RE: 2014-15 Football Season(Who will be the best North East Team)
(08 Mar 2015, 12:25 am)Tom wrote They've made a fool of themselves there, and it's disgraceful how fans behave like that.
But I completely disagree with the comments about stripping their victory.
How is it the players fault, who worked hard, if fans decided to evade the pitch?
It has happened before where a result was scrubbed after a pitch invasion and replayed, it has happened to Newcastle, that was about 40 years ago though, lol.
Police should pick out a few faces, give them a 6 o'clock knock and see they get hefty banning orders, they won't find everybody who was on the pitch, but an example should be made of some.
Aston Villa should be done, the standard of stewarding is a joke, West Brom should be brought up for there fans behaviour, ripping seats up etc. As for punishment, might be a bit harsh to strip Villas victory, Villa should have there allocation for Wembley slashed and Quarter Final Prize Money taken away at least.
Pitch invasions like this are quite hard ti stop, if thousands want to invade the playing area, it would be hard for the stewards and police to stop it, there is only one real way to stop encroachment, and we don't ever want to see that again, big fences around the perimeter.
I also ain't keen on Lawrenson either, but he was spot on, why do it, your winning, there is no need for it, and had a giggle when he said 'Lots of villages have lost there idiots' or something along those lines.
When it comes to pitch invasions, what should be done about them in general, should there be a harsh punishment regardless of what is going on, it is a tradition virtually every year at lower league clubs at the end of the season when a team gets promoted, wins the league and in the Cup when a non-League team beats the big boys, do the FA stamp down and say 'Pitch Invasions of any kind, whether it is good natured or not will be frowned up and clubs heavily punished'. What we saw yesterday, clearly was not in good spirits, despite there team getting to Wembley.