Euro 2012: pessimistic Ireland fans still find time to party ahead of their match against Croatia "I was expecting it to be much more - you know - eastern European," the Jedward said. But really it looks more like a sort of not quite as good Holland. You know Amsterdam-lite, all bikes and trams and blondes. Matthew, the waiter in a juice bar in Wroclaw, would have been delighted to hear that. Like many of Poland's young workers, Matthew had been told to expect a lot from the Euros, a boost to business, an ambassadorial chance to advertise his country to western visitors, an opportunity to be at the centre of things instead of the periphery. He was thinking his bar might be packed with fans chatting, exchanging gossip and, well, juicing. It hadn't quite worked out like that, not now that the town centre had been entirely given over to a fanzone, where the sponsors" official products were the only ones available, and you could drink a Carlsberg and Coca Cola under a giant poster of Daniel Sturridge and the rest of Team Hyundai. "I was hoping for more business, if I'm honest," he said. But maybe when you have the Russians and Czechs in town they are not interested in juice. They want beer. Not that the visiting fans were short of that. Walking through the town centre in the early hours of this morning, after Russia had eviscerated the Czech Republic in a scintillating display of attacking football, it was hard to find anyone sober. Outside every bar, every restaurant, every nightclub were boisterous gaggles of well-refreshed fans, singing, dancing, enjoying. Despite the presence of large groups of Russians, Czechs and Poles there seemed to be little hint of threat or intimidation. "That's because the Russians play a nice match so they are happy," said Matthew. We have a problem with hooligans in Poland, but most people I know were worried about the Russians, so maybe if they lose...  He admitted, however, to being pleasantly surprised by the mood around town during the potentially explosive collision of the most heavily supported teams in the tournament. "I was happy because the atmosphere was good, there was a lot of respect between fans, even the Russians are OK," he said. But then I have never seen so many police in this town. They come from all over, I saw some from Katowice. There was an incident outside the bar last night and about 40 police turned up. Usually no-one bothers. Tonight it's Poznan's turn to host the rolling circus of football support. And you suspect its bar owners and restaurateurs will be thrilled to see a bunch of Jedwards roll into town. Not even in the place that invented the Poznan will anyone turn their backs on an influx like that.