Hooligans Ruin A Good Soccer Match
Once again the crowd - I wont call them fans, they have more respect - the crowd at an English football match have ruined the game by hurling objects at match officials. This time, whilst not seriously injured, an assistant referee at a premiership match between Portsmouth and Aston Villa was struck in the head by a missile. The match was held up whilst the assistant referee received treatment.
What I fail to understand is why? Nothing is gained by hurling objects at players or match officials apart from the fine issued to the club though to be responsible. In this case it appears to have been an Aston Villa supporter so they will most likely wear the fine.
Although willing to hurl objects from the middle of a crowd, the people responsible are never big enough to do it out in open or to take responsibility for their actions. By the time security arrived you can guarantee the culprit(s) had either disappeared or gone into hiding in the middle of the crowd.
These acts don’t change results, they don’t change any decisions made and certainly don’t influence match officials the next time a match is played at that venue. In this case, the match still ended up in a draw. Do you support these people or should they receive life bans?
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