Izett Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 What about the flare in our end at ibrox, Will Sevco get fined for letting that in? What about the countless M'Well fans in the Sevco stands at Ibrox? Are they immune to this due to their stature in Scottish football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The flare from the main stand was thrown by a Rangers fan from Motherwell. Both the club and the police have his name and details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstone Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 doesnt matter who threw it. It was in the Motherwell end. Motherwell are liable. End of the day it was the best day ever at Fir Park - a few wee fines ain't gonna change that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 That’s good to know, I had assumed that we were going to be fined. To be fair the whole thing is laughable. Absolutely. The statement, and thats all it is, is ludicrous. We can't condone the actions of the fans who invaded the pitch and knew no good would come of it so fair enough. Thats said we don't know what was in the full report, all we have is a statement, a summary. As Toxteth suggests above you'd think the findings will have wide ranging implications for almost every club in the land. How do you prevent Celtic/Sevco fans from gaining access to "home areas"? Should the club have opened ticket sales for Sevco fans only before home fans? Allocate them the South Stand, and wings of the POD Stand. If that wasn't enough what about allocating the Cooper to them too? Once away demand had been satisfied home fans could buy what was left in the East Stand or POD centre stand. It seems the SPFL didn't like the Sevco allocation and the way the sale of tickets was implemented. Surely then this idea/suggestion/decision should apply to all other clubs from now on? The pitch invasion - granted it should not happened and was stupid but what more could the club have done to prevent it? Identification of supporters: is the SPFL suggesting that the club identifies all the supporters who ran onto the pitch? How many would that be exactly? 1,000? If the Police can't do it is it reasonable for the club with its much more limited resources to do it? What if they do achieve this - is the SPFL expecting the club to ban 25% of its support? What did the SPFL say about the Celtic fans who damaged seats in the South Stand? Were Celtic asked to identify them? If large numbers of fans are no problem why haven't Celtic and Sevco been asked to identify thousands of their fans for sectarian chanting? There was no mention made in the statement about Sevco fans throwing missiles, including seats at the pitch invaders. Was that acceptable behaviour? An investigation was justified and it appears to be a suspended sentence if you like but it does appear to be a witch hunt against an easy target; but also more significantly, appears to have ramifications for every club. Has the SPFL made a rod to beat its back with? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postiejim Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 One of the best days I've had supporting the Well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaag Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 get the goals up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Personally would like to thank the guy that threw the flare. At the game, it prolonged the celebration. Afterwards, watching it back on TV, we get a lingering look at what a tabloid writer would describe as an ashen faced Cammy Bell... Mon the flares... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Very good statement from the club below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedub Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 http://youtu.be/pGWEPdkcC0U 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 As long as people don't run on the pitch last home game of the season we should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 As long as people don't run on the pitch last home game of the season we should be fine. Phew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigeeze Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 As long as people don't run on the pitch last home game of the season we should be fine. As long as the stewards don't go in heavy handed and spoil the atmosphere though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 a simply majestic day......best day watching Motherwell in over 20yrs. If we were fined, it'd be worth every penny!! however it makes it even sweeter we've been spared a financial penalty. and just to re-iterate again.............6-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_alpha Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 a simply majestic day......best day watching Motherwell in over 20yrs. If we were fined, it'd be worth every penny!! however it makes it even sweeter we've been spared a financial penalty. and just to re-iterate again.............6-1 Are you offering to pay the fine? That's very gracious of you, you must have deep pockets, any chance of a tenner til payday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim64 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Every time I see that cammy bell flap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Everyone needs to realise that our club is now under intense scrutiny and any incident will be highlighted. Aye let's have a great atmosphere but at same time screw the nut 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Our last home game is going to be interesting this season as we simply can't afford a pitch invasion. The club have pleaded and pleaded and it still happens. The only solution I can see is cordoning off the front three rows and stewarding the stairways. It won't be popular with those that normally sit there but I'm not sure what else they could do. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 The audio from the commentary is magical for that Bell moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Made Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 From the BBC Gossip Motherwell are to scrap their traditional end of season pitch invasion after being found guilty of a number of rule breaches following a Scottish Professional Football League investigation into crowd issues during and after their play-off victory over Rangers at Fir Park. (Sun) Didn't realise that the club actually organised this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 If that is really on the BBC page then that sums them up. Who fucking wrote that? Packie Bonnar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Presumably the SPFL are also under that mistaken impression. Has anyone actually seen the full SPFL report yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I don't think they ever actively encouraged it? They have been actively discouraging it for about 15 years! (Since someone booted Ross Wallace if not before?) Short of erecting cages, there's only so much the club can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Short of erecting cages, there's only so much the club can do. Yep... and yet, it doesn't really seem to happen anywhere else. All they can really do is not send the players out for their lap of honour at all if people go on the pitch, rather than just waiting until the pitch is clear... after a year or two of doing that, folk might start to get the message. (On the other hand, they might decide it's still more fun to go on the pitch than to stand around clapping for ten minutes...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Wellfan 2k7 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Reckon, that if true, the club will simply stop it happening. Perhaps using extra stewards, asking the police to cordon off the East Stand or maybe even closing it off altogether? Isn't there a standard fine for a pitch invasion anyway? the club probably has it budgeted away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Isn't there a standard fine for a pitch invasion anyway? the club probably has it budgeted away. If they budget for a cup run and top 6 finish, you'd like to think so. Not sure where they budget for a pitch invasion for avoiding relegation mind you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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