Football pitch security..... what to do

[Rob Leeds]

Dogs with big teeth followed by a tasering.
Football is the sport of the dregs of society played by the dregs of society with money.
The only thing that will stop them is the fear of pain or harm, they don't think about having a criminal record or a soft slap on the wrist.
It will only take a few to be badly bitten by a security dog and then to wet their pants in public after being tasered, difficult to play the big man then.

What a wanker .

[burnside]

Snipers or similar with those bean bag things or live rounds would be fine.

[Owl1]

I dont mind the female naked ones with big ti@s running on... but those days seem to have gone.

[Wolfie]

It is an association football problem, passions and rivalry are even greater in Rugby Union but you don't get the mob mentality. in Rugby Union there is a lot of banter, but the fans of the opposing teams can sit together, nobody is going to stab anybody or beat somebody's brains in.

But Rugby is boring game watched and played by ruddy faced poshers…

Anyway I like bein’ a fug…

[kace]

passions and rivalry are even greater in Rugby Union

That's pretty funny.

[Rod]

Some players are a fine example too!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47545085

[Neil.C]

What to do?


1. Accept that the vast majority attending matches cause no trouble.

2. Accept that a 40k crowd has approx. 800 stewards; many of them will be nowhere near pitchside or even have a view of the pitch or spectator areas.

3. Accept that pitch invasions have occurred for the past 150+ years & are therefore unstoppable.

4. Accept that players being assaulted by fans on the pitch is very, very rare. (I know, even one assault is unacceptable.)

5. Accept that common & criminal law has means of dealing with these miscreants.

6. Accept that clubs have means of dealing with these individuals.

7. Accept that the individual(s) involved generally don't have 'malice aforethought': they're pissed & get carried away by the febrile atmosphere.

8. Accept that the clubs don't want heavy-handed stewarding. They want their customers to have a pleasant experience.

The above doesn't excuse what happened in three high-profile matches last weekend. What happened needs to be viewed with a bit of perspective.

Exactly right.