Pitch invasion

[cibaman]

No way, but there’ll be warnings about future behaviour. Based on some of the views expressed in here even that wouldn’t prevent the look at me’s from invading the pitch

They’ve been warning City fans about pitch invasions since 2012. Warnings won’t make any difference and it’s impossible for stewards to stop them without resorting to strong arm tactics. They won’t stop until punishments start to impact on fans including, sadly, those who don’t go on the pitch

 

[nw42]

Points deduction is where it will


Not yet. It will probably start with City, Everton, Forest etc starting next season playing behind closed doors.

There seems to be a real head of steam building up to stop pitch invasions. They’ll want to turn those fans that stay in the stands against those who invade the pitch. So that it becomes self policing.

On the plus side, we won’t have to worry about August holidays clashing with fixtures

I agree not yet, I was meaning in future it's a real possibility because there is not really another way if it continues.
I'm not even sure there will be any repercussions in terms of punishment for this last weeks occurrences, but you can bet your life that come the start of next season something will be in place that carries a bit of weight, like you say, partial or full ground closure for a couple of games to start.

 

[cibaman]

I agree not yet, I was meaning in future it's a real possibility because there is not really another way if it continues.
I'm not even sure there will be any repercussions in terms of punishment for this last weeks occurrences, but you can bet your life that come the start of next season something will be in place that carries a bit of weight, like you say, partial or full ground closure for a couple of games to start.

I wouldn’t underestimate the strength of feeling about this from players and managers. They’ll be pushing for action to be taken urgently and will be strongly supported by the media and politicians

 

[Lavinda Past]

The video shows two potential offences. One is a fan gesticulating at the keeper. It looks more like a wave than a slap. The second incident looks like an accidental collision. I am not condoning it but the evidence so far doesn't show an assault and I think it is being overblown by media. It is nowhere near the scale of the Billy Gilbert attack or the Veirira incident. They are making a bigger fuss of it than they did of the riot at Old Trafford where the police were attacked and the Liverpool match was abandoned. I have not heard of a single arrest for that incident.

It doesn't matter what happens elsewhere. Each case must be considered on their facts, and I'm only interested in yesterday's events at City.

We are discussing a specific occasion where an innocent individual was abused and assaulted for absolutely no reason.

I think you need to look at what constitutes assault. More importantly, I think that you may need to step back and ask yourself why you are trying so hard to justify the actions of cowardly thugs who have tarnished the name of the club.

 

[Roachy]

Wow, City pitch invasions aren’t special ? Strange comment.

Who gives a fuck how it looks man except sad people who live their lives on social media fretting about anonymous comments. The pitch invasion looked fucking brilliant - a pure outpouring of emotion. Spontaneity and exuberance and having fun is what life’s about not standing around like sheep waiting for corporate manufactured celebrations to be delivered to us.

Times haven’t changed - one nutter attacked Sharp and was jailed, all the other incidents are barely even handbags.

Spontaneous, yeah of course it was. No need to go on the pitch, not that hard really.

 

[nw42]

Wow, City pitch invasions aren’t special ? Strange comment.

Who gives a fuck how it looks man except sad people who live their lives on social media fretting about anonymous comments. The pitch invasion looked fucking brilliant - a pure outpouring of emotion. Spontaneity and exuberance and having fun is what life’s about not standing around like sheep waiting for corporate manufactured celebrations to be delivered to us.

Times haven’t changed - one nutter attacked Sharp and was jailed, all the other incidents are barely even handbags.

Don't mis-quote me you fool.

You carry on thinking it's ok, no problem.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I don't know, it just sounded bizarre the way they reported it was like they have arrested one person and he or she are going to cop it for the other 5,000

Yeah, it does sound odd, but perhaps the guy who ran on during the game was escorted off and arrested, hence the different treatment to the rest of the lower tier!

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Yeah, it does sound odd, but perhaps the guy who ran on during the game was escorted off and arrested, hence the different treatment to the rest of the lower tier!

Yeah, there was that bloke who ran on the pitch after the third goal and got led away by the stewards. Maybe it was him.

 

[Kompany Car]

If you are going to have significant punishments for supporters and the club, you need to be very clear and repeat the message throughout the season along with a national media campaign.
What you cant have is the media saying the behaviour in one paragraph is all just passion for the game, creating a spectacle etc and then in the next breath saying its got to stop. That goes equally for pitch invasions and bus bricking neanderthals lining the streets.
The only message that works is a consistent one with everyone judged equally, but some how I dont think that will be the case when considering the team in red down the east lancs road.

 

[Lavinda Past]

One arrested yesterday was a scouser…

He was easy to find. The police just followed a trail of melted candle wax and there he was.