The disciplinary measure set off huge, days-long, often violent protests in Split that quickly assumed a distinctly anti-Belgrade and anti-Serb tone. Led by the club's hardcore fans Torcida, the practice of seeking out parked cars with the city of Belgrade license plates and pushing them into the Adriatic Sea from the docks was especially widespread in Split during the protests. The press also reported about some of the gathered mob spontaneously launching into a cynical and sarcastic rendition of Sergio Endrigo's then current and popular song "Kud plovi ovaj brod" ('Where is This Ship Going') as the cars with Belgrade plates were pushed into the sea and floated in the water before sinking.