Pitch invasions

jrb said:
Avoiding what?

What is a harsh punishment?

I explained what I saw.

If the club wanted to stop the pitch invasion, why did the stewards around the pitch melt away and step to one side as everyone went on to the pitch. That isn’t stopping a pitch invasion.

Tell me how ‘you’ would stop 5000 people, guessing the figure, from getting on to the pitch. Well?
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Correct. I saw them actually open the gate-thingy (not an official gate) and let fans spill onto the pitch. Could not believe it!
 
A lot of sweeping statements on the thread (including by me earlier). Some saying those that are having a dig at the pitch dancers are miserable, armchair fans who never sing. Some, including me, saying the pitch dancers are self-entitled tik tok cockwombles of the me me me generation.

But all the above misses the point. It’s about respect for the club we all love. The club asked us not to go on the pitch. That wasn’t some no really means yes code. And I get that a trickle of people will open the dam and people then get caught up in the moment and follow. The stewards are never going to withstand that pressure, the risk of injury to them and fans would be too high. So the club expects us to self regulate, to have some fucking self control and ultimately respect for the club we love and that which brings us joy - that hallowed turf.
 
Unless you have 2 full rows of stewards stood next to each other backed up by police, there will be a break point where the first wave of fans get on to the pitch. Once they do that all the other fans follow.

I saw the police on at the front of SSL1. I thought they were going to back the stewards up. As soon as the final whistle went they all got up and formed a cordon in-front of the away end. They weren’t interested in stopping the pitch invasion.

If some of you complaining actually saw how it all played out and unfolded, you will have known the pitch invasion wasn’t going to be stopped.

I’ll repeat that again. The pitch invasion wasn’t going to be stopped.

What was planned, was the away end was going to be protected by the police, and so was the goal next to the South stand by the stewards. The other stewards helped the players off. And they formed a barrier infront of the players tunnel.

That’s how the plan unfolded and worked.
 
jrb said:
Avoiding what?

What is a harsh punishment?

I explained what I saw.

If the club wanted to stop the pitch invasion, why did the stewards around the pitch melt away and step to one side as everyone went on to the pitch. That isn’t stopping a pitch invasion.

Tell me how ‘you’ would stop 5000 people, guessing the figure, from getting on to the pitch. Well?
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I've explained. Last time it was £260k with a warning about future behaviour. We dont know as yet how today will be viewed, but the Premier League does not want pitch invasions, so I'd guess we'll be punished again.

As there was a warning, and as fines for this kind of thing go, a pretty big fine - then we could get something worse.

Worse might be a bigger fine (not a big deal, maybe). It could be playing a game behind closed doors. It could be a points deduction. Those are maybe the extreme possibilities and I dont think they'll happen - well, not this year.

Fast forward 12 months, there's a decent chance we'll win the league again - after whatever punishment we get this year. If the Premier League really don't want pitch invasions then we may end with something bad. If the fines keep doing nothing, then at some point the punishment becomes harsher. That's how it goes.

So what do we do about it you ask? Well how about everyone has bit of fucking responsibility for their own behaviour for a start. It's not down to the police to stop it or the stewards to do better - it's on us to just not do it. It's not fucking hard. Stay in the stands, sing, be bloody happy. We don't need to be doing shitty kneeslides or getting selfies on the pitch to show passion for the club.

But I get the feeling this is too much to ask and at some point further down the line we'll get our arses slapped and then starting crying that it isn't fair.
 
jrb said:
Unless you have 2 full rows of stewards stood next to each other backed up by police, there will be a break point where the first wave of fans get on to the pitch. Once they do that all the other fans follow.

I saw the police on at the front of SSL1. I thought they were going to back the stewards up. As soon as the final whistle went they all got up and formed a cordon in-front of the away end. They weren’t interested in stopping the pitch invasion.

If some of you complaining actually saw how it all played out and unfolded, you will have known the pitch invasion wasn’t going to be stopped.

I’ll repeat that again. The pitch invasion wasn’t going to be stopped.

What was planned, was the away end was going to be protected by the police, and so was the goal next to the South stand by the stewards. The other stewards helped the players off. And they formed a barrier infront of the players tunnel.

That’s how the plan unfolded and worked.
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wasting your time boss.....just keep winding them up. It's working a treat.
 
Wonder if they will try it in Istanbul, if we win?
Then get slung in a Turkish Jail a la Midnight Express??
 
nmc said:
I thought it was all a bit naff today, not at all spontaneous, tourists with phones and city carrier bags taking selfies. Those selfish enough to invade the pitch robbed the players of a special moment at the end of the game.
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The 'special moment' was last night.
 
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