NationStates Jolt Archive

Peter Honnet, head of police operations in the city[Gelsenkirchen], paid tribute to the England fans, calling them a "phenomenon".

"Nobody can really tell where they come from, and how they arrived in such a short period of time, and where they disappear to so quickly."
source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5135318.stm)


What? Have the English fans developed matter transporters, or cloaking devices?

Come on people, we are talking about 70,000 fans. They can't just appear mysteriously for the match and then just as mysteriously vanish afterwards.

Any ideas on how they are doing this - or is it just that the German police are blind.?

my guess is that they dress in regular clothes and then change right be for and then right after the match....and for the answer to you last question watch The Great Escape

It's the old Scarlet Pimpernel thing, only super-sized :) .

We've secretly trained 70,000 new SAS members. Shhhh.

Ever see Dr Who?
I'm suspicious of phone booths...

I'd think they come from england, but i might be wrong on that one.

Time and relative dimensions in space.

Are they from England? Or are they Germans disguised as people from England? Now THAT is the question! :)

They're languishing in German cells perhaps?

Look, I don't see what's so hard about this. The average human mass is 55.3 kg, yes? So multiply that by 70,000 and you get 3,871,000 kg. So give or take a bit for clothing, apparel and/or anything they're carrying, almost 4 million kgs have to be taken into account. The only answer for this is simple.

A quantam phenomenon known as 'Islabedia Corivicanius' which translates roughly as 'Mass Movement'. Simply put, time and space are folding, obviously due to the sudden creation of a massive gravimetric field. The particular type of field required can, quite coincidentally be called into being by 70,000 people whistling God Save the Queen simultaneously.

Coincidence? I think not.

As the number involved is large, it seems likely that this is some kind of complementary pair to the bic pen phenomenon. You know, that pen that always disappears whenever the phone rings, or you need to make a quick note of something. Well the total mass of these disappearing pens has to be offset by the appearance of an equivalent mass somewhere else in the universe -conservation of mass - right. Hence the sudden appearance of 70,000 English fans in Gelsenkirchen.

I reckon it's just something lost in translation here.

And besides, these fans stay all over Germany. Then, on match day, they all suddenly get on the trains and converge on one place. And in that one place you then suddenly get huge masses of them...seemingly appearing from nowhere, since they are normally more dispersed.

Or am I just ruining an aura of sarcasm right now?

Like a malicious batch virus, they do their work and delete themselves from reality.

Or they could just the German fans who don't support Germany ...

I'll bet they didnt check the pubs.

Could just be that the English fans look strikingly similar to Germans when in clothing that doesn't suggest their national origin..

Could just be that the English fans look strikingly similar to Germans when in clothing that doesn't suggest their national origin..

No most English are translucent due to lack of sun.

It's very simple, a hive plane with a queen bee on boadr (Called The England Team) flys over the infected area and drops thosuands of spores on it. These burst and produce thousands of Durnken England fans whos only job is to worshi[p the queen. When the queen moves on they all die and the remains are 'arrested' by a clean up team.

The bigger question is why English fans managed to cause trouble before they even play, after a game that had nothing to do with them.

The bigger question is why English fans managed to cause trouble before they even play, after a game that had nothing to do with them.
Drink, I expect.

But the England fans have been remarkably well behaved this tournament. If only the hosts were setting a better example.

But the England fans have been remarkably well behaved this tournament. If only the hosts were setting a better example.
Youse say that ag... say that again ya twat!

*hurls*

Seriously though, does anyone have a list of people arrested by their nationality? Germans, English and perhaps Poles will probably be the main contenders for the unofficial tournament title.

What actually happens is a Bananaman-esque transmogrification. Hundreds of thousands of otherwise respectful, mature and responsible England fans arrive at their destination, and, at the first sip of beer, are radically altered into ENGERLAND fans. Easy enough really.

Youse say that ag... say that again ya twat!

*hurls*
Ya want some? Ya want some?

Come and 'ave a go if ya think ya hard enough!

Seriously though, does anyone have a list of people arrested by their nationality? Germans, English and perhaps Poles will probably be the main contenders for the unofficial tournament title.
They're the only nations that I've heard being involved in any violence. But I do think that, compared to other tournaments, this one has been remarkably peaceful.

We're just have to see if that continues when England go out...

Ya want some? Ya want some?

Come and 'ave a go if ya think ya hard enough!


They're the only nations that I've heard being involved in any violence. But I do think that, compared to other tournaments, this one has been remarkably peaceful.

We're just have to see if that continues when England go out...

The judgement that the English fans have been unruly is a tad harsh. When the rate of arrests exceeds that of either a match day in England, or a Friday night, then the issue develops into one of "hooliganism".

Germans, English and perhaps Poles will probably be the main contenders for the unofficial tournament title.

I think the Germans will win that prize, seeing as the tournament is being held in Germany.

As an engerland fan myself, i feel i must i must pro-offer an explaination to our secret movements!

The only reason, in my person and proffessional opinion why there is less violence being recorded (by our fans) and how we're moving about is related. This is my proposition :

Some honest german bobby sees a few fans brawling and moves in to intervent, and gets caught up in it all and mugged. The policeman can't report the crime if he's missing, and the secret where abouts of the secret fan base are kept hidden until match days.

On a more serious note: i wonder if our lot'll be quite as good if we get knocked out by the germans in the final....

As an engerland fan myself, i feel i must i must pro-offer an explaination to our secret movements!

The only reason, in my person and proffessional opinion why there is less violence being recorded (by our fans) and how we're moving about is related. This is my proposition :

Some honest german bobby sees a few fans brawling and moves in to intervent, and gets caught up in it all and mugged. The policeman can't report the crime if he's missing, and the secret where abouts of the secret fan base are kept hidden until match days.

On a more serious note: i wonder if our lot'll be quite as good if we get knocked out by the germans in the final....

Would we even be allowed in the stadium? Lets face it, the Germans were no better in Stuttgart. T'will be a bit of a ruckus.

Would we even be allowed in the stadium? Lets face it, the Germans were no better in Stuttgart. T'will be a bit of a ruckus.

haha, it'd be funny if the stadium were empty because both sets of fans were banned.

haha, it'd be funny if the stadium were empty because both sets of fans were banned.

Imiagine all the objective dignitaries.....:rolleyes:

Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, but you have all missed the obvious soloution.
They are in the sewers. They run around like rats (drunk rats) until they decend into the dank depths and wait for the next match.
You know it makes sense.

I reckon it's just something lost in translation here.

Or am I just ruining an aura of sarcasm right now?

I would guess that you might possibly be misjudging a little the mood and tone of this distinguished discussion.

As current estimates place some 80,000 English fans there, if you are missing a pen you now know why.