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VANDALS burnt an Australian flag, spray painted Nazi Swastikas onto and dug grave shaped holes into the pitch of a suburban soccer club in a senseless attack yesterday.

Zak Milenkovski, Altona Magic soccer club junior coordinator, said over $40,000 had been done in the inexplicable attack.

"We were dismayed, disappointed and gutted," he said.

Signs and goal posts were damaged and a window broken as a Swastika and a Greek flag were spray painted onto the ground of the soccer club.

Holes dug in the pitch are ankle deep and even when repaired may put players at risk of injury, according to Mr Milenkovski.

"It puts players at risk, it's like running in a park with pot holes everywhere," he said.

He feared those responsible were trying to make a political point on his club.

It will take six weeks to return the field to playing condition.

Police believe the brazen vandals struck the Paisley Park Complex at the corner of Mills and Ross roads in Altona at about 9am yesterday morning and are looking for a number of offenders.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to visit www.crimestoppers.com.au

How does an act of vandalism against a football club, or it's reporting in the media, reflect on the game?

Do you blame Jews when their cemeteries are vandalized?

You miss my point, Coverdale.

It's clearly an ethnic related incident, yes - but so is the vandalism of a Jewish cemetery. Do we consider the Jews responsible for this because they have their own cemetery? No, we correctly consider the vandals to be idiots who deserve to be locked up.

+1 Couldnt have said it any better.At the end of the day its a multicultural country and these things will allways happen.Its common sense.
All that can be done is catch the individuals who took part in vandalizing the ground and give and give them a severe penalty.
Its not a football problem.

No reflection on our game master of disguise?

Only football haters who don't ever want to see our sport rid itself from these criminal elements who use it to fight their politically-motivated ethnic wars, would say a thing like that.

TOBs, if a group of Anglo skinheads went to the local mosque and burned it to the ground - would you blame the Muslims for building the mosque, or the skinheads for burning it down? Would you banish Islam from Australia?

For someone who is so obsessed with my 'agenda', it seems very strange that you jump on a story like this - a pathetic and cowardly act of vandalism by a group of idiots - and try to link it to the issue of ethnic football clubs. Who's agenda is on display here?

TOBs, if a group of Anglo skinheads went to the local mosque and burned it to the ground - would you blame the Muslims for building the mosque, or the skinheads for burning it down? Would you banish Islam from Australia?

For someone who is so obsessed with my 'agenda', it seems very strange that you jump on a story like this - a pathetic and cowardly act of vandalism by a group of idiots - and try to link it to the issue of ethnic football clubs. Who's agenda is on display here?

+1

Though it warms my heart to see you two at it again...

The home ground of a macedonian soccer club was chosen for the vandalism, a greek flag was painted on the ground, greeks and macedonians don't get on, state league games between greek and macedonian clubs are often played behind closed doors for fear of ethnic violence, but this incident won't draw a connection between senseless ethnic tension and australian football!!!

Who are some of you blinkered idiots kidding.

Look at this idiot go.

How many games are played behind closed doors?

You say often. Name me a few.

Bonnyrigg White Eagles v Sydney United games...

The home ground of a macedonian soccer club was chosen for the vandalism, a greek flag was painted on the ground, greeks and macedonians don't get on, state league games between greek and macedonian clubs are often played behind closed doors for fear of ethnic violence, but this incident won't draw a connection between senseless ethnic tension and australian football!!!

Who are some of you blinkered idiots kidding.

Are they macedonian and greek like your fellow idiot claimed?

Are they macedonian and greek like your fellow idiot claimed?

Serbs and Cro's.

Can be just as bad.

Don't be hating on me, you asked for an example, i'm giving you one.

I didnt ask for an example idiot.

I asked him to back up his claim that games behind greeks and macedonians are OFTEN played behind closed doors.

is that so hard to comprehend for you?

I see your username reflects your personality. :roll:

you see the main problem here is that people from these two backgrounds are using football as a means to display their hatred. this is the main problem, always has been and always will be for these clubs.

you see the main problem here is that people from these two backgrounds are using football as a means to display their hatred. this is the main problem, always has been and always will be for these clubs.

The home ground of a macedonian soccer club was chosen for the vandalism, a greek flag was painted on the ground, greeks and macedonians don't get on, state league games between greek and macedonian clubs are often played behind closed doors for fear of ethnic violence, but this incident won't draw a connection between senseless ethnic tension and australian football!!!

Who are some of you blinkered idiots kidding.

this will surely make the FFA think twice about an FFA cup.