Quote Originally Posted by i961pie View Post
Once again another player is assaulted today, the Villa keeper. It may be only a minority of people doing this but it is a large minority that break the law by invading the pitch. Whether we like it or not running onto the pitch is illegal and the authorities have to try and stop this. One day some nutter will run on carrying a knife.
The law is already in place stating no fans should enter the playing area. It doesn't say 'except after promotions or cup victories or the last game of the season'. The authorities need to take a zero tolerance approach to it, ideally by hiring enough security to prevent it happening, but for those who do get through, identify as many of them as possible with CCTV and start handing out lengthy if not lifetime stadium bans, not to mention putting them through the due legal process. There's no need for anyone other than players and officials to be the pitch at any time.