[lfc-news] Reds fans in Juve warning - Echo

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Liverpool Echo, 6 April 2005
Reds fans in Juve warning
By James Glover & Greg O'Keeffe, Liverpool Echo

REDS fans were today warned not to travel to Turin unless they had
tickets bought from Liverpool FC.

Police and supporters' clubs say Reds fans who pay for seats among home
supporters could put their safety at risk.

It follows fears that Juventus hooligans will lie in wait for Liverpool
fans at next week's second leg of the Champions League quarter finals.

So far 2,500 tickets have been sold, with around 1,000 Reds fans
travelling independently.

Merseyside police are liaising with their counterparts in Italy to plan
for the game, and officers from the force's football unit will be there
to look for troublemakers.

They fear that Reds fans could get their hands on tickets for the
Juventus ends of the ground through travel agents selling package trips
to the match at the Stadio delle Alpi and via the internet.

They would be seated among Juve supporters, some of whom showed last
night they have not forgiven Liverpool's fans' involvement in the Heysel
disaster of 1985, when 39 fans died.

Some Juventus fans at Anfield turned their back on the pitch when fans
tried to carry a banner bearing the words "memory and friendship"
towards them.

Today Nicola Bateman, a stewardess at Liverpool FC independent
supporters' club, said: "I will not be going to the game in Turin.

"I think there will be murder. You can tell some of the Juventus fans
are looking for trouble. Last night went well, but there was obviously
still some bad feeling."

Merseyside police today warned supporters to only buy tickets through
Liverpool FC.

Chief Superintendent Dave Lewis, Merseyside police match commander for
LFC home games, said: "Given the sensitivity surrounding the game last
night and the return match, we are doing all we can to ensure the safety
of Liverpool fans travelling to Turin."

Juventus's hooligan following, the Ultras, are among the most feared in
Italy. Just two years after the Heysel disaster, they took part in the
socalled "Battle of Turin" when clashes with fans from city rivals
Torino left scores injured.

The situation at Juventus is further complicated by the fact there is
more than one Ultra grouping.

The two most powerful are the Drughi and the Irreducibli and both have
hardcore followings feared throughout Italy.

The Drughi were present at Anfield last night and unfurled a banner
displaying their name when the referee blew his final whistle.

Richie Pedder, chairman of the Liverpool independent supporter's club,
added: "Talk of Juventus fans looking for revenge is unsettling.

"I just hope Liverpool fans are not allowed into the city centre of
Turin during the day of the game and are then bussed in on the evening."

The British consulate in Turin is not expecting any violence and not
preparing to step up security.

Spokeswoman Joanne Yeadon in Milan said: "There is always speculation
about violence, but usual security measures will be in place."

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