It’s weird walking around the ground at Arsenal now, knowing that if a bomb went off or someone

[Monty91]

started mowing people down with gunfire, it would literally be utterly, utterly expected.

I know you could say that about being in any urban centre, but when you’re in such a concentrated area for a high profile event like a football match, you can't help feeling you’re playing fast and loose with the laws of probability.

['Neg]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The security services are constantly foiling their 'plots', which, of course, one would expect if intricate operations are being planned.

But just how hard can it be for a bearded loony to buy himself an AK-47 and a couple of clips of ammunition aned wander around the outside of the Emirates at 2:45?

They must lack imagination.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

blow up a football ground on Saturday afternoon? Turns out there were unwritten rules* that our security forces had agreed with them so we knew they wouldn't do it.

*I am connected

[IUFG]

start with those Arsenal Fan TV knobs . . .

[Monty91]

deduct a few virgins? It’s little surprise they find it hard to find the staff with such a lack of transparency over the terms and conditions.

[Jake]

[Brentwood]

checks, or just walk through Liverpool St station at rush hour

[Monty91]

a steward.

They do the job voluntarily, yes? What’s going on there? :-

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

There must be hundreds of eager suicidals waiting to have a go. They should be told just to go postal individually, at random. If there were attacks happening in London 3 times a day, that would be real terror. Being afraid to go to Tesco, or wait in a bus queue, or buy petrol.

I shall have a word forthwith and put them right.

[Ashberto]

Yes, they blew up the odd pub, but mainly it was military targets like yer old man. You could negotiate with them via a proper command structure and ultimately there was a tangible thing they wanted (their country back). The conflict could eventually be ended and was ended when they knew they couldn't win, but could gain a share of power.

These rabid Allans OTOH are just a load of sexually-repressed and f**ked-up young men venting their rage through spasms of violence, with no end game in sight. Ever.

[Ashberto]

You.

[Pokster]

[Monty91]

love :shrug:

[Ashberto]

A couple of weeks ago a Saints fan at work was saying how their players are all ****, the manager's ****, the club is **** and the owner is ****.

Then they win three games in a row, are three points behind Man Utd and everything is rosy again.

[Berni]

And it is actually relatively difficult - and very expensive - to get hold of assault rifles in this country. Belgium not so much.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Even a pistol. You (if you were an Allan) could just wander into Tesco, shoot the nearest 8 people, pop in a fresh magazine, shoot some more, then either wander off home or shoot yourself in the swede. 5 Allans a day doing that would soon cause some proper panic.

I don't think they're committed enough, tbh.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Brentwood]

of Smints, which are actually cyanide

Or they could probably steal a lion from Billy Smart's circus and let it loose

[Berni]

Mind you, the sort of people who would queue up for free samples of Smints deserve an agonising death.