Derby-day warning to Blackburn Rovers and Burnley fans after four are arrested (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Derby-day warning to Blackburn Rovers and Burnley fans after four are arrested
1:25pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in News
By Vanessa Cornall, Crime reporter
A fan is arrested at Tuesday's match
FOOTBALL fans are being warned to behave ahead of the upcoming derby match.
Police have made the call after 10 fans were either arrested or thrown out of the stadium following the game between Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday.
After the game, which finished 1-0 to Wanderers, six Rovers fans were escorted from the Reebok Stadium by stewards for breaking the stadium rules.
Four other Blackburn fans then felt the strong arm of the law for committing a range of offences.
The four men were arrested by Greater Manchester Police’s tactical aid unit.
One was arrested on suspicion of assault, one for using threatening and offensive language to cause fear and one for a breach of the peace.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police, said: “A small minority of fans acted anti-socially at the recent match between Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers which is a shame for the vast majority of well-behaved fans.
“Anti-social behaviour of this kind will not be tolerated and police will robustly tackle any incidents at the football as this is a family event.”
Lancashire police are now urging fans to be on their best behaviour ahead of the Blackburn Rovers versus Burnley Football Club clash at Ewood Park at noon on Sunday, March 17.
Rovers’ operations director Paul Agnew said: “It is always disappointing to hear of any incidents involving our travelling support leading to ejections and arrests.
“Behaviour of this unsavoury nature will not be tolerated and we have procedures in place to assure that appropriate action is taken.”
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Comments (23)
1:46pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Gammon Flap says...
1:54pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Citsmiff says...
!!
2:10pm Thu 7 Mar 13
I_Love_Mommy says...
2:38pm Thu 7 Mar 13
vintageclaret says...
It is truly pleasing to see them helping the poor lad to get the Pie that's stick in his throat, out. You can tell it must have smelled pretty bad the way the Stewards are holding their noses in the air.
They must have been worried it could have been something contagious, looking at the breathing apparatus they are wearing.
Makes you feel so nice and safe to be a football fan, being so well looked after. I wonder where all these yobs are they are referring to???
3:04pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Claretandtrue says...
... This story has nothing to do with Burnley Fans, only the Neanderthal Chicken Farmers from BollEwood Park.
3:13pm Thu 7 Mar 13
bigste says...
3:16pm Thu 7 Mar 13
makaveli96 says...
3:37pm Thu 7 Mar 13
noddy57 says...
4:12pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Claretandtrue says...
Laughing Stock of England - 2010 to Present Day.
4:58pm Thu 7 Mar 13
notchuffed says...
Or he's found out Steve Kean is on his way back as manager
5:33pm Thu 7 Mar 13
blue_and_white says...
5:34pm Thu 7 Mar 13
lancs1985 says...
What did they do to the scum bag wanders NOTHING,
Go n stick it this is Lancashire derby not poxy Manchester derby
5:34pm Thu 7 Mar 13
lancs1985 says...
What did they do to the scum bag wanders NOTHING,
Go n stick it this is Lancashire derby not poxy Manchester derby
6:20pm Thu 7 Mar 13
clitheroe blue boy says...
I was embarrassed to be a Rovers fan at the Reebok the other night, hundreds of our fans singing Fabrice Muamba should be dead when he came onto the pitch, several Rovers fans throwing coins and then to top it off, several Rovers 'fans' at the end of the game smashing seats up and then throwing them at the Bolton fans, inc women.
Did you get the train home? You should have witnessed what happened at the Reebok train station and then at Bolton station. We don't need fans like that, they should be ashamed of themselves.
I'm not saying the Bolton fans were angels, but they behaved far far better than our hooligans.
I've never witnessed Rovers fans acting like this at a game for over 20 years.
No wonder Greater Manchester Police came down on the Rovers fans?
I certainly couldn't blame them after what I witnessed.
Luckily my young lad had a school activity on that night, so he didn't come with me and witness it. Disgraceful doesn't come close.
7:06pm Thu 7 Mar 13
bulldogbrfc says...
7:35pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Good call says...
8:59pm Thu 7 Mar 13
blue_and_white says...
Bolton fans have behaved far, far worse than Rovers fans in every single derby at the Reebok I've been to (which is pretty much every game in the last 20 years). I've seen countless normal Rovers fans, blokes on their own or with their mrs, getting attacked by their hooligans right outside the away end. And almost every time the police do nothing until its already been going on for about 30 seconds - 1 minute.
For once Rovers fans were as bad as the Bolton lot, and the police come down like a ton of bricks. And if you think they weren't as bad, then explain to me why there were about 200 Bolton fans and maybe 50 Rovers involved in the square-off outside the away stand after the game.
9:51pm Thu 7 Mar 13
mcadee says...
Isn't it nice to see how thoughtful and helpful our police are at our Derbys.
It is truly pleasing to see them helping the poor lad to get the Pie that's stick in his throat, out. You can tell it must have smelled pretty bad the way the Stewards are holding their noses in the air.
They must have been worried it could have been something contagious, looking at the breathing apparatus they are wearing.
Makes you feel so nice and safe to be a football fan, being so well looked after. I wonder where all these yobs are they are referring to???
I take it that English is not you're first laugage.
9:55pm Thu 7 Mar 13
mcadee says...
11:44pm Thu 7 Mar 13
roversammo says...
9:25am Fri 8 Mar 13
jennyspain says...
9:58am Fri 8 Mar 13
jackmetickler says...
Well.... looking forward to the game then.
7:00pm Fri 8 Mar 13
i8dingles says...