Pitch invasions

You're right in every paragraph.
I'm out in rural Pennsylvania a lot these days and today stopped by a bar that's usually full of rednecks where I'm only tolerated for being "the strange English guy who follows Manchester soccer." I showed one of the locals a video of the fans running on the pitch on Sunday, he laughed and said "what's that word you have over there, wankers?" I couldn't even disagree when he patted his hunting rifle.
 
Bluefen said:
Thought the pitch invasion was embarrassing… I can understand if there is jeopardy and the team has come through it, but yesterday was not that
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It wasn’t done out of a sense of excitement on Sunday, more a sense of monotonous routine, anyway enough about my sex life
 
Rascal said:
I took a mate yesterday, he has not got long left on this earth as he is dying of brain cancer. He wanted to City live one last time, he will not see another season.

He is in a wheelchair, but we did not have a wheelchair berth and the stewards were superb with him helping him to his seat, his speech is virtually non existant, he loved yesterday though. Sadly we had to leave with a few minutes to go on the sound advice of the safety steward who helped him back to his wheelchair, because I knew that the rush to get on the pitch could have put him in serious danger and there was no way I was having that.

I get winning the league is exciting,but as a fanbase we seriously have to grow up. We missed the trophy lift and celebrations because I had to get him away from danger, one knock on the head would kill him.

He still had a great day, Andy Morison was brilliant with him and we had a piccy together, he was made up, but it could have been much much more for a Blue who is on the way out.
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You're a top bloke mate, it must be good to have genuine friends like you in times like these, well done
 
In front of block 211 - I would ban that young girl doing pirouettes, the 3 Asian lads doing knee slides whilst taking video selfies, and that flabby young lad with his shirt off trying to hug a female steward.
 
2infinity&beyond said:
Easy to simplify it like you have done. Fans were requested numerous times not to invade.So why did they ? Leaves City with a fine regardless of it being easy to pay and blot on the fans copy book. Ask Pep and the team if they would have wanted this invasion or to be able to walk round the stadium at the final whistle. I now what there answer would have been. These ppl just spoil it for the vast majority. Its call selfish. They teach the kids to do the same thing. Tbh I blame City. They do absolutely nothing about it. If there were serious consequences there would be no invasions.
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The club has to ask the fans not to invade so it looks like they have done something to prevent it, the police/steward response of making a line in front of the Chelsea fans showed that they knew this was going to happen. Once again it was an outpouring of emotion as it has been in past years. The concerning thing is the amount of blues that are insulting fellow blues over something that all in all lasted 10 mins.
 
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nasrislookalike said:
The club has to ask the fans not to invade so it looks like they have done something to prevent it, the police/steward response of making a line in front of the Chelsea fans showed that they knew this was going to happen. Once again it was an outpouring of emotion as it has been in past years. The concerning thing is the amount of blues that are taking issue with fellow blues over something that all in all lasted 10 mins.
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That last sentence couldn't be more ironic really could it.
 
nasrislookalike said:
The club has to ask the fans not to invade so it looks like they have done something to prevent it, the police/steward response of making a line in front of the Chelsea fans showed that they knew this was going to happen. Once again it was an outpouring of emotion as it has been in past years. The concerning thing is the amount of blues that are insulting fellow blues over something that all in all lasted 10 mins.
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I agree that we shouldn't be turning on each other but it's not the only concerning thing is it, really. There will be an investigation and probably a fine or even a ban on fans if it continues. I'm sure the club will be concerned about that.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I agree that we shouldn't be turning on each other but it's not the only concerning thing is it, really. There will be an investigation and probably a fine or even a ban on fans if it continues. I'm sure the club will be concerned about that.
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I'm sure the club won't be too bothered about the fine I think the only way that the club will do something about it is if they are forced to by the league, I think it will something serious like an assault on a player before they make changes
 
nasrislookalike said:
I'm sure the club won't be too bothered about the fine I think the only way that the club will do something about it is if they are forced to by the league, I think it will something serious like an assault on a player before they make changes
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That's why there's a rule not to go on the pitch, but those suggesting it was just a bit of fun can't seem to link the three things, even though the rule and law was brought in as a result of it happening elsewhere.

We'll have to see what the investigation throws up. I'm expecting a fine double that of the last one and another warning. I'm more annoyed because most that went on would have been tourists and occasional fans from the front seats, but they only went on because of the hard-core fans starting it off from the corner near the away fans (it seemed to me).
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
That's why there's a rule not to go on the pitch, but those suggesting it was just a bit of fun can't seem to link the three things, even though the rule and law was brought in as a result of it happening elsewhere.

We'll have to see what the investigation throws up. I'm expecting a fine double that of the last one and another warning. I'm more annoyed because most that went on would have been tourists and occasional fans from the front seats, but they only went on because of the hard-core fans starting it off from the corner near the away fans (it seemed to me).
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I'm sure we will be fined but it's down to City what they want to do to stop it, seemed like they were expecting it yesterday and the messages on the screens and announcements were just done so it looked like they were trying to prevent it
 
nasrislookalike said:
I'm sure we will be fined but it's down to City what they want to do to stop it, seemed like they were expecting it yesterday and the messages on the screens and announcements were just done so it looked like they were trying to prevent it
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I don't quite get this argument. It's like saying there's a cliff edge with some signs saying don't jump, but you still could so it's their fault.

If City are told to prevent it then the next step could be to cover the first few rows right around the lower tiers.
 
nasrislookalike said:
I'm sure we will be fined but it's down to City what they want to do to stop it, seemed like they were expecting it yesterday and the messages on the screens and announcements were just done so it looked like they were trying to prevent it
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It's down to City to stop people breaking the rules and not doing as they're asked ? When somebody breaks into your house is that your fault for not stopping it.
 
Eccles Blue said:
I have a feeling that we might get a larger fine than last time and a ban on us having fans at two or three games!

That would affect the food and drink outlets and the stewards etc. as well as the club itself.
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I can’t see them banning us from having fans. They’ve have to do that for loads of other teams who’s have had pitch invasions as well. Wrexham, county, Sheffield Wednesday to name a few
 
blueparrot said:
It's down to City to stop people breaking the rules and not doing as they're asked ? When somebody breaks into your house is that your fault for not stopping it.
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Come on your being silly now, clearly a difference between someone breaking into your house and what happened on Sunday
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I don't quite get this argument. It's like saying there's a cliff edge with some signs saying don't jump, but you still could so it's their fault.

If City are told to prevent it then the next step could be to cover the first few rows right around the lower tiers.
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Again there's a clear difference between jumping off a cliff and running on the pitch to celebrate, the way people are reacting on here is comical considering we are just talking about a small percentage of our fans running on the pitch to celebrate or get pictures
 
nasrislookalike said:
Again there's a clear difference between jumping off a cliff and running on the pitch to celebrate, the way people are reacting on here is comical considering we are just talking about a small percentage of our fans running on the pitch to celebrate or get pictures
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I never said how high the cliff was ;) Okay, let's say a bridge over a reservoir, because that's a regular occurrence. I do think some people lack the ability to see the impact of their actions to themselves and to others. Imagine being a steward at the game, probably young and low-paid, to suddenly face a horde of youths running toward you, they were probably warned beforehand and had been dreading the moment all game. Or the supporter mentioned earlier who had to miss the presentation because due to poor health they couldn't risk getting caught up with people pushing their way past them.

But people had fun so there you go. Personally I don't think there's a need to express one's joy in such a way any more.
 
I just don't get what the issue is.

The whole point of going to football is to watch enthralling matches and cheer and boo when you feel like it.

If some people want to go on the pitch and celebrate why not? Isn't that what football is all about euphoria? Losing control deleriously?

I did it at home to Charlton in 85, and City fans did it at Bradford away, at Blackburn away, and countless other times even after the QPR match.

Okay, so we win more frequently now, is it getting boring for you? If so, give up your season ticket and let someone who has passion and joy take your place instead.

There are occasions when it gets put of hand, like the breaking of the cross bar last season and their goaly getting a punch off some clown. We've all done stupid things at times. And you'll always get one or two, but it's not as it they're rioting and fighting each other.

We're forever being told in this country, you've got to do this and that, you've got to behave like this and that, don't swear, don't drop your Ts, Gs and Hs, don't drink, don't smoke, don't eat fatty food, don't gamble, but we all do some or all of these things anyway.

Should we all be quiet throughout the game, occasionally gasp and politely aplaud each goal?

If you want to sanitise football, that much just sit at home and watch it on TV.
 
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