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Post by spiess1 on Jun 13, 2022 18:20:57 GMT
No mention, none at all, of the FGR fans and especially the one who held up the keep off of the pitch sign. Feel sorry for Dan though as he has been in the wrong place. He really didn’t need that He really didn't need to go on the pitch, at that time, there. At 39 years of age. I n a St. George tunic?
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Post by axegas on Jun 13, 2022 18:52:44 GMT
I’ve always wondered how easy it would be to get into a game with a football banning order. So if your mate buys you a ticket, can’t you just walk up to the turnstile at Rovers, scan your ticket and gain entry?
I’m sure you can’t buy a ticket in your name and if you get recognised by stewards you’ll get asked to leave, but other than that seems pretty unenforceable?
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 13, 2022 18:59:54 GMT
Breach of a Football Banning Order is a criminal offence punishable by up to six months in prison, not sure I'd risk that even to watch Rovers!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2022 19:13:37 GMT
I’ve always wondered how easy it would be to get into a game with a football banning order. So if your mate buys you a ticket, can’t you just walk up to the turnstile at Rovers, scan your ticket and gain entry? I’m sure you can’t buy a ticket in your name and if you get recognised by stewards you’ll get asked to leave, but other than that seems pretty unenforceable? The control room contains a picture of every home fan who has received a banning order The control room is manned by the safety officer and local specialist police officers. The CCTV is capable of reading the print on somebody's programme so spotting a known convicted thug shouldn't be a problem. They could always take a chance though.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 13, 2022 19:27:23 GMT
I’ve always wondered how easy it would be to get into a game with a football banning order. So if your mate buys you a ticket, can’t you just walk up to the turnstile at Rovers, scan your ticket and gain entry? I’m sure you can’t buy a ticket in your name and if you get recognised by stewards you’ll get asked to leave, but other than that seems pretty unenforceable? The control room contains a picture of every home fan who has received a banning order The control room is manned by the safety officer and local specialist police officers. The CCTV is capable of reading the print on somebody's programme so spotting a known convicted thug shouldn't be a problem. They could always take a chance though. Thanks for that - I've often wondered how the system works.
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Post by herbertblake on Jun 13, 2022 19:46:01 GMT
Judge Judy reputation as a hanging judge means these individuals got off lightly as did the teen who assaulted the scunny keeper.
Good discipline is a lesson the army is very good at.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2022 19:47:43 GMT
As been said before. Something has gone wrong with football since covid across all leagues and teams.
Even filtering down to kids football, as happened at a recent game I was at a couple of weeks ago.
Just seems to be the “fashionable” thing to do, which is beyond me.
I thought all this had gone away years ago, my wishful thinking I guess.
Clubs like ours, can do without increased costs of policing next season, which will ultimately happen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2022 19:50:17 GMT
The control room contains a picture of every home fan who has received a banning order The control room is manned by the safety officer and local specialist police officers. The CCTV is capable of reading the print on somebody's programme so spotting a known convicted thug shouldn't be a problem. They could always take a chance though. Thanks for that - I've often wondered how the system works. A friend received a banning order which is now spent and his biggest issue was one summer when England were taking part in a World Cup overseas and he couldn't take his family on holiday because part of the banning order was that he had to surrender his passport to a local police station 5 days before England participated in any overseas game. That was when he wife really did get angry over his misdemeanour.
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Post by Gasshole on Jun 13, 2022 20:41:25 GMT
I’ve always wondered how easy it would be to get into a game with a football banning order. So if your mate buys you a ticket, can’t you just walk up to the turnstile at Rovers, scan your ticket and gain entry? I’m sure you can’t buy a ticket in your name and if you get recognised by stewards you’ll get asked to leave, but other than that seems pretty unenforceable? As long as your mate doesn’t wear his St George’s costume he should be able to breach the ramparts
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jun 14, 2022 9:29:54 GMT
No mention, none at all, of the FGR fans and especially the one who held up the keep off of the pitch sign. Feel sorry for Dan though as he has been in the wrong place. He really didn’t need that He really didn't need to go on the pitch, at that time, there. At 39 years of age. I n a St. George tunic?Let’s just say he is easily led. I have known the family since i can first remember coming out of the primordial fog. I just don’t understand why absolutely no FGR fans have been punished though, it takes me back to playing the teds, in the paint pot trophy and their PR being much slicker and the accusations were truly preposterous, arresting someone for looking aggressive for crying out loud. We endured some really bad things that night and in front of the cameras yet the highest percentage gaoled were gas. Still hard to believe what they claimed. Anyway, i digress and hope to hear that FGR fans have been brought to task
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Post by percy on Jun 14, 2022 10:19:28 GMT
He really didn't need to go on the pitch, at that time, there. At 39 years of age. I n a St. George tunic?Let’s just say he is easily led. I have known the family since i can first remember coming out of the primordial fog. I just don’t understand why absolutely no FGR fans have been punished though, it takes me back to playing the teds, in the paint pot trophy and their PR being much slicker and the accusations were truly preposterous, arresting someone for looking aggressive for crying out loud. We endured some really bad things that night and in front of the cameras yet the highest percentage gaoled were gas. Still hard to believe what they claimed. Anyway, i digress and hope to hear that FGR fans have been brought to task FGR fans were celebrating as had just won promotion? Ours seem to get upset by that and go on to cause a scene. No sympathy for them at all. Could ask why no one prosecuted from our pitch invasion at Rochdale or the full time one against Scunny. Celebrating is one thing, this is another and pretty pathetic at any age but certainly over 16.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jun 14, 2022 10:27:10 GMT
Let’s just say he is easily led. I have known the family since i can first remember coming out of the primordial fog. I just don’t understand why absolutely no FGR fans have been punished though, it takes me back to playing the teds, in the paint pot trophy and their PR being much slicker and the accusations were truly preposterous, arresting someone for looking aggressive for crying out loud. We endured some really bad things that night and in front of the cameras yet the highest percentage gaoled were gas. Still hard to believe what they claimed. Anyway, i digress and hope to hear that FGR fans have been brought to task FGR fans were celebrating as had just won promotion? Ours seem to get upset by that and go on to cause a scene. No sympathy for them at all. Could ask why no one prosecuted from our pitch invasion at Rochdale or the full time one against Scunny. Celebrating is one thing, this is another and pretty pathetic at any age but certainly over 16. So, are you saying you have never ever been on the pitch then ? I have and it’s evident that celebratory pitch invasions were pretty well tolerated but, when you have the FGR fans posting a photo of him with the keep off of the pitch sign, i do not condone attacking anyone and I have said that before but neither do i think goading is a bright idea. Each club has it’s own loons but, in the main it’s good natured by our lot. I think the harsher penalty was dealt out to the first lad, because he has previous.
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Post by percy on Jun 14, 2022 10:47:21 GMT
FGR fans were celebrating as had just won promotion? Ours seem to get upset by that and go on to cause a scene. No sympathy for them at all. Could ask why no one prosecuted from our pitch invasion at Rochdale or the full time one against Scunny. Celebrating is one thing, this is another and pretty pathetic at any age but certainly over 16. So, are you saying you have never ever been on the pitch then ? I have and it’s evident that celebratory pitch invasions were pretty well tolerated but, when you have the FGR fans posting a photo of him with the keep off of the pitch sign, i do not condone attacking anyone and I have said that before but neither do i think goading is a bright idea. Each club has it’s own loons but, in the main it’s good natured by our lot. I think the harsher penalty was dealt out to the first lad, because he has previous. I dont know any of the people and dont know who did what, but going on the pitch after the FGR final whistle was for no other reason than to "give it large" at best, And no, i havent done that. Yes I have celebrated on the pitch. My point was these two things are different (maybe still wrong) but that might be why we there are no prosecutions or bans (as far as I know) for their fans.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Jun 14, 2022 10:59:53 GMT
FGR fans were celebrating as had just won promotion? Ours seem to get upset by that and go on to cause a scene. No sympathy for them at all. Could ask why no one prosecuted from our pitch invasion at Rochdale or the full time one against Scunny. Celebrating is one thing, this is another and pretty pathetic at any age but certainly over 16. So, are you saying you have never ever been on the pitch then ? I have and it’s evident that celebratory pitch invasions were pretty well tolerated but, when you have the FGR fans posting a photo of him with the keep off of the pitch sign, i do not condone attacking anyone and I have said that before but neither do i think goading is a bright idea. Each club has it’s own loons but, in the main it’s good natured by our lot. I think the harsher penalty was dealt out to the first lad, because he has previous. The FGR fan who climbed on top of the cross bar annoyed me, as it looked at though he was trying to cause damage, not just celebrating.
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Post by Midsomer Murderer on Jun 14, 2022 12:20:28 GMT
So, are you saying you have never ever been on the pitch then ? I have and it’s evident that celebratory pitch invasions were pretty well tolerated but, when you have the FGR fans posting a photo of him with the keep off of the pitch sign, i do not condone attacking anyone and I have said that before but neither do i think goading is a bright idea. Each club has it’s own loons but, in the main it’s good natured by our lot. I think the harsher penalty was dealt out to the first lad, because he has previous. I dont know any of the people and dont know who did what, but going on the pitch after the FGR final whistle was for no other reason than to "give it large" at best, And no, i havent done that. Yes I have celebrated on the pitch. My point was these two things are different (maybe still wrong) but that might be why we there are no prosecutions or bans (as far as I know) for their fans. Never done that ? Many of us have and it was a tradition on the final game
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Jun 14, 2022 13:07:29 GMT
So, are you saying you have never ever been on the pitch then ? I have and it’s evident that celebratory pitch invasions were pretty well tolerated but, when you have the FGR fans posting a photo of him with the keep off of the pitch sign, i do not condone attacking anyone and I have said that before but neither do i think goading is a bright idea. Each club has it’s own loons but, in the main it’s good natured by our lot. I think the harsher penalty was dealt out to the first lad, because he has previous. The FGR fan who climbed on top of the cross bar annoyed me, as it looked at though he was trying to cause damage, not just celebrating. It's the intention of the pitch invasion. If we were in FGRs position would we have invaded the pitch, yes. A few applauding our fans but one idiot on the crossbar and one goading. They should be accountable. Note our invasion post Scunthorpe - not during - was all about celebration. In fact there were a few who applauded the Scunthorpe fans, not goaded.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jun 14, 2022 13:21:24 GMT
The FGR fan who climbed on top of the cross bar annoyed me, as it looked at though he was trying to cause damage, not just celebrating. It's the intention of the pitch invasion. If we were in FGRs position would we have invaded the pitch, yes. A few applauding our fans but one idiot on the crossbar and one goading. They should be accountable. Note our invasion post Scunthorpe - not during - was all about celebration. In fact there were a few who applauded the Scunthorpe fans, not goaded. Exactly. I do sometimes wonder if some revel in the notoriety what with going on, with intent to cause harm. Surely they must realise there are cameras, everywhere. I missed the 90 Blackpool game and i have regretted it ever since
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Post by peterhooper57 on Jun 14, 2022 14:04:19 GMT
As I recall, from my seat in the stand, FGR commenced the invasion onto the pitch and then proceeded to climb on top of the cross bar and net, yet nothing was / is being done about Cotswolds gentry. Yet Bristol's finest who stood back and watched so called offended people, which fortunately being offended is not illegal, topple, roll and push a statue into the docks, subsequently declare in a court of law that four or so token defendants were innocent; however, a few old tote-enders literally wonder onto a football pitch, at the end of a match dressed in celebratory Richard I regalia, are arrested and subsequently banned from attending future matches. Ffs.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jun 14, 2022 14:58:15 GMT
As I recall, from my seat in the stand, FGR commenced the invasion onto the pitch and then proceeded to climb on top of the cross bar and net, yet nothing was / is being done about Cotswolds gentry. Yet Bristol's finest who stood back and watched so called offended people, which fortunately being offended is not illegal, topple, roll and push a statue into the docks, subsequently declare in a court of law that four or so token defendants were innocent; however, a few old tote-enders literally wonder onto a football pitch, at the end of a match dressed in celebratory Richard I regalia, are arrested and subsequently banned from attending future matches. Ffs. Why post all this nonsense, when we all know the St George mob didn't just wonder(sic) on to the pitch.
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Post by SleepyGas on Jun 14, 2022 15:06:37 GMT
As I recall, from my seat in the stand, FGR commenced the invasion onto the pitch and then proceeded to climb on top of the cross bar and net, yet nothing was / is being done about Cotswolds gentry. Y et Bristol's finest who stood back and watched so called offended people, which fortunately being offended is not illegal, topple, roll and push a statue into the docks, subsequently declare in a court of law that four or so token defendants were innocent; however, a few old tote-enders literally wonder onto a football pitch, at the end of a match dressed in celebratory Richard I regalia, are arrested and subsequently banned from attending future matches. Ffs. Oh FFS here we go again. Why do people always have to shoehorn the Colston statue into every conversation hahaha.. the Colston 4 living in their heads rent free. Delicious
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