It should die out now, before something more serious does happen. What happened at the other pitch invasions matters little because of what happened at the most-recent one. All it takes is one idiot and we're in serious trouble. The club are fully aware of this and won't take it lightly this time. If there is a pitch invasion and something bad happens (just one thing), you can be sure that the club will be issuing bans out like confetti. They won't be doing this just to punish our own fans, but to demonstrate to the FA that we now take these things seriously and have done all we can to handle it internally. This might serve as mitigation if we are punished.
As someone with a fear of fireworks (I had some thrown at me as a kid), I hate flares. The smoke bombs look okay but they're an
accident waiting to happen. What if Ederson picks one up and lose his hand?
The stewards, security team etc are tied to laws. Without acting, those in jobs are also subject to scrutiny and overhaul. Sad as it is, the game has now got so sterile and a few eejits have ruined a joyous run onto the field. It isn't just at City, but arguably last season had too many stupid outcomes. Would you want our good stewards sacked? We have some friendly and fair stewards at City.
The Premier League, Greater Manchester Police, the FA, UEFA and the laws/rules/ground regulations apply to the ticket purchaser. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to jog onto the field but it hasn't ever been possible (third and second tier seats each occasion). A ban could save me money BUT would ruin going to the game, IF as it seems the world of football tightens and remains in a highly controlled fashion. Social conditions have become extreme for some and a small band of matchday attendees will not fear any consequences or punishments. I'd hate to see a return to fences, or have those pop up fences like at Wembley.
Also, on May 22nd, Manchester Remembers, and those who run onto the pitch have to keep in mind that since 2017, security and alert levels have been higher. New laws were passed this very year. The landscape has changed for fans. The safety of all is down to us all. As great as smoke bombs look, I've seen what damage they can do.
Players who could pick up a pyro smoke flare and lose a hand.
Proper Blues will recognise risks and control emotional responses. Running on the pitch like 2012 and 2022 were highly emotive games with amazing comebacks. City have 3 cracks at a whip to win the league, let's not burn our great name.
Could away fans from Chelsea join in and look for a rumble? Everything is possible. Or home fans at Brentford and Brighton... less likely, but how we act as fans will reflect on our already feable away ticket numbers, games in Europe and so on.
