I know plenty of Dundalk fans, who would like to see them get their heads handed to them by Bohs fans or Rovers
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Have to commend DFC on a pretty straightforward condemnation ,
The problem is and we have seen this at Rovers the kind of Muppet's involved seem to enjoy the publicity and notoriety.
Stadium bans and there have been plenty handed out don't stop some of them traveling to away matches and also sneaking onto some home matches.
Its hard to weed people out but it starts with outright clarity that the behavior is unacceptable.
Let's be clear about the behaviour involved -
There are the pitch invaders and then there are the scumbags who were involved in fighting or goading home supporters.
The attitude as displayed in the club statement is not strong enough on the first cohort
As long as pitch invaders are tolerated, the others will get to act out and create mayhem.Quote:
The club does not condone any spectators invading the playing surface
IMO The first group need to be educated (and repeat offenders prosecuted and banned), the second group prosecuted & banned with zero tolerance.
In Dundalk’s case, most know at this stage where this nasty little group are from. They travel on an NI reg bus as not one in the town will take them to games. Avg age late teen / early 20’s, often thought that NI based bus must be desperate for business, as anytime you see it, its party central, drinking and smoking no doubt.
Some in this group ran the entire length of the pitch to provoke Derry fans near the end where the pens were taken. Their behaviour was absolutely disgraceful and hopefully all be see lengthy bans. Further, any away trip I`m on, including in Europe, one of my first port of calls is finding out where they are, then to make sure we don’t go to the same spots. They are an absolute nuisance at this stage.
Of course the worst with all this, 95% of the 800 who travelled up behaved well, and for those of us who stayed over were treated brilliantly, then this. Complete embarrassment to the club.
Derry City is a fine club / lovely spot and they certainly didn't deserve to witness this.
It is against the law to consume alcohol on a bus in Northern Ireland if you're on the way to a football match. I sh'it you not.
Maybe the next time finding out what time their bus is on the road and someone giving the PSNI a wee call might be a handy way to knock it all on the head.
Call their mams
These so called Dundalk fans are they from dundalk or from just across the border? Its not the first time this has happened is it?
Pitch invasion never acceptable and has crept in at some clubs, shams and Bohs now Dundalk and Sheld seem to be doing it
It is trespass and courts could and should impose a stiff sentence in ALL cases. Teach the scroats to stay off the pitch in future.
Never acceptable,The club have them on the radar,out the door.The dicks from the Cork game attack are still serving time.Dundalk have been very proactive in this regard has to be said.
@Oriel 95% -so 5% = 40.
No more than 10,maybe 12 involved in the trouble in Derry.
Their 'leader' is no young fella or is this another group again?
The Republic should do what's happened in Britain, and make it a criminal offence to encroach onto a football pitch during or around a game.
It's extremely rare to see anyone going on to a pitch in English or Scottish football these days as a result. And very easy to deal with those who do, as most have the sense not to follow them.
Yes fair point TT, around 10 involved, but its still 10 too many, even if thats tiny percentage.
Making it a criminal offence is a step towards discouraging the growing issue of pitch invaders. Education of supporters as to why it is not acceptable is also important and can have an impact on the core support whose behaviour is more innocent or euphoric.
Whether it is 10 or 50 involved in the aggressive stuff, the facts are they are less likely to get involved in fighting or goading opposition fans if they are not on the pitch.
Anyone involved in assaulting others etc should be arrested and charged with zero tolerance applied