NAVIJACI HRTKOVCI: WE ARE A SMALL GROUP IN A SMALL PLACE

1. Topic: History of the group: 

When was the group founded? How many members do you have? Are there/Were there other groups also in your stadium? Where do you stand in the stadium? Why?The biggest successes of the group? The best matches/tours?

- We are supporters of FK Hrtkovci. Our club plays in Mol Srem Istok(6th level in Serbia). Supporting our club started about 25 years ago but with a break. In 2013 we went to Sasinci to support our club, but not very well organized. Between the two towns(Hrtkovci-Sasinci) always has been some trouble, not only in football. There were about 150 of our fans(all ages).There was good atmosphere at beginning. We drunk a lot of beers, smoke weed,put smoke granade on the pitch...Then locals started to agressive. Tension was in the air. Later fight broke out and we beat a few locals and two cops were injured. After that a lot of police cars arrived and two of our members were arrested and taken to do police station. Since that game 15-20(20-30 years) of us goes to every home and away game.That season our club won 12 games in a row and we finished 3rd in table and got a chance to play in the play off for the 5. league. First game was in Ogar and about 300-400 of our fans went to that game. There was a lot of police (50 for sure) present. We took a lot of pyrotechnics for that game but unfortunatelly the police stoped our cars before entering Ogar and took it all. During the game was some trouble with the locals and cops and 4 of our members were arrested and taken to the police station. We won 3:0 and in the return 5:0 so we get promoted to do 5. league. These were the best games in our group´s history.

2. Topic: Relationship with the club, players: 

How can you describe your relationship to the club management? How do they look at you? What is your relationship with the players? Have you ever had any repressions from the club? Do they pay your pyro or other presentations, do the club pay for your tours? Have you ever had any problems with security or police on your own stadium?

- We have good relationship with the club managment and players. We take part in the preparations for every game. We move grass, paint walls, pick garbage and other things necessary to organize a league game. All the away fixtures are in close proximity and we travel with our own cars. We collect money for pyro between the spectators.

3. Topic: Political belief: 

On which side is the group, if on any? Why? What is the situation in Serbia about fans and politics?

- We dont care about politics. We are a small group in a small place. We love to watch football, drink beer, smoke weed, Milf ...No politics!

4. Topic: Friends, enemies, idols: Who are your friends? When have the friendship started? Who are your enemies? What is the reason? What is a derby for you? How does a derby day look like? Which groups in Serbia or in Europe inspire your support?

- In our competition there are no organized fans groups. We don't have enemies. Derby games are with a near place called Platicevo .A lot of fans visit these games between our two clubs. It is not important if we play home or away in Platicevo, the stands are always filled . In Serbia Delije and other Belgrade groups are the most popular and best organised. .From Europe we like Poles, Russians,Italian group.In Slovakia we follow Slovan, Spartak Trnava and Ruzomberok.

5. Topic: Souvenirs: 

What kind of souvenirs have the group?

- Our group has a lot of flags and some scarfs.

6. Topic: The Serbian national team: 

What is your opinion on that? Do you support the national team? What is your greatest tour with the Serbia team?

- Serbia has many good players but maffia and football agents are involved with the association and therefore we dont have good results. Some of our members travel to football, handball and basketball national team games.

7. Topic: Future: 

How do you do in these COVID times? It is not easy to follow the favourites. What do you think how will be the football in 2021? What are your plans for the future? Do you already build the new generation or your group is kind of closed?

- In Serbia is forbidden for the fans to enter the stadiums because of the COVID-19 situation. We hope that 2021 will be better and we can enjoy football and bear from the stands. The last few years we dont have many permanent fans in the group, we are only 10 of us, except derby games of course. Some new kids are always coming and we hope that they will take over once and will continue to support the club. Now we play in 6th league and we hope we will stay there also next season. The economic situation in Serbia is bad and many peoples goes to work to the EU. Many of our members went to work to Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Nederlands and even to Slovakia.