Pitch invasions

[the_anticlough]

How about personal responsibility? It doesn't matter who's in government, assaulting a footballer - or anyone for that matter - is unacceptable. We should increase policing at big games and hand out lifetime bans + prison sentences for those that do it.

Yeah good one SP, personal responsibility too, it goes without saying...But if there are problems to address, is that happening? That's what I'm asking.

Assaults by fans (physical or verbally, face-to face) on players at our National Sport's big games, televised across the nation and around the world, is a serious issue - as most seem to agree on this thread.
What are the causes? And what's the Govt doing, are legitimate questions to ask, especially of one that's been in power for 13 years and counting.

[upthemaggies]

And what's the Govt doing, are legitimate questions to ask, especially of one that's been in power for 13 years and counting.

Please don't.

[slack_pie]

Yeah good one SP, personal responsibility too, it goes without saying...But if there are problems to address, is that happening? That's what I'm asking.

Assaults by fans (physical or verbally, face-to face) on players at our National Sport's big games, televised across the nation and around the world, is a serious issue - as most seem to agree on this thread.
What are the causes? And what's the Govt doing, are legitimate questions to ask, especially of one that's been in power for 13 years and counting.

Apologies, I thought you were saying that 13 years of Tory rule had somehow resulted in this kind of behaviour being more prevalent. I agree that more should be done by those in power to stop the type of scenes we've been seeing the last few weeks and protect players on the pitch. Nobody should have to go to work and feel in danger of being assaulted.