by Richard A » Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:17 pm
I agree. The Scottish Government was actually responsible, urging people NOT to go to Wembley. But short of putting checkpoints at Gretna, Carter Bar and Berwick and police on the train at Dumfries and Dunbar and turning back and fining anyone found with a football shirt or banner (and we can all imagine the headlines had they done that), what more could they do? The UK Government, though, could have done a lot better.
The Hungarians, though, were even worse, although even they didn't reach the blatancy of Russia and Azerbaijan: anyone who's been in the UK, keep out - unless you're coming to watch a match in which your country is playing. Happily that has little relevance at this stage, but it did in the Group stages. As Arneb says, both UEFA and national governments have a lot to answer for.