Fans banned over assault at Cardiff - Man Utd game

[Croesy Blue]

Lee Thomas, 34, Gareth Walters, 34, and Royston Davies, 47, admitted assaulting a 22-year-old Manchester United fan with his brother in a stand for home fans at the Cardiff City stadium.

It happened when the pair "were unable to contain their emotions" during last December's game which ended 1-5.

The three men were sentenced before Cardiff magistrates on Friday.

The victim was assaulted while stewards were escorting him and his 16-year-old brother from the stand.

3 grown men doing that to a young lad and a kid, how much of an arse hole do you have to be to do that. Why wasn't anyone standing up for them? Just because they support a different team, it's pathetic.

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3 grown men doing that to a young lad and a kid, how much of an arse hole do you have to be to do that. Why wasn't anyone standing up for them? Just because they support a different team, it's pathetic.

I take it you didn’t read all the report ?

“Some fans protected the fans being attacked”

[Croesy Blue]

I take it you didn’t read all the report ?

“Some fans protected the fans being attacked”

I did see that bit after I posted, fair play to those who stood up to them. ****ing bullies. How can a 47 year old man assault a 16 year old ffs.

[Trigger]

Stewards and the club need to be shit hot on these things. It's wrong to assault people because of this but I'm not surprised and nor should the club have been.

I'm sure I saw one guy wearing red from a distance as he was chased down the steps. Why wouldn't he have been challenged prior to taking his seat? Then later on I definitely heard one guy singing a united song.

For their own safety they shouldn't be there. No excuse to hit them but most of us know the score when it comes to football.

People that don't should be protected by being refused entry or when identified, swiftly removed.

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Stewards and the club need to be shit hot on these things. It's wrong to assault people because of this but I'm not surprised and nor should the club have been.

I'm sure I saw one guy wearing red from a distance as he was chased down the steps. Why wouldn't he have been challenged prior to taking his seat? Then later on I definitely heard one guy singing a united song.

For their own safety they shouldn't be there. No excuse to hit them but most of us know the score when it comes to football.

People that don't should be protected by being refused entry or when identified, swiftly removed.

Thing is, how are the stewards meant to know? They must have had tickets in the home end because you have to show your tickets about a thousand times before you get to your seat in the Canton these days, so short of asking them to name 5 City players, they won't know anybody's an away fan until something like this happens.

[Trigger]

Thing is, how are the stewards meant to know? They must have had tickets in the home end because you have to show your tickets about a thousand times before you get to your seat in the Canton these days, so short of asking them to name 5 City players, they won't know anybody's an away fan until something like this happens.

Maybe not initially but I'm sure one of the United fans was wearing something united branded, definitely saw a guy in something red getting chased down the steps opposite. May have been a rebrand fan.

But some behind us were singing united songs, you could hear some people shouting at them for a while before it started to get quite bad and this one lad decided himself to go. No stewards around.

It's hard in general I'd agree, particularly if tickets have been bought from the Cardiff area.

I do quite like the test option though, little touch screen above where you scan your ST. Been on a few opposition forums for a browse before and they sometimes pop up with a random question about the club when searching.

Anyone reaching for their phones at this point gets an immediate refusal.

[lardy]

Maybe not initially but I'm sure one of the United fans was wearing something united branded, definitely saw a guy in something red getting chased down the steps opposite. May have been a rebrand fan.

But some behind us were singing united songs, you could hear some people shouting at them for a while before it started to get quite bad and this one lad decided himself to go. No stewards around.

It's hard in general I'd agree, particularly if tickets have been bought from the Cardiff area.

I do quite like the test option though, little touch screen above where you scan your ST. Been on a few opposition forums for a browse before and they sometimes pop up with a random question about the club when searching.

Anyone reaching for their phones at this point gets an immediate refusal.

Interesting idea but difficult to imagine how the touchscreen could work in practice. Older gents hunting for their readers at 2.54pm and holding up the queue. Plus, there can't be many things more off-putting to new fans than being publicly denied entry for ignorance

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I take it you didn’t read all the report ?

“Some fans protected the fans being attacked”

Crazy stuff, our fans really are way too nice these days.....

[Harry Monk]

3 grown men doing that to a young lad and a kid, how much of an arse hole do you have to be to do that. Why wasn't anyone standing up for them? Just because they support a different team, it's pathetic.

Exactly my thoughts when I saw the ages.