Well fucking said.
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Pitch invasion
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roubaixtuesday
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Not to mention the dolts who threw the flares on the pitch when we were trying to win the game!! It could have halted the momentum
I was fucking ballistic at this. Just couldn't believe it.
Checks cant be that rigorous , with the flares getting in.I don’t even know why that’s being brought up in relation to the pitch invasion but they wouldn’t get weapons into the ground with the checks now. Any would-be-terrorists would be best placed to do it at full time just outside the ground.
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Maybe I am boring. I have never invaded the pitch. Never had the urge to.
mosssideblue
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Sorry but have to disagree. If you cannot see why such focus is now on this because of events these last few invasions caused, then that maybe the problem.You always get stuff like this when pitch invasions happen. Players getting pushed over, fans acting like dickheads - there's just been a bigger focus on it this week because so many have happened in a short space of time. It's all getting a bit pearl-clutchy. Pitch invasions have always been, and will continue to be, one of the best sights in football. Don't let a couple of dickheads ruin a great tradition. It's also worth bearing in mind that, for all the concerns about violence from fans, players and managers have been seen on camera committing violent acts towards fans - Oli McBurnie has even been arrested this week. So who's more out of control?
The fella who took a running head but could have had much worse injuries than he did, even ruining his career.
The Viera incident could easily spiraled out of control
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I know what you mean m8. There are not buts unfortunately. There just arnt. Yeah the keeper shouldnt do it, but Eddi did it last week so is that ok for RM or AM fans to hit him? Nah there is no excuse whatsoever really.Agreed. Anyone who assaults another person is a complete cretin.
We don’t live in a perfect world though. These wankers do exist. Olsen was constantly winding us fans up and created a rod for his own back. He put a target on himself for said idiots.
It’s not right, but if you spend 90 minutes baiting a powder keg of a crowd, it’s hardly a shock that one or two idiots try and go for you. That’s just the world we live in.
Hopefully the morons are caught, banned and dealt with by the police.
We discussed this in a thread before the match & the number of fans who patronisingly insinuated that we were miserable saddos for not condoning it, beggars belief. They just don’t get that pitch invasions include morons who damage property etc & are violent.2nd guy knew exactly what he was doing.
Absolutely no need to go after their players. Fucking low lives even the ones that are goading him without touching him - enjoy the moment rather than trying to provoke a reaction from someone else.
Hope the club ban them. Disappointed to see other fans try to defend it.
Unfortunately nowadays- pitch invasions are not just happy celebrating fans. There’s always several thugs & therefore they have to stop.
mosssideblue
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Top post bud, well saidAs well as being cringy, small time and fucking dangerous, what it has done is detract from our brilliant team, making a brilliant come back. I have friends in Germany, France, USA, South America and Poland. Guess what most media is showing….. yep, a bunch of fucking idiots, smashing goal posts up and a little girl having photographs taken. As well as the alleged assault on a player. in some countries they have rolled the Forrest incident in with us. Who in their right fucking mind thinks our players and club deserve that after the effort and energy they have put in? Sometimes I fucking despair. The social media, look at me, I can do anything and fuck everyone else culture is sickening. That’s without giving every UK media outlet a way to diminish our achievement. Some of those same pricks that were on the pitch and causing mayhem will be on threads whinging about how we are portrayed. It’s like self harming and blaming someone else…..
Really glad you were fulfilled doing those things, enjoy the parade later.
We're all different mate. I was fulfilled we won the league, having my little jig on the pitch enhanced that. Life's too short, enjoy it, smell the grass. We spent too many years watching others celebrate, especially the rags and dippers, I'm going to savour every moment, life's too short.
WAS a peaceful City tradition but in the light of current events, it’s been taken over by the louts. They’re not City fans who love the club. They love themselves & think they’re big guys. They’re not.Nothing wrong with pitch invasions. Part of our culture and is city tradition
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man the referee having a bad game or the keeper wasting time is not an excuse in any way whatsoever. It just isnt. I understand your point.It's never an excuse, no. Not all of society or football fans are civilised though mate, every club has its animals. Look at both Forest and Huddersfield last week. Both neanderthal cities and towns with a nasty undercurrent, both with unprovoked serious assaults on innocent bystanders.
The referees at the top level have no idea just how much responsibility they have. Their actions have a direct impact on fan behaviour, they are paid a lot of money for a 2 day working week. I've worked in high pressure environments, your quick decision making and dispute resolution skills must be spot on and unfortunately we've seen that Michael Oliver lets himself down on the big occasion more often than not.
Lavinda Past
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This is 100 per cent accurate. The video is pretty conclusive. Not an assault in a million years and yet some people in the media want to twist the narrative. I wonder why?
Read the law on assault. There was an assault on the Villa keeper, and possibly on a steward. A criminal offence was committed by at least two people.
It's nothing to do with the media 'twisting the narrative', it's about unpleasant thugs carrying out a cowardly attack on an innocent person.
I did say he deserves punishment, I’d ban the guy for a full season - just think the media coverage and Gerrard’s claim of “an attack” are a little over board.
It was. But it was also inevitable after the Everton & Palace games
man the referee having a bad game or the keeper wasting time is not an excuse in any way whatsoever. It just isnt. I understand your point.
I agree with you. Certain elements of a football crowd don't see it that way, however. Especially when you add beer and cocaine into the mix.
Because they can’t wait to put bad news out there about us & I want to read about our successes not our moronic element of supporterswhere have I said we have a divine right??
we have a history of pitch invasions when we win the league or get promoted. Do we not?
why do you care so much about what the media think.
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Personally I don’t have a problem with the media calling this out and making it a bigger issue than we may or may not believe if it raises the issue so that sanctions rules can be set in the future and clubs know where they stand.Read the law on assault. There was an assault on the Villa keeper, and possibly on a steward. A criminal offence was committed by at least two people.
It's nothing to do with the media 'twisting the narrative', it's about unpleasant thugs carrying out a cowardly attack on an innocent person.
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I vaguely remember the match at Bangor City a few years later which I think also involved a small pitch invasion. I was on holiday in North Wales at the time.We invaded the pitch at Caernarvon in 1969 for the pre-season friendly with a Welsh XI and City brought the FA Cup round. When I say "we" there were about a dozen of us. I touched the FA Cup...
Like with most things in life, the truth is somewhere in the middle. The keeper was assaulted as someone put their hands on him. He wasn’t injured and nor was it intended to cause harm. But the fan is completely the wrong to push the keeper.
Still is.WAS a peaceful City tradition but in the light of current events, it’s been taken over by the louts. They’re not City fans who love the club. They love themselves & think they’re big guys. They’re not.