Riots in Buenos Aires as River Plate Relegated

**BarnDoor** · 26-06-2011, 22:00

Reports on twitter of at least one death already, hopefully more to follow, along with immense carnage. Apparently the ref didn't even add any injury time as the rioting had already begun.

This is the best way to keep up-to-date:

http://twitter.com/#!/MundoAlbicelest

TH · 26-06-2011, 22:11

Argentinians are crazy when it comes to football!

**BarnDoor** · 26-06-2011, 22:17

Christ there's reports that Boca fans are organizing a march later this evening just to take the piss. There could be fucking war.

Just imagine if Maradona led the Boca fans, it could be too much.

**Michu** · 26-06-2011, 22:38

Daft thing is relegation is calculated over three seasons in Argentina to help avoid River & Boca getting relegated, fans can't grumble, league did all they could do keep them in.

**Cannon ball** · 27-06-2011, 00:25

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Originally Posted by ThierryHenry14

Argentinians are crazy when it comes to football!

English fans can take a leaf out of their book. Then maybe David Pleat would have been lynched by City fans after relegation in the 80's, which would all spare us whatever comes out of his useless mouth.

AgentZero · 27-06-2011, 00:56

this is mental, June must be sore losers month...first the Canucks and now this (albeit not surprising though).
I guess the same passion that brings a really good footballing atmosphere is now the catalyst for rioting.

***Hunter*** · 27-06-2011, 01:42

Here's a few photos from a link off the Twitter; Link

Crazy. Can't wait to read about this all tomorrow, will this be in any newspapers do you think? Got about an hours bus ride tomorrow morning so it would be nice to read about people going mental in Argentina to pass the time. Not sure if any papers over here would even bother giving it coverage mind.

muscularmatt · 27-06-2011, 01:48

Sir Alf was right about them. Animals.

nikos24 · 27-06-2011, 10:08

Unbelievable to even think about it. But it's true!

**Miggy** · 27-06-2011, 10:31

http://www.mundoalbiceleste.com/Arti...late-relegated

**Ziss** · 27-06-2011, 23:15

Am I right that if it had finished 3-3 on aggergate, River would have stayed up?

muscularmatt · 28-06-2011, 16:36

The fact that it was so fucking hard for them to get relegated to start with is a total piss take. The whole 'keep the big big and the small small' attitude of FIFA and many of it's member states. It's the perefect representation of what's wrong with professional football today. Hope they cause so much of a ruck they get banned from football forever and ever and ever.

**Michu** · 28-06-2011, 20:15

Argentina isn't the only latin country to host this absurd relegation over multiple seasons. Its clearly designed to keep neutral and commercial interest in a Championship. Its like a World Cup without Brazil, or a Champions League without Barcelona and Real Madrid. Its damaging to the league's income. I'm surprised the Argentine FA haven't found a loop hole to reinstate River Plate.

**BarnDoor** · 28-06-2011, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Ziss

Am I right that if it had finished 3-3 on aggergate, River would have stayed up?

I don't think so - I'm pretty sure I read that an aggregate draw favoured the lower division team.

**Michu** · 28-06-2011, 20:29

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Originally Posted by BarnDoor

I don't think so - I'm pretty sure I read that an aggregate draw favoured the lower division team.

Indeed, River had to win to stay up. Well I say stay up, they weren't technically in a position to get relegated in terms of league position.