That’s the travesty. We are one of the safest grounds in the country. Just a couple of bonehead wolves fans and some overreactive West Brom fans. How could any officials have had a clue that was going to happen?
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Quite right.
The blame should always lie with the individual who perpetrated the crime unless a club or organisation can be proven to be negligent in its arrangements for an event.
If I was Albion I’d be taking this all the way with the FA and suing them.
The onus should be on them to prove negligence on Albion’s part.
But that doesn't mean it lead to or in anyway caused the trouble that happened. I would say that game was always going to have a bit of spite, and a bit of colourful language before the game wasn't really the contributory factor in the events that we're being charged for.
Sorry Boingy but try going now as our reputation is poor! Wolves was not a one off.
Ripping seats out at Villa and throwing them at Villa fans - ripping seats out at Millwall - putting a Millwall fan in a coma after kicking him unconscious - smoke bombs galore in a Preston pub - trouble at Huddersfield two years running. Battles in the street with Stoke - fighting in the streets at Chesterfield. I could go on and on!
The trouble is getting worse and we have a lot of thugs! I certainly would not take my younger daughter to a match!
Absolute bollox Boingy. I was next to it and some of our fans were punching and kicking the police. It was frightening. We have a lot of thugs and at some away games our supporters have caused loads of trouble. Ripping seats out on at least three occasions and street battles at a number of away games. Even at Huddersfield Sunday there was trouble in the town centre with a few of our thugs.
You mention Millwall but we ripped out seats at their ground and kicked a Millwall supporter unconscious.
We do deserve a big fine. I would also question pubs being open from 7am!