NFS ERUPTS: Gurias Fans’ “Bus Driver & Taxi Driver” Taunts Fuel Ugly Clash

 NFS ERUPTS: Gurias Fans’ “Bus Driver & Taxi Driver” Taunts Fuel Ugly Clash 



I was at the National Football Stadium today watching the game between Mt Hagen Eagles and Rabaul Gurias. First, both teams played a very good game, and the atmosphere was intense. But what happened in the Northern Stand, where Eagles and Gurias supporters were sitting, has now become a bigger story than the game itself. I have seen many people already criticizing the Eagles supporters and blaming them for everything.


Hold on. Before you judge, let me explain what I witnessed from that section of the stadium.


Some Gurias supporters, including men and women sitting close to the Eagles supporters, were passionately supporting their team. Supporting your team is perfectly normal. But according to what I witnessed around that particular section, the banter went beyond normal football support.


Some Gurias supporters were repeatedly mocking and calling Eagles supporters names such as “bus drivers” and “taxi drivers.” They were laughing, criticizing and deliberately getting under the Eagles supporters’ skin. Banter is part of sport, but when you keep pushing people and provoking them, eventually somebody may lose control. And that is exactly where the situation started getting ugly.


Now let me make this very clear: I am NOT defending the violence. Nobody has the right to stand up and beat another person because they were insulted. That was wrong, and those responsible should answer for their actions. But at the same time, don't rewrite the whole story and pretend the fight appeared out of thin air.


There was provocation before the violence. The people who were sitting in that part of the Northern Stand know exactly what was being said.


And this rivalry has a painful history. We all remember the 2016 incident involving Eagles and Gurias supporters in which a Rabaul Gurias fan lost his life. That should have taught everyone something. Eagles fans and Gurias fans are supposed to compete on the field, not fight in the stands.


The violence was wrong, but understanding what triggered it matters too. Don't judge the ending without knowing the beginning.


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