ian1964 10,720 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 The Football Association is to investigate the crowd trouble that marred Tuesday's Carling Cup match between Barnsley and Manchester United. After a number of reported incidents the FA is awaiting the reports of an FA crowd control adviser, present at the game, and from referee Chris Foy. Eight fans were arrested at the match after trouble flared at half-time and two more later at the railway station. Fans also broke into a kiosk and stole money and food from the shelves. Police were hit with bottles and eight staff were forced to hide in a storeroom for 25 minutes when fans forced themselves into the club's catering area. Stewards on the pitch also had food thrown at them during the disorder, with one police officer suffering a minor facial injury. United beat the Championship side 2-0 to progress into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. An FA spokesman said: "There is no place for anti-social or violent behaviour in our game. "Any culprit found to be involved in these disturbances and identified as such by either the police or clubs should be subject to a lengthy ban from attending football matches." Barnsley are also launching their own investigation into the violence, accusing Manchester United fans of causing "substantial damage" in the stadium's north stand. A Barnsley spokesman said: "It's a hell of a mess down there. Doors have been kicked in, tills have been damaged and there's food and drink everywhere. "It looks like a swamp in one of the bars. A complaint has been made to the police and we will be taking a look at CCTV footage of the incident before we can comment further." Five of the eight people arrested at the ground were Manchester United supporters and three were Barnsley fans. Two further arrests were made at about 2300 GMT after fans jumped on to railway tracks in a bid to stop the Barnsley to Sheffield train. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8329580.stm 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Well, get them. Bitcheese. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Cole 0 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 "It's a hell of a mess down there...........there's food and drink everywhere" Hooligans just aren't what they used to be 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 sounds like the gmp couldnt cope.....again! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 sounds like the gmp couldnt cope.....again! I would hope not.... especially as the game was in Barnsley and their police force is South Yorkshire 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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