Our police in Germany

[pilotlight]

So,according to Sky News, our uniformed police officers will be patrolling the streets of Germany during the football world cup. As someone who contributes to the upkeep of our police ( via council tax ), I wouldn't mind seeing a policeman pass my door now and again.

[isca]

count yourself lucky mate...i live within 50 meters of the biggest nick in Manchester and to be honest we're a bit over catered for....still wouldnt notice a criminal if it shat on there donut...bl**dy useless.

[isca]

by the way...i wouldnt believe everything you hear on Sky News, youll be closer to the truth with Al Jazeera!

[Lonnie]

Just wait until we'er full into the EU, with swop schemes, you just might get Geman or French police patrolling our streets. I'm not saying it will happen, but I think there's a good chance.

[isca]

do german police sit around eating donuts or is it Bratwurst?....

[laurence2]

Lonnie, German police will be patrolling British ports during this years world cup taking vidio/photos. The goverment have agree this as part of the clamp down on football thugs

[Lonnie]

Thanks for that one Laurence2, I didn't know that, still, from the ports to ----------------

[Bohne]

That's probably what it takes for English football fans to be allowed into Germany during the world cup.

There are a lot of people who would gladly ban English fans altogether with the reputation they've got!

[isca]

if we're banning people on reputation alone we can rule out Holland and the hosts as well.

And Argentina.

And Croatia.

And Italy.

And the Czech Republic.

What a bl**dy ridiculous thing to say. Hooliganism is not an "english disease" its a problem rife throughout football....

[spaced]

isca is right, and its probably worse in Italy or Germany than it is here.

[kick3m0n]

I think the Italians have the most arrests per match of any european country. There are regualry huge fights and police are often injured (I think 85 in one match aloen last year). Quite frankly, given the appalling behaviour of Italian club supporters in the past 18 months, and not forgetting the national sides supporters trying to start a war during the Scotland match, I'm disappointed that they've even been allowed to compete in the World Cup. It needs some severe action to halt the growth of this hideous component of Italian football and teh italian FA are doign sweet FA. Like the racism in Spain, UEFA have let it go on, largely unpunished and so it's getting worse and worse.