couldn't really give a fuck about terrorism to be honest.

I have flights, hotel and ticket. To not go would be a concession of defeat to the very terrorists who keep you awake at night.

I was in Poland four years ago to see Ireland destroyed by Spain. Now that was an act of terror.

The most embarrasing part of that game, was our "greatest fans in the world getting praised for singing when losing 4 nil" These same folk would rather watch Man Utd on tele than an Irish side play!

The amount of remarks we got for walking around in LOI tops by Irish fans was laughable

Euros would you go now?

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