Posted May 20, 20223 yr On Thursday, Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira was involved in an altercation with an Everton supporter during a pitch invasion following his side's Premier League defeat at Goodison Park On the same night, Swindon Town players were "physically and verbally abused" after their League Two play-off semi-final defeat by Port Vale The other League Two semi-final, played on Wednesday, also ended in a pitch invasion with Mansfield boss Nigel Clough saying such incidents are "getting concerning" after his player Jordan Bowery appeared to be shoved by a fan late on in their win at Northampton Earlier on Thursday, a fan was jailed after running on to the pitch and headbutting Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp at the end of the Blades' Championship play-off semi-final shootout defeat by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. On Monday, Luton boss Nathan Jones said Huddersfield supporters were an "absolute disgrace" following their pitch invasion. In a week which has seen at least 6 pitch invasions in various matches. What's your view on them? The scenes I have seen this week have been disgraceful with opposition players and managers getting abused, attacked, goaded and confronted.
May 21, 20223 yr They are so unnecessary. Just celebrate in the stands, no need to go onto the pitch.
May 21, 20223 yr I’m completely against them. I totally get the jubilation and you know what.. I could maybe understand it if something was won, but fans think they have a divine rate to get on to the pitch. Yes, most fans are completely harmless and just enjoy the atmosphere but it risks safety for the officials and players. Everton invading the pitch on Thursday was absolute small-time behaviour. To be honest it’s really similar to bringing flares in to the grounds and throwing them on the pitch- BONKERS. My bigger worry is with everything that has happened over the last 12 months, the answer will be for the police to take a more heavy handed approach and I don’t think that is the answer either.
May 21, 20223 yr It really hasn't been good over the last few days - I didn't really know it was much of a thing before now, but I can see good arguments for banning it given recent events.
May 22, 20223 yr Good natured pitch invasions are fine, but recent events are absolutely unacceptable. Cocaine has been a big problem in the last decade or so with football fans. There was a massive pitch invasion in 2007 when Bristol City won promotion back to The Championship after eight long years in League One, but it was good natured. We just wanted to celebrate with the players, nobody wanted to attack the Rotherham players or goad the Rotherham fans. The pitch invasion against Bristol Rovers in 2013 was different though, that was pure hatred.
July 26, 20222 yr Author Pitch invaders at Premier League and English Football League matches will receive an automatic club ban under new measures to tackle fan behaviour. Concerns were raised about safety at grounds after a number of pitch invasions at the end of last season. Individuals who carry or use pyrotechnics or smoke bombs will also be banned and identified offenders will be reported to the police. The Football Association will also implement tougher sanctions for clubs. It is an offence for fans to enter the pitch "without lawful authority or lawful excuse" under the Football Offences Act 1991 - but offenders have not always been prosecuted. However, prosecuting offenders will now be the "default response" under the new measures. The leagues and the FA will: Work with clubs to improve searches of individuals Increase use of sniffer dogs at grounds Work with social media platforms to quickly remove fan-generated videos of illegal behaviour Ask the government to restrict the supply of pyrotechnics and smoke bombs Potentially ban accompanying parents or guardians of children who take part in illegal behaviour
August 24, 20222 yr Author A pitch invasion by Crawley Town fans after their Carabao Cup victory over Fulham on Tuesday has been condemned by the English Football League. A number of fans entered the pitch to celebrate after the League Two side's 2-0 win over the Premier League club. The EFL and Premier League brought in new measures to tackle fan behaviour following incidents last season. "There can be no justification" for spectators going on to the pitch, an EFL statement said.
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