[St Charles Owl]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and has 20/20 vision but the article is right in so much as what could have been predicted. I am not sure anyone predicted the type of thug to arrive from Russia but even so the reputation of Englands fans should have been warning enough. There is no doubt England's fans past history puts a target on their backs for any other country's hooligans to take aim at, and that has been very evident this time, but the choice of Marseilles and Lens for these games is stupid, and IIRC this was mentioned in the media when the draw was made, but yet still no one listened. Thats one of the problems with UEFA and in particular FIFA, its their stubborness to look at logical complaint and advice when they make a bad decision and make a change when everyone else can see it needs to be changed. I am ok with Russia holding the WC but still we sit here and listen to reports of so many people dying to build crazy stadiums in Qatar for a WC that absolutely no one wants and has now virtually been proved to be both a flawed choice and a corrupt one as well. The FA of any country could complain until they are blue in the face, once these dinasaur organisations make a decision there is nothing on earth that will get them to admit a mistake and change it!!