Mayor Theo Weterings of Tilburg no longer gives any space to the hard core of Willem II to celebrate a party in the city. This now has proved impossible to make agreements with them.
Weterings stated this on Sunday in the Buitenhof program of the NPO, in which he discussed the party that hundreds of supporters of Willem II celebrated on Thursday evening, with the permission of the city council, around the European match of the Tilburgers against Glasgow Rangers.
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Weterings maintains that it was a well-considered decision to bring the fans together on Olympiaplein for the Euroscoop. “What we have underestimated is the effect of the images,” he said in the program. According to him, they were quickly shared online and raised many questions among healthcare workers and police officers, for example. “I understand that very well,” said Weterings.
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‘We have a party, no problems for you’
When asked on Sunday, the mayor denied that he had been blackmailed by the supporters: we have a party, you no problems in the city. According to him, the question was whether it was possible to make agreements with the fans about a party in compliance with the corona rules. “That turned out to be impossible,” he said.
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The mayor announced that he would like to express his regret towards vulnerable residents of his city in a debate with the city council on Monday afternoon.
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