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Post by runie on Nov 2, 2017 23:52:18 GMT
I have been chatting to some palace fans - they seem fine - they all think ultras is a term that means fanatic support from just singing, dancing, flag waveing to fighting against others on your territory so its fine as long as the palace ultras are peacefull.
obviously the palace ultras are not exactly hardcore - just kids really having a laugh -making good noise , have done some childish things, but also make great atmosphere for the club .
Now the origin of fanatical support is not known as its lost in myth and countless claims - but ultras was not used until 1969 - we have proof of it being written on genoas walls dated in 1969 which matches the sampdoria origin and the acronym
Uniti Legneremo Tutti I Rossoblu ASangue” – ‘United, we will beat the red and blues (Genoa) till they bleed’, the Acronym for this tactful slogan – ULTRAS.
Unless palace have created a symbolic reference here to make sure its always remembered they have no idea of the origin of the acronym ultras.
these palace fans are kids - they are not that creative. they just dont know what it means originally and are not what it means today (hooligans /a firm), and its pretty funny - i may go down the homesdale in a couple of weeks and see what they think.
I also worry about them - they are getting a bit cocky stating 'south london is ours' to much.. a millwall firm could batter them on that basis. luckily most millwall fans think is just sad and not worth it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 6:19:12 GMT
I assumed it had Italian origins. Are Palace fans claiming they invented the term?
All I know is I had never heard the term when I was a kid, late 80s, early 90s. Then I think the first time I heard the term was in relation to some Italian crowd trouble, think I might have either heard it on the Channel 4 Gazzetta Football Italia show or read an article in one of the tabloids. Or maybe both. And the journalist felt the need to explain what the term meant, so the word obviously couldn't have been in common usage in England around that time. I think I took it to mean basically an Italian hooligan or fascist or something.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 3, 2017 6:27:19 GMT
Coincidentally I am doing a job in Genoa at the moment and just yesterday I had dinner with some of the people I am working with, and one of them, a big Sampdoria fan, pointed out that the club was started at a certain date in 1946 in a café 30 meters from where we were, when representatives from two clubs called Sampier-something and Andrea Doria decided to merge into one new club, which they called Sampdoria.
I wouldn't have guessed that "Ultras" was originally an acronym.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 6:42:04 GMT
Coincidentally I am doing a job in Genoa at the moment and just yesterday I had dinner with some of the people I am working with, and one of them, a big Sampdoria fan, pointed out that the club was started at a certain date in 1946 in a café 30 meters from where we were, when representatives from two clubs called Sampier-something and Andrea Doria decided to merge into one new club, which they called Sampdoria. I wouldn't have guessed that "Ultras" was originally an acronym. Interesting factoid, I didn't know that about Sampdoria. And no, I wouldn't have guessed it was originally an acronym, in fact I would go as far to say I'm highly dubious about that. It's a latin word so the acronym (in relation to football) was most likely crow barred in to fit the term.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 3, 2017 7:00:05 GMT
Coincidentally I am doing a job in Genoa at the moment and just yesterday I had dinner with some of the people I am working with, and one of them, a big Sampdoria fan, pointed out that the club was started at a certain date in 1946 in a café 30 meters from where we were, when representatives from two clubs called Sampier-something and Andrea Doria decided to merge into one new club, which they called Sampdoria. I wouldn't have guessed that "Ultras" was originally an acronym. Interesting factoid, I didn't know that about Sampdoria. And no, I wouldn't have guessed it was originally an acronym, in fact I would go as far to say I'm highly dubious about that. It's a latin word so the acronym (in relation to football) was most likely crow barred in to fit the term. Very good point, you are probably right. I think the first time I heard the expression was watching the Italian movie "Ultra" from 1991 (I had to look it up), about a hardcore Roma fan who is released from prison after some football-related trouble.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 3, 2017 7:09:52 GMT
Another interesting tidbit I learned yesterday about Italian football is that the prices are very reasonable. Aside from the Sampdoria fan there was also an Atalanta fan at the table and they both said that season tickets can be had for about 300 Euros.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 7:36:20 GMT
Interesting factoid, I didn't know that about Sampdoria. And no, I wouldn't have guessed it was originally an acronym, in fact I would go as far to say I'm highly dubious about that. It's a latin word so the acronym (in relation to football) was most likely crow barred in to fit the term. Very good point, you are probably right. I think the first time I heard the expression was watching the Italian movie "Ultra" from 1991 (I had to look it up), about a hardcore Roma fan who is released from prison after some football-related trouble. Any good, the film?
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Post by Father Jack on Nov 3, 2017 9:45:56 GMT
Ultras aren't hooligans.
Two different things.
Common misconception.
“ultrà” is the Italian term for “beyond the borders”. Being applied to the actual circumstances, this description signifies that ultras are more than just normal fans. The name for this specific type of supporters was given to them by the Italian newspaper “Gazzetta dello sport” in 1968, when fans of AC Turin followed a referee to the airport. A few months later, in 1969, the “Ultras Tito Cucchiaroni” were founded in Genoa. This was the initiation of the everyday use of the term.
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Post by runie on Nov 3, 2017 10:27:10 GMT
Ultras aren't hooligans. Two different things. Common misconception. “ultrà” is the Italian term for “beyond the borders”. Being applied to the actual circumstances, this description signifies that ultras are more than just normal fans. The name for this specific type of supporters was given to them by the Italian newspaper “Gazzetta dello sport” in 1968, when fans of AC Turin followed a referee to the airport. A few months later, in 1969, the “Ultras Tito Cucchiaroni” were founded in Genoa. This was the initiation of the everyday use of the term. maybe - but maybe not it could be like the skinhead culture about ska and ragee and black and white units imah=ge veing stolen by racist nazi's - but how can you be sure it was sttarted before as the new name for fanatical support? - even if you have proof from a paper calling them that - it doesnt mean it was accepted by the fans.... and one only a few months before sampdorias ackroym? and sampdoria swear blind they invited it, i just love the irony in regards to red and blue and palace. also heard the actual palace firm are going 4.5k strong tobrighton this year!!! and a garantee the fanatic ultras will chant some homophobic stuff which will get us points docked (the few idiots attached to the group that see it as a platform to hate)-- it could be a horrid day
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Post by runie on Nov 3, 2017 10:46:24 GMT
but either way Father and something i hate (adjusting terms of political language/ group names/phrases and the like winds me up no end - but what ever the case the term ultra is now all about protecting the community and football team within it- by means of force and pure hatrid, almost all also have a political agenda, or in the russians case a no.1 position in a made up league table.
the ultras today are known as hooligans that is what matters whatever the original meaning was,
it attracts fringe hooligans too the palace ultras due to its usage and meaning on the continent which could take the ultras in to an actual ultra group as the rest are! even though it started of called just the the homesdale fanatics(with no ultra attached) or HC with a peacefull objective but with the good influence of italian ultra culture as its philosophy.- later on others attached the name ultras at a later time, due to the similarities of the black clothes and banners and none stop singing and dancing..
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 3, 2017 20:53:14 GMT
Very good point, you are probably right. I think the first time I heard the expression was watching the Italian movie "Ultra" from 1991 (I had to look it up), about a hardcore Roma fan who is released from prison after some football-related trouble. Any good, the film? It was such a long time ago, I don't really remember it very well - but it stayed with me, so it must have made a positive impression
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Post by runie on Nov 3, 2017 21:46:12 GMT
Interesting factoid, I didn't know that about Sampdoria. And no, I wouldn't have guessed it was originally an acronym, in fact I would go as far to say I'm highly dubious about that. It's a latin word so the acronym (in relation to football) was most likely crow barred in to fit the term. Very good point, you are probably right. I think the first time I heard the expression was watching the Italian movie "Ultra" from 1991 (I had to look it up), about a hardcore Roma fan who is released from prison after some football-related trouble. it was only used athe same time sampdoria used it - yes its a word and a latin one- but its about what it represented to football originally.the wrighting o the walls is what it meant rom smapdoria fans - the first club to associate the word with its group of fans , off course ultras was a word used to then use an acroym to fit as its a god fitting word. but sampdoria started it, of course the meaning know is very much about football territory and having fights over any thing else - if you are of another team in the ultras manor you will get abuse if not beaten up in many nations- firms are not like that - its that british origin about a fairness in war. we didn't use the cross bows because anyone untrained could use it . we stuck to bow and arrows for ages because is required skill ..... the ultra scene was ery political and territorial the firm culture was about sets of fans wanting to fight for an adeneline rush, not about politics in england directly just a buzz but of course it was indirectly about the stae of the nation from a chance in politics.. the russians now who unlike italy started of copying the firm culture- of making a weekend of it - drinking , football fighting, drinking the of to work on monday. but combined with putins pushing masculinity on to the nation r` and militias orderd/paid by him to silence all the protesters - human rights , lgbt asap. who were far right and football fans anyway - the whole thing became not a weekend escape but a lifestyle choice. they want to prove to the world they are no.1 but the russians dont get it but then the european - even western european nations see an england shirt and associat hooligans. when it was far from that. however there was a period were england fans did go on the ramppage all over europe - i thnk they basically took over luxembourg and looted all the shops as well - the police could do, nothing. then we had the liverpool casuals running at italians who climbed over a wall and the wall collapsed killing 39 people , then not so long after hilsborgh happened, now we have stil have firms at most clubs - but they al organise weeks in advance and meet in a park or something right out the way and fight, just because they like it. each to their own i suppose. humans fight its part of life- and its there choice as long as noo ne else gets hurt - but like always the other nations are 30 years behind in good and bad things that we did. there is a big cncern over the utras from many palace fans it started of beingcalled just the HF , more people get involved and it became HF ultras. now due the name even though the palace firm would murder them and the palace firm isnt exactly hardcore we are getting more and more bigotted and political people involved . and at he rate its going it will probably become an ultra group that gets in fights with the firms.stating south london is ours whiilst millwall firms laugh and think they are nerds and bigger issues are with ttt, west ha and chelsea - they could one day get battered by them .. it is a growing scene with more an more unemployed in the area, more and more people becoming ant establishment rather than what it first was made for - to make atmosphere at selhurst. the problem is you copy the good parts of a bad scene - inevitably the bad will come with it.
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