Govt blames 'lazy' clubs
The Interior Minister has blamed the clubs and football authorities for a "laissez-faire attitude" to controlling the Ultra’.
"There has been too much of a laissez-faire attitude and an unacceptable indulgence. My men are risking their lives here and in these conditions I won’t send them to games," said Interior Minister Giuliano Amato.
The Legge Pisanu was supposed to clamp down on violence in Italian football, but over a year on from the law’s inception, only a handful of stadiums are up to code.
CCTV systems are not in place, named tickets aren’t checked regularly and the clubs have not provided enough stewards to police the fans in the Curva.
"This situation can be tracked back to an increased number of ‘at risk’ games, the persistent conflict between violent factions of some fanbases and the desperate need to complete restructuring work on some stadiums. In the case of the latter, police are called in to make up for those weaknesses."
The main problem in this case appears to be the on-going debate over who is responsible for the upkeep of the stadiums.
In Italy, the arenas are owned and run by the local council, but rented out to clubs for the matches. The Legge Pisanu hands the sides the responsibility of policing their own fans with specially paid stewards, but so far few have implemented the recommendations.
Also, the authorities have repeatedly allowed delays in the restructuring work for the stadiums.
"There was an under-estimation of how bad the situation was by accepting delays in bringing the arenas up to code," said Silp-Cgil union chief Claudio Giardullo.
"Above all, there was an indulgence when it came to the relationship between the clubs and their fans, a rapport that still needs to be examined. At the end of it all we, as usual, end up paying the price."
It has long been known that the Ultra’ wield a great deal of power with the clubs. Players often meet with the fans and attend the funerals of the leading figures in the hard-line faction of these supporters.
Last week Messina coach Bruno Giordano was fired after a meeting between President Pietro Franza and the Ultra’ leaders.
Source: C4 Football Italia
"There has been too much of a laissez-faire attitude and an unacceptable indulgence. My men are risking their lives here and in these conditions I won’t send them to games," said Interior Minister Giuliano Amato.
The Legge Pisanu was supposed to clamp down on violence in Italian football, but over a year on from the law’s inception, only a handful of stadiums are up to code.
CCTV systems are not in place, named tickets aren’t checked regularly and the clubs have not provided enough stewards to police the fans in the Curva.
"This situation can be tracked back to an increased number of ‘at risk’ games, the persistent conflict between violent factions of some fanbases and the desperate need to complete restructuring work on some stadiums. In the case of the latter, police are called in to make up for those weaknesses."
The main problem in this case appears to be the on-going debate over who is responsible for the upkeep of the stadiums.
In Italy, the arenas are owned and run by the local council, but rented out to clubs for the matches. The Legge Pisanu hands the sides the responsibility of policing their own fans with specially paid stewards, but so far few have implemented the recommendations.
Also, the authorities have repeatedly allowed delays in the restructuring work for the stadiums.
"There was an under-estimation of how bad the situation was by accepting delays in bringing the arenas up to code," said Silp-Cgil union chief Claudio Giardullo.
"Above all, there was an indulgence when it came to the relationship between the clubs and their fans, a rapport that still needs to be examined. At the end of it all we, as usual, end up paying the price."
It has long been known that the Ultra’ wield a great deal of power with the clubs. Players often meet with the fans and attend the funerals of the leading figures in the hard-line faction of these supporters.
Last week Messina coach Bruno Giordano was fired after a meeting between President Pietro Franza and the Ultra’ leaders.
Source: C4 Football Italia
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