Regarding Fiorentina, I heard Ultra groups in Italy have lost respect for them, I read this asking the question why. . . ?
Someone wrote the following, he knows Italian Ultra Culture inside out . . .
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Liverpool don't have any organised groups so the friendship doesn't really exist. Thanfully a lot of the liverpool fans present in Italy were against it anyway, they don't like the way it seemed to be based on the accident at heysels.
The Fiorentina fans were singing about heysels a lot during the game.
Collettivo (and a lot of groups who follow their lead) are a joke as they are like supporters clubs now. They take their orders from the club and have been involved in shameful incidents like grassing up other Fiorentina fans to the police, denying proper Fiorentina ultras access to the curva whilst acting as stewards, selling their material in the official club shop. In short they have been bought and paid for by the President Diego Delle Valle and they are not considered ultras anymore.
There are of course some genuine ultras left in Firenze but not many and certainly not in CAV and the groups who hang on their every word. Those ultras certainly didn't get involved in the embarassing courtship of Liverpool.
Having said all that there is no reason for anybody to stop liking or having respect for Fiorentina, just as long as you stay clear of CAV & Co.
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Interesting. . . I think its a good thing that Liverpool are recognised like this. . . Dont see why we have to go into background politics . . .
