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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
~Whilst I understand what you are trying to say Ozzy, stewards came on the Clayton End with fists clenched, THAT IS WHY THERE WAS THE LEVEL OF TROUBLE THAT WE SAW.
If the arrest/ejection had been made in a proper fashion then there wouldn't have been any objection from the crowd as a whole. Once it was obvious that trouble had begun then they could quite easily have made a cordon between the first arrest and the so-called police attackers - they didn't, they separated and became emboiled in various battles all over the place.
For the record, I personally didn't have any problem with the way the police spoke to people, or the way they handled the beginnings of the trouble. At any point that they are asked, or take it upon themselves, to intervene then there is a problem. That type of problem is usually violence and they were dealing with a crowd. They are trained to deal with problems as quickly and firm handedly as possible. For me the problem of the police on the Clayton End lies with whoever made the call that they were required and whoever was in control (or not) of the Stewards? Did they act on their own initiative or was somebody telling them where to go and how to act?
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Macca, I wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying. My point was, as Yonmon so eloquently put it, was it hired thugs or our own stewards. To answer Yonmon's question, yes there is always a briefing prior to kick off of any match. Under normal circumstances, the stewards are told how many away fans to expect, whether there is deemed to be any threat and what category the match will be. There was a massive overreaction on Wednesday night, and although I was not in the Clayton end and did not see exactly what happened, there have been enough posters on here to paint the general picture. You state the stewards came at you with 'clenched' fists, this would point the finger towards the 'hired help', because I cannot see any normal Accy steward trying that in the Clayton End.
On a final note, I hope and pray Jase and Danny get the support they deserve on their day (8th) because the place will not be the same without either.