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marcoloco wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:24 pm

brandyball wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:19 pm

marcoloco wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:00 pm

Hopefully docked points, a big fine or both.

And obviously someone needs to identify the hooligan and get it sorted.

You want Us to be docked points?

If its happening inside our ground then yes.

This keeps happening and its not a surprise.

Obviously if its outside the stadium then there's little we can do about it.

But if its inside the stadium Clubs should be punished until they sort it out.

Is it inside the Stadium though? What affect did previous fines have on them? Did it stop them lighting flares? Did it stop the anti social behaviour home & away?

Crazy idea I know, but has anyone ever considered posting a few stewards near the visiting team's bus?

There's never anyone around the car park exit either and that's often where the hoods come in if there's bother.

brandyball wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:55 pm

marcoloco wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:24 pm

brandyball wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 1:19 pm

You want Us to be docked points?

If its happening inside our ground then yes.

This keeps happening and its not a surprise.

Obviously if its outside the stadium then there's little we can do about it.

But if its inside the stadium Clubs should be punished until they sort it out.

Is it inside the Stadium though? What affect did previous fines have on them? Did it stop them lighting flares? Did it stop the anti social behaviour home & away?

I think the fine is intended to spark a reaction from the Clubs. You'll never change the mindset of someone intent on causing trouble but if its happening inside the ground then the Clubs needs to accept responsibility and improve their security. So its really a way to get Clubs to take action rather than those responsible for the crime.

We're getting a bad reputation for this sort of shite now, and it's genuinely tarnishing the club.

It was bad enough that it happened when there were hardly any away fans at games due to limited capacity. But now we've a much bigger stadium to fill, and up to 500 away tickets to sell. So anything that deters away fans from travelling will cost us money as well as our reputation.

The club really need to step up here and get a grip of all of this quickly. There's too much silence when there should be very public action being taken IMO.

brandyball wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 11:47 am They're at it again

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19p6g6RowD/

There is a photo online from a club photographer with a fella with the exact same cloths on.. should be easy enough to identify.

We're back in the news again... for the wrong reasons.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer ... 1744914564

The club needs to come out and say something. They stayed silent during the Sligo incident, there is a video of an idiot throwing shit at a supporters bus and then this. Can't bury the head every time whilst holding secret meetings with a small section of supporters to say "don't do that again". Public action is needed.

TenaciousDee wrote: Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:52 am The club needs to come out and say something. They stayed silent during the Sligo incident, there is a video of an idiot throwing shit at a supporters bus and then this. Can't bury the head every time whilst holding secret meetings with a small section of supporters to say "don't do that again". Public action is needed.

Unfortunately I don't think anything will happen until we are sanctioned. Bit like the flares problem. Only way to guarantee that action is taken is to punish the offending clubs, and unfortunately that is us. Im sure we are not alone with this problem and the FAI should be taking this more seriously also. Trouble at games will only tarnish the whole sport causing families and away fans to avoid grounds and stay away.