Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays match '
Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:45 am
West Ham and Tottenham fans in violent fight ahead of game
Daily Mirror
By IMOGEN ROBINSON
20th November 2016
The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
The fighting broke out just 15 minutes before kick-off prior to the match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham on Saturday
West Ham and Tottenham fans in violent fight ahead of game
The terrifying moment football fans clashed before the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham has been caught on camera.
The exclusive video, filmed from a passenger on a bus passing the scene in Tottenham, north London, shows two opposing groups of fans shouting at each other, before one launches a punch at another.
As the fans clashed on Tottenham High Road, not far from the White Hart Lane football ground where the match was being played, two police officers run in to try and break up the group using batons.
A policeman struggles to break up the fighting fans
The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
In the background, others continue to shout and goad one another, before police manage to separate them to a safe distance.
The scenes were filmed shortly before kick-off at 17.30 on Saturday by a Spurs fan from London, who wished to remain anonymous, as he travelled to the match.
He said: "We were at the front of the bus going up the High Road when the bus stopped because of the fight.
"I could see a group of about 20 guys on each side and two police officers.
"The police presence was massive as always, but this is a long road and the fight broke out about 300m from the ground and obviously the two police officers in the video don't have control over 40 guys.
"I don't know if things had kicked off earlier, or what happened after, but as the bus drove off a massive group of policemen came down the road towards the scene, including a stream of policemen on horses."
Chaotic scenes in the street just before the kick-off for yesterday's game, which Spurs won 3-2 (Photo: Daily Mirror)
The scenes were filmed from a passing bus by a fan on the way to the match (Photo: Daily Mirror)
The football fan added that lots of other people who were "clearly looking for a fight" started running towards the violence in a big pack with their hoods up.
He said: "I imagine it was shut down fairly quickly, I don't know if things got worse after I stopped filming.
"It's a bit shocking, you don't necessarily expect violence and it wasn't nice to watch.
"They were all grown men just trying to resurrect what happened in the 80s - it's just mindless."
Police officers separated the two sets of fans (Photo: Daily Mirror)
A police officer waves a baton as he stands between the two sets of fans (Photo: Daily Mirror)
Despite the shocking scenes, a spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said no arrests were made.
This is not the first time Spurs and West Ham fans have come to blows.
This time last year, there were violent clashes between fans in the same area, which left one West Ham fan in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach.
Despite the violent scenes outside, the Spurs were victorious in the Premier League match this time, narrowly beating West Ham 3-2 in a nail-biting late comeback.
Daily Mirror
By IMOGEN ROBINSON
20th November 2016
The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
The fighting broke out just 15 minutes before kick-off prior to the match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham on Saturday
West Ham and Tottenham fans in violent fight ahead of game
The terrifying moment football fans clashed before the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham has been caught on camera.
The exclusive video, filmed from a passenger on a bus passing the scene in Tottenham, north London, shows two opposing groups of fans shouting at each other, before one launches a punch at another.
As the fans clashed on Tottenham High Road, not far from the White Hart Lane football ground where the match was being played, two police officers run in to try and break up the group using batons.
A policeman struggles to break up the fighting fans
The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
In the background, others continue to shout and goad one another, before police manage to separate them to a safe distance.
The scenes were filmed shortly before kick-off at 17.30 on Saturday by a Spurs fan from London, who wished to remain anonymous, as he travelled to the match.
He said: "We were at the front of the bus going up the High Road when the bus stopped because of the fight.
"I could see a group of about 20 guys on each side and two police officers.
"The police presence was massive as always, but this is a long road and the fight broke out about 300m from the ground and obviously the two police officers in the video don't have control over 40 guys.
"I don't know if things had kicked off earlier, or what happened after, but as the bus drove off a massive group of policemen came down the road towards the scene, including a stream of policemen on horses."
Chaotic scenes in the street just before the kick-off for yesterday's game, which Spurs won 3-2 (Photo: Daily Mirror)
The scenes were filmed from a passing bus by a fan on the way to the match (Photo: Daily Mirror)
The football fan added that lots of other people who were "clearly looking for a fight" started running towards the violence in a big pack with their hoods up.
He said: "I imagine it was shut down fairly quickly, I don't know if things got worse after I stopped filming.
"It's a bit shocking, you don't necessarily expect violence and it wasn't nice to watch.
"They were all grown men just trying to resurrect what happened in the 80s - it's just mindless."
Police officers separated the two sets of fans (Photo: Daily Mirror)
A police officer waves a baton as he stands between the two sets of fans (Photo: Daily Mirror)
Despite the shocking scenes, a spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said no arrests were made.
This is not the first time Spurs and West Ham fans have come to blows.
This time last year, there were violent clashes between fans in the same area, which left one West Ham fan in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach.
Despite the violent scenes outside, the Spurs were victorious in the Premier League match this time, narrowly beating West Ham 3-2 in a nail-biting late comeback.
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:46 am
The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
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Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:48 am
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Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:48 am
Video shows Spurs and West Ham fans clashing in the street before London derby
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The exclusive video, filmed from a passenger on a bus passing the scene in Tottenham, north London, shows two opposing groups of fans shouting at each other, before one launches a punch at another.
As the fans clashed on Tottenham High Road, not far from the White Hart Lane football ground where the match was being played, two police officers run in to try and break up the group using batons.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/te ... irror_main
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/te ... irror_main
The exclusive video, filmed from a passenger on a bus passing the scene in Tottenham, north London, shows two opposing groups of fans shouting at each other, before one launches a punch at another.
As the fans clashed on Tottenham High Road, not far from the White Hart Lane football ground where the match was being played, two police officers run in to try and break up the group using batons.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/te ... irror_main
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Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:00 am
More bad journalism, since when has this been a north London Derby?
Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:01 am
The Trooper wrote:More bad journalism, since when has this been a north London Derby?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/te ... irror_main
Exactly what I thought.
Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:21 am
Not exactly terrifying was it. Was over as soon as it started. Videoing it is one thing posting it is a no no.
Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 8:29 am
Nuclearblue wrote:Not exactly terrifying was it. Was over as soon as it started. Videoing it is one thing posting it is a no no.
Nukes, Def not terrifying and they've even given to the Daily Mirror
Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:31 am
Forever Blue wrote:The violence erupted shortly before kick-off at Saturday's north London derby
Look at all those police officers, that's how many were sent to police the whole game I presume.
Re: Pics/Video ' More Football Violence before Saturdays mat
Mon Nov 21, 2016 5:13 pm
Wow 