Pitch Invasions
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
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hopefully this old school revival will usher in a new era of streaking
hopefully this old school revival will usher in a new era of streaking
skyscraper101
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
hahaha look at 0ld bill doing #SFA
skyscraper101
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When it's done in celebration, preferably after the game, and nobody gets hurt I don't have a problem with it in general... Some people are on the pitch... they think it's all over... it is now! etc.
However, it can be a tough call to know if its going to be a harmless gathering on the field or a full on ruck against the opposing players and a mobbing of the home team. In the case of Villa v West Brom, you had Villa fans invade the pitch and confront West Brom players. Not cool. And then Villa players were caught up in the over excitement. Fabian Delph said someone tried to take his boot, and he got bitten? He described it as 'very very scary'. It wasn't even a cup final ffs
On the other hand... Streakers, loose dogs, Fathers for Justice dads in Batman costumes etc, I have absolutely no problem with. Commentators just sound like disapproving granddads when they have to officially condemn that stuff, and I bemoan every time the director cuts to something other than the comedy moment on the pitch.
However, it can be a tough call to know if its going to be a harmless gathering on the field or a full on ruck against the opposing players and a mobbing of the home team. In the case of Villa v West Brom, you had Villa fans invade the pitch and confront West Brom players. Not cool. And then Villa players were caught up in the over excitement. Fabian Delph said someone tried to take his boot, and he got bitten? He described it as 'very very scary'. It wasn't even a cup final ffs
On the other hand... Streakers, loose dogs, Fathers for Justice dads in Batman costumes etc, I have absolutely no problem with. Commentators just sound like disapproving granddads when they have to officially condemn that stuff, and I bemoan every time the director cuts to something other than the comedy moment on the pitch.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Certainly was!
Our last two games of last season saw BRFC fans invade the pitch three times. Our late late winner at Wycombe that we thought was going to save us saw hundreds invade the penalty area and mob the players. The final whistle saw loads more go on. The end of the final game against Mansfield, where we failed to secure the single point that would have kept us up, saw a less good natured invasion involving fronting up to the away end and arrests. The first two - absolutely fine, no problem with them at all. Final one, bit embarrassing, take your medicine lads and go home.
I've broken seats more than once at football. Not intentionally, but sometimes a goal is so important that you bounce just a little bit too hard and forget that you're fifteen stone of grown up versus a flimsy bit of plastic. So apologies to Hartlepool United, Portsmouth and Gateshead but you know, if it hadn't been so important to me that I reacted that way, I wouldn't have bothered travelling hundreds of miles to see the game and neither would the rest of us who filled your away ends on those days.
The main thing about those Villa fans at the weekend was that they weren't tourists clutching their megastore carrier bags or the well dressed weirdo Arsenal fans I always see at Paddington heading back to their Berkshire homes with their latest replica shirts and brand new freshly laundered scarves. They were normal Brummie Villa supporters who've had a lot of shit years following one of the most underachieving teams in Britain celebrating some unexpected success. They may go out in the semi, who knows, but they didn't do anything wrong imho.
More of this sort of thing.
Paula_G
Flitting in & out like Tinkerbell on Meth
Bet if you scrolled back through the FA shocks of recent seasons that have been covered live by the Beeb you won't find the commentators condemning the final whistle pitch invasions. Unfortunately in this case the journos were waiting for this to happen what with the past history between the two clubs.
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