INCRED Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 All kicked off around various parts of the ground after Wolves 2nd goal Players gone off and police struggling to regain order Derby day in the Black Country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, INCRED said: All kicked off around various parts of the ground after Wolves 2nd goal Players gone off and police struggling to regain order Derby day in the Black Country! Prob the West Midland Police who started it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 The only surprise is this happened in the ground. My guess is Wolves fans in the WBA stand/s. Always going to be a spiky, on the edge atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, BanburyRed said: The only surprise is this happened in the ground. My guess is Wolves fans in the WBA stand/s. Always going to be a spiky, on the edge atmosphere. Heard from a WBA mate, that some West Brom fans sold their tickets for profit to Wolves fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 If they were in the wrong end I am not sure that doing that at a sell out local derby is worth it. You can't celebrate a goal, or if you do you risk starting a riot and you can't move easily away. Back in the day we would see fans marched from one terrace to another around the touchline but with all seating that can't be done. It might seem a good idea at the outset, hindsight would suggest not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Seen a lot of videos on social media but nothing in terms of fans fighting. Mainly scuffles with the police and one bloke having his head smashed open, presumably from the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Some of the footage I’ve seen, it looks pretty bad from both sides. Embarrassing really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, formerly known as ivan said: Seen a lot of videos on social media but nothing in terms of fans fighting. Mainly scuffles with the police and one bloke having his head smashed open, presumably from the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Pretty poor if Wolves fans have got tickets in the home areas. How on earth that can happen in this day and age is beyond me. It looks like a lot as well & of course, its not like the friendly West Midlands constabulary would like to miss out on a bit of afters is it. Why on earth would home fans want to miss out and sell their tickets on a match like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 (edited) Without condoning it, for one away fans in home ends is a technical breach of Ground Regulations and it the law I thought. Secondly, is just the best of sense if you do watch from a home end to keep quiet ie silent. Rights and wrongs are a separate issue but this is broadly how it plays out. Especially at West Brom v Wolves e.g. or an equivalent. Edited January 28 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Thoughts and prayers to all the people who went to a football match only to discover there were also people who supported the opposing team there and have similar control of their emotions as my three year old 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 4 hours ago, spudski said: Heard from a WBA mate, that some West Brom fans sold their tickets for profit to Wolves fans. Looking at a collection of phone footage tonight, the problem was not confined to a small number or one area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 30 minutes ago, Lew-T said: That’s literally nothing! You can see the trouble is over the other side of the ground from this. One fan getting a slap or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellist Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Presumably the vast majority, if not all home tickets sold to ST holders and members? Imagine being a season ticket holder and selling your ticket for the first derby game in 12 years to a fan of your local rivals. The mind boggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 And neither set of supporters could pronounce the word "bus" normally... Moving on, this is a rare derby game between two teams whose supporters hate each other. I know it's sad and I'm certainly not excusing the perpetrators, but the cops and stewards should've been more prepared for aggro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) Not sure how some of these chaps would have gone in the eighties if 'this is the worst I've ever seen'... Edited January 29 by The Constant Rabbit 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 45 minutes ago, The Constant Rabbit said: Not sure how some of these chaps would have gone in the eighties if 'this is the worst I've ever seen'... Hype headlining to attract youtube views...big time, my arse! That lad needs to wipe the bum fluff of his top lip and concentrate on getting some GCSEs! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, The Constant Rabbit said: Not sure how some of these chaps would have gone in the eighties if 'this is the worst I've ever seen'... Relative to what we normally see at games, that's pretty bad. You almost sound nostalgic for the days of riots on the terraces... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 In the videos I watched last night, the crowd was almost entirely grown men. One or 2 women, hardly a child in sight fortunately. Not what the game is aiming for. Yes, I saw worse when I was a teenager, but I wouldn't want my family caught up in that, whether mild 'compared to the 70/80s' or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Embarrassing Why do people feel the need to do those, Those complaining about why football fans are treating like scum, This is why 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Maybe they should of played the game at 8:45am instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Only 25k in attendance.. is that the limit at the Hawthorns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 53 minutes ago, FNQ said: Only 25k in attendance.. is that the limit at the Hawthorns? About right. I know Ashton Gate is marginally bigger than the Hawthorns these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said: In the videos I watched last night, the crowd was almost entirely grown men. One or 2 women, hardly a child in sight fortunately. Not what the game is aiming for. Yes, I saw worse when I was a teenager, but I wouldn't want my family caught up in that, whether mild 'compared to the 70/80s' or not. There were children and one of the WBA players rushed to get his kids out of there. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13016031/West-Brom-Wolves-Kyle-Bartley-Black-Country-Derby-children.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 10 hours ago, 2015 said: Maybe they should of played the game at 8:45am instead I did think it was daft that at least one pub was opening at 5.30am and plenty of others were opening a good few hours before the match! Then coupled with away fans in home end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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