Flares at grounds

**DmanDmythDledge** · 19/04/2007, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

If you were to have a display would you be fined per flare or just the one €100 fine per game I wonder

It's not €100 per game. Fines get doubled every time you continue to have them at games.

**Conor H** · 19/04/2007, 10:22 PM

Most flares are ignored.

Pats probably let them off more than anyone else and GUFC have a OTT policy with them aswell.

Sligo got away with it as did Waterford who let off about 5 against UCD.

The FAI's policy on flares is far from a tough one.

It appears to me aswell that the Dublin Clubs don't put to much effort into eradicating them at their games,as opposed to the Clubs around the Country.

For example......if you let one off at Dalymount at Richmond you'd be,at worst,told to out it out.
At Terryland you'd be removed from the ground and interrogated under the Terrorism Act.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 19/04/2007, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Most flares are ignored.

Pats probably let them off more than anyone else and GUFC have a OTT policy with them aswell.

Sligo got away with it as did Waterford who let off about 5 against UCD.

Pats, Shels and Waterford got fines.

**Dr.Nightdub** · 19/04/2007, 11:17 PM

Incurring a fine for flares is way more fun than incurring a fine for not handing in your team sheet.

**Tis-smeee** · 20/04/2007, 9:00 AM

Why werent ucd fined?

**BohsPartisan** · 20/04/2007, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Incurring a fine for flares is way more fun than incurring a fine for not handing in your team sheet.

Unless you're "not handing in your team sheet on time" to Alan Kelly. Strange thing is he reported both Bohs and Rovers for that same game yet the PA announcer had the team sheets long before the deadline. Something smells fishy about that fine IMO. Anyone else from the Bohs or Rovers side heard anything on this?

**gufct** · 20/04/2007, 9:37 AM

Originally Posted by Tis-smeee

Why werent ucd fined?

Its the Team whose fans let off the flares that are fined.We have a search policy in galway but you cant strip search people.

Its the same few clubs that let them off and it is dying out.

**Joey Killester** · 20/04/2007, 12:05 PM

What, flares are diying out? Over my dead body! And is it a new thing for the away team to get fined as well if there fans let one off because last year I thought it was just the host club? And also, does anyone know about the rules for smoke? I know there not allowed either but are the fines and stuff the same?

**Raheny Red** · 20/04/2007, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

For the sake of �100 could anyone wanting to use them not have a bit of a whip round and give the old two fingers to Delaney and co.

I read on Shelsweb that BD will be paying the fine!

**Ash** · 20/04/2007, 1:15 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Unless you're "not handing in your team sheet on time" to Alan Kelly. Strange thing is he reported both Bohs and Rovers for that same game yet the PA announcer had the team sheets long before the deadline. Something smells fishy about that fine IMO. Anyone else from the Bohs or Rovers side heard anything on this?

Athlone also got fined over a late team sheet for the away game in Dundalk.
Probably late handing it in as none of our players turned up on the night

**Tis-smeee** · 20/04/2007, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

Its the Team whose fans let off the flares that are fined.We have a search policy in galway but you cant strip search people.

Its the same few clubs that let them off and it is dying out.

In Waterford we search bags and police our ground there was no such thing done up in Belfield, so how can you tell me that we are supposed to police away grounds?

Therefore the only conclusion I can reach is that we do away with the security we are currently paying and leave the away fans to there own devices as we will be not fined.

**Jaime** · 20/04/2007, 2:23 PM

What happens if the clubs just refuse to pay the fines? Are the FAI going to kick all the clubs out of the Delaneyship? Am I right in saying Rovers still haven't paid Scully's litany of fines from last season?

**Schumi** · 20/04/2007, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by Tis-smeee

In Waterford we search bags and police our ground there was no such thing done up in Belfield, so how can you tell me that we are supposed to police away grounds?

Not the last time I was there.

**monutdfc** · 20/04/2007, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jaime

What happens if the clubs just refuse to pay the fines? Are the FAI going to kick all the clubs out of the Delaneyship? Am I right in saying Rovers still haven't paid Scully's litany of fines from last season?

All clubs get a grant for entering the U-21 league and unpaid fines are offset from this grant

**Tis-smeee** · 20/04/2007, 3:39 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Not the last time I was there.

Were you going in in a big group all with bags and flares?

Why should we pay for your clubs **** up?

**Schumi** · 20/04/2007, 3:48 PM

Originally Posted by Tis-smeee

Were you going in in a big group all with bags and flares?

Bags, yes. Flares, no. How would anyone have known though?

Why should we pay for your clubs **** up?

Why should we pay if your fans break the rules?

**Tis-smeee** · 20/04/2007, 3:53 PM

I agree totally with you but what can we do also , we are at the mercy of away security in these matters

**Conor H** · 20/04/2007, 4:16 PM

Tis-smeee....

Why should UCD pay for Waterford fans letting off flares?They've done nothing wrong.

Stewards have no legal right to search you or the bag.Waterford fans let flares off=Waterford paying for fine.