Fighting at the Footy

[Dog_ger]

Bottom Line

Self discipline

Society has been too politically correct

We lost direction....

Bring back the school yard bully.

Bring back the school fight without swords

We F*%c#d up..!

Oh dear...!

[therisingblues]

STURT V PORT incident

Brawling may indeed have been premeditated.
Security guards were anticipating problems from a tip off before the game started.
The guilty party was a Sturt supporter who abused the Port Adelaide cheer squad.
He was given several warnings by the security guards.
He ignored several warnings and was evicted by security
He was allowed away outside the ground, but returned.
He was apprehended by security and with the help of bystanders.
A feMALe believed to be his girlfriend or aquaintance alledgedly attacked a security guard.
Security retaliated against the feMALe
Police made some arrests.

Very interesting contribution you have made to this discussion there Mal. Where did you hear about this? If this version is correct it would impact a lot of opinions that have been put forward on this thread.

He would have got the information from here: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/

Look under 'U' for Unley Oval.

I couldn't find Unley on that website.
Hmmmm.
Methinks Aerie has made a joke.

[JAS]

Would you believe it

Our local news tonight (ie Scottish not English) has a headlining story about plans to push for a re-introduction of alcohol sales in Scottish soccer grounds:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 765037.stm
BBC SPORT | Football | Scottish Premier | SPL aims to reintroduce alcohol

Me thinks there's ££££ in them there tinnies

Regards
JAS

[Ian]

Post their membership fees back to them, and in the club newsletter type something like "two club members, one of 12 years, have had their membership fees returned and have been banned from SANFL games. At XYZ club we pride ourselves on our family tradition. We have a zero tolerance to unsocial like behaviour at the football"

I haven't seen footage of the fight, or been on line since Saturday. Would I be correct in assumung that the club would have to have a colour printer to print the header on the letter?
(I'm just going by what I've seen the past couple of years)

[johntheclaret]

Kinda agree with Troy. Here in the UK you have always been able to get alcohol at rugby matches and you never hear of trouble, however it has been banned at soccer matches for ages and there is still trouble. Obviously some is fueled by alcohol but some will also be down to individuals who can't control their anger/agression...might as well call it footy rage. I think the arrest/fine system would be a better way to go and strip them of membership (if they are members) of their club. Of course on a lighter note...public floggings might make an enjoyable half-time spectacle

Regards
JAS

Dunno where you heard this JAS. They haven't banned booze from soccer grounds. In fact most grounds that I go to have at least 1/2 a dozen bars / outlets at them. Alcohol os banned in the stands and it is illegal to be in site of the playing pitch with alcohol but not in the concourses.
Trouble at soccer games is quite rare now due to crowd segragation and no other reason. Trouble that does flare is always outside and mostly away from the ground where clubs have no control over the fans. Police presence is pretty high around the grounds so any organised firm clashes, as stated are organised well in advance. If there is any trouble inside the ground, it usually takes place in European matches and is due to overhanded police tactics or fans from both sides mixing due to the ticket touts.

I see from your Avatar that you are in Scotland, so the alcohol rule may be different up there, but in England you can enjoy a pint at the game.

[MagicKiwi]

It seems a shame to once again have the majority suffer for the minority as it seems there's quite a few people on here that would ban booze at the footy. At my age, I get extremely **** off at forever having to forgo something I enjoy because of a few bad eggs. Why shouldn't I go to the footy every Saturday and have a few beers with my buddies? It's something I look forward to, I've worked for to be able to enjoy and I deserve at the end of the week.

[Dogwatcher]

At my age, I get extremely **** off at forever having to forgo something I enjoy because of a few bad eggs.

You're not laying any of those bad eggs are you Kiwi??

[Blue Boy]

I have 4 beers a game - 1 purchased @ the start of every quarter !!!

I do this because i prefer it to 4 bottles of lift or 4 bottles of water or so on and so on.

I have done this ever since I was 18 and I feel that there is no reason to change this because of some dill or dills decide to have a fight.

Has any one confirmed that the people involved in Saturdays incident were even drinking liqour at all or even drunk.

Are we just jumping to conclusions as they may of just been some let say once again dills that have no idea about what social behaviour is ???

[JK]

Banning service of alcohol at the footy won't prevent people before the game or during the breaks from nicking off to a nearby pub and loading up ... Either way we'll still end up with intoxicated patrons at the footy, so I can't see that addressing the problem.

[stampy]

from a personal point of view, there is nothing worse than hearing a women going off in the so called safety presence of her man, one lovely let some people really have it at the end of our match against north late last season, instead of enjoying their close win she was effing this and effing that at glenelg people as she left with her fella lovely it was

[therisingblues]

I have 4 beers a game - 1 purchased @ the start of every quarter !!!

I do this because i prefer it to 4 bottles of lift or 4 bottles of water or so on and so on.

I have done this ever since I was 18 and I feel that there is no reason to change this because of some dill or dills decide to have a fight.

Has any one confirmed that the people involved in Saturdays incident were even drinking liqour at all or even drunk.

Are we just jumping to conclusions as they may of just been some let say once again dills that have no idea about what social behaviour is ???

Ahhh, the voice of reason. Thank you Blue Boy and Constance. This is why I was so interested in what Mal had to write, and what his source was. If what Mal wrote is correct, then we are barking up the wrong tree in suggesting an alcohol ban.

[Punk Rooster]

from a personal point of view, there is nothing worse than hearing a women going off in the so called safety presence of her man

I agree

[CENTURION]

Hypocrites, all of yas! Ya go to the footy to see a bit of biffo (& don't say you don't), so what's wrong with a little bit now & then on the hill? It'll never go away because it is in-built into the male psyche over thousands of years, so just shut up, stop being such experts on everything & put up with it! We'll all be dead in a few years, anyway!!!!!

[Booney]

Hypocrites, all of yas! Ya go to the footy to see a bit of biffo (& don't say you don't), so what's wrong with a little bit now & then on the hill? It'll never go away because it is in-built into the male psyche over thousands of years, so just shut up, stop being such experts on everything & put up with it! We'll all be dead in a few years, anyway!!!!!

LMAO,and Theri though Blue Boy and Constance were the voice of reason....

Im with you Centurion,nothing better than a punch in the head at quarter time,better than a beer anyway,and yeah,cant wait for the death bit....