This is pathetic form... if true

[zaremba]

Yeah a bit harsh of me, sorry SOC. The hair shirt goes back on for naughty Mr Zaremba. Anyhow let's just say we have a divergence of senses of humour on this particular point.

 

[nick-o]

The Fanatics arent just a disgrace to cricket, they're a disgrace in every sporting event they turn up to.

England should put them on the next plane home ...

On 2nd thought you guys can keep them.

TBF, we stopped deporting crims to Oz more than a century ago...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Probably a good thing as well, Steven Gerrard running our midfield would be superb

 

[GIMH]

I hope Ikki doesn't see that

 

[Richard]

It probably shouldn't happen though. Cue the same thing for the Aussies before the next match in retaliation.

It definately shouldn't happen, and - if true - the same thing happening to the Australian team in retaliation wouldn't be any sort of retaliation. A more appropriate course of action would be some sort of retaliation against the individuals concerned - maybe setting off the sprinklers in the room of every single one in every hotel they stay in for the duration of their stay then stalking them by water-bombing through the open windows each night and throughout the night for a minimum of 2 months upon their return to Australia.

 

[Son Of Coco]

They didn't do it.

Heard the bloke who organises them on radio. They were coming back from a night out and were walking past the England team hotel when they saw everyone had been evacuated.

They apparently made up that they did it to wind the Poms up. Apparently it started because a female guest (not Stuart Broad, another one) left her undies drying near a heater in a bathroom, and they started to smoulder, setting off the alarm.

Fanatics still douchebags imo, but not guilty on this occasion.

Yeah I read this in an article too.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yeah a bit harsh of me, sorry SOC. The hair shirt goes back on for naughty Mr Zaremba. Anyhow let's just say we have a divergence of senses of humour on this particular point.

No worries mate, I'd probably be slightly annoyed if the shoe was on the other foot too. It's obviously funnier if you're the team doing the bowling out and not the team being bowled out the morning of the incident.

Funnily enough, I read they hadn't done it before I posted that...thought the idea was slightly amusing though.

 

[Jamee999]

They didn't do it.

Heard the bloke who organises them on radio. They were coming back from a night out and were walking past the England team hotel when they saw everyone had been evacuated.

They apparently made up that they did it to wind the Poms up. Apparently it started because a female guest (not Stuart Broad, another one) left her undies drying near a heater in a bathroom, and they started to smoulder, setting off the alarm.

Fanatics still douchebags imo, but not guilty on this occasion.

There is literally no way that this could be a lie!

 

[andyc]

There is literally no way that this could be a lie!

Could say that about the initial claims as well, tbh. Given that I've not seen anything about it on Cricinfo or anything particularly reputable, I'm saying that there's probably not much to prove that the Fanatics were responsible.

 

[Shri]

All in the service of the game by Suresh Menon - Dreamcricket Views

Extremely poor stuff from the fanatics.

Haha. Good stuff.

 

[Uppercut]

There is literally no way that this could be a lie!

Can be easily cleared up by the hotel management if it is a lie tbf.

 

[Agent TBY]

Damn these Cricket_Fanatics.

 

[Burgey]

There is literally no way that this could be a lie!

When the hotel management say it started in a guest's room it isn't a lie.

 

[Smudge]

Damn these Cricket_Fanatics.

Murray would be rolling in his internet grave.

 

[howardj]

Hate the Fanatics.

As a rule, I don't like rowdy patriotism - trying a little too hard to show how much you love your country.

Look at me, look at me...

 

[Top_Cat]

Hate the Fanatics.

As a rule, I don't like rowdy patriotism - trying a little too hard to show how much you love your country.

Look at me, look at me...

Yeah agreed. The decision to make them the centre-piece of the Cricket Masters DVD 'The Streak' was hilariously bad judgement.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, they're horrible. Most of those supporters groups are.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, they're horrible. Most of those supporters groups are.

Whenever the camera pans over the one that Merv Hughes takes, he seems to be the youngest person among them all.

 

[pasag]

Fanatics embarrass us all