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I started its own thread for this, as the subject is likely to bring much discussion from it. I have no doubt everything will by thrown in this discussion, from politics to history and a few kitchen sinks will be thrown in. Now play nice people don't forget FIFA's motto "FAIR PLAY"
I can't believe that i am going to support a Serbian club over a Macedonian club 
This sucks.
What are the chances of hearing chants "MAKEDONIA MAKEDONIA" around the stadium. Or would it more likely to be "KOSOVA KOSOVA".
By the way, The Greek supporters should be deported and have no business coming over and making trouble. What are the chances that the Arena Phillip 2 gets damaged and riots in the city centre. And what are the chances that during the street riots, these Greek supporters take out frustrations on the Alexander the Great statue. It will be interesting. I hope the game is televised somewhere.
Skendija v Partizan match is High Risk
The upcoming match between the Macedonian champion Skendija (yes, the league is so bad Skendija is '11 champion) and Partizan may turn into wide open warfare.
The game is weeks away and there are already talks of 'problems' among fans, though the police has been surprisingly mute on the subject.
Who is Skendija?
Based out of the Tetovo village of Mala Rechica, Skendija plays its football on Tetovo's city stadium. It was created in 1979 and subsequently banned by the Yugoslav football federation due to the name of the group who formed it - "Bal" which was short for "Balli Combetar", an Albanian group who sided with the Nazis in WW2. Their fans are called the "Ballist" to reaffirm their ideology, though most fans aren't actually aware who are they glorifying.
The team kicked into gear once again after Macedonia's independence. Today the structure of the team is comprised of both Albanians and several Macedonians. Skendija's fans are notorius for briniging politics into the game and the club has been fined numerous times by the Macedonian FA. There have been six attacks on visiting players by Skendija fans during the 2010/11 season, however the Macedonian FA mostly due to corruption and lack of authority failed to remove the team from competing in any league.
The first game is in Belgrade with few hundred Skendija fans promising they will make the trip there. Politics, of course became part of this match when Skendija's fans leader Valdrim Asani in an interview for Serb daily "Alo" promised he would be waving the Kosovo flag in Belgrade even though was told by the local authorities he would be arrested.
The return leg in Skopje may get even trickier. Thousands of anti Serb (Partizan) fans are planning to make their trip from Kosovo to watch the game. Partizan fans as well announced they too will arrive in Skopje in large numbers. Interestingly enough, the Ultras from Greece also said they will help their 'brothers', the "Grobari", against the Albanians.
It seems the Macedonian police will be very busy, and may already be working to free up space at the local jails. Or better yet, the Macedonian border police can simply not allow any fans to cross the border. Problem solved.
As for the game itself, Partizan is simply too much for Skendija and should ease into the second round.
Last note on the Macedonian fans, who are readying to cheer on for Partizan!? Although Skendija's fans are notoriously anti-football, I would suggest to all Macedonians to cheer for Skendija, after all, the club is from Macedonia and any points they receive will only bring the country up a notch in UEFA's club rankings. //Pero Stamatovski
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/18471/50/
The upcoming match between the Macedonian champion Skendija (yes, the league is so bad Skendija is '11 champion) and Partizan may turn into wide open warfare.
The game is weeks away and there are already talks of 'problems' among fans, though the police has been surprisingly mute on the subject.
Who is Skendija?
Based out of the Tetovo village of Mala Rechica, Skendija plays its football on Tetovo's city stadium. It was created in 1979 and subsequently banned by the Yugoslav football federation due to the name of the group who formed it - "Bal" which was short for "Balli Combetar", an Albanian group who sided with the Nazis in WW2. Their fans are called the "Ballist" to reaffirm their ideology, though most fans aren't actually aware who are they glorifying.
The team kicked into gear once again after Macedonia's independence. Today the structure of the team is comprised of both Albanians and several Macedonians. Skendija's fans are notorius for briniging politics into the game and the club has been fined numerous times by the Macedonian FA. There have been six attacks on visiting players by Skendija fans during the 2010/11 season, however the Macedonian FA mostly due to corruption and lack of authority failed to remove the team from competing in any league.
The first game is in Belgrade with few hundred Skendija fans promising they will make the trip there. Politics, of course became part of this match when Skendija's fans leader Valdrim Asani in an interview for Serb daily "Alo" promised he would be waving the Kosovo flag in Belgrade even though was told by the local authorities he would be arrested.
The return leg in Skopje may get even trickier. Thousands of anti Serb (Partizan) fans are planning to make their trip from Kosovo to watch the game. Partizan fans as well announced they too will arrive in Skopje in large numbers. Interestingly enough, the Ultras from Greece also said they will help their 'brothers', the "Grobari", against the Albanians.
It seems the Macedonian police will be very busy, and may already be working to free up space at the local jails. Or better yet, the Macedonian border police can simply not allow any fans to cross the border. Problem solved.
As for the game itself, Partizan is simply too much for Skendija and should ease into the second round.
Last note on the Macedonian fans, who are readying to cheer on for Partizan!? Although Skendija's fans are notoriously anti-football, I would suggest to all Macedonians to cheer for Skendija, after all, the club is from Macedonia and any points they receive will only bring the country up a notch in UEFA's club rankings. //Pero Stamatovski
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/18471/50/
This sucks.What are the chances of hearing chants "MAKEDONIA MAKEDONIA" around the stadium. Or would it more likely to be "KOSOVA KOSOVA".
By the way, The Greek supporters should be deported and have no business coming over and making trouble. What are the chances that the Arena Phillip 2 gets damaged and riots in the city centre. And what are the chances that during the street riots, these Greek supporters take out frustrations on the Alexander the Great statue. It will be interesting. I hope the game is televised somewhere.
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