Fans Banned
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:55 am
Two fans make poor choices and receive bans for home fixtures
Posted on 2nd April 2016 by Barrow
Two fans make poor choices and receive bans for home fixtures
It is always great to see the away support generated by our fans when travelling up and down the country. Not everything, however, runs as smoothly as we would like and some improvements in attitude, behaviour and self-policing need to be seen in the immediate future. The club stands for traditional family values and hopes to see them reflected in the good natured behaviour of anyone representing the club. There is certainly no place for the outrageous behaviours of certain football clubs in the past. Reputations, particularly poor ones, are very difficult to get rid of.
All fans have the right to enjoy the game and each of us must be responsible for our own actions. Stewards and officials are there to ensure the safety and welfare of all fans attending the match and should not be preoccupied by attending to the unacceptable actions of the minority of fans. Have a drink, if you choose; have a laugh; support your team and enjoy the company of your mates. There is no mention here of aggression, confrontation, bringing banned objects into the ground, or being out of control. We can all help by looking out for one another if these expectations are in danger of being breeched.
Two fans will, this week be regretting their personal choices at Chester recently when their behaviour led them to being removed from the match and reported to summons by the police. They have now been notified that, as a result of their actions, where they briefly entered the field of play, they are now not welcome at the remaining home games this season. They will miss the games against Braintree and Wrexham as well as the Family Day on April 9th which includes the end of season awards, and is the day of the Grand National, which will be televised at the stadium.
A number of other incidents from Chester have been looked into and it is likely that further warnings will be issued to fans, whose actions let themselves and the club down, in an attempt to begin to set the standards required for next season. Fans who act out of character on a match day should have the good sense to come forward and apologise, in particular to the club, and not rely on being protected by their friends. There have been a number of occasions recently where an apology may have gone a long way to avoiding repercussions There is no benefit in trying to justify the unacceptable actions of the troublesome few. It is better to look at the evidence, listen to each other’s point of view, and then learn from what is thought to be unacceptable. This way we can all move on as a club.
At the end of the day we should all be there for one reason, the development of the Football Club as the centre of our Community. Paul Cox and the squad have begun to show us what might be possible next year and we must all get fully behind them.
Posted on 2nd April 2016 by Barrow
Two fans make poor choices and receive bans for home fixtures
It is always great to see the away support generated by our fans when travelling up and down the country. Not everything, however, runs as smoothly as we would like and some improvements in attitude, behaviour and self-policing need to be seen in the immediate future. The club stands for traditional family values and hopes to see them reflected in the good natured behaviour of anyone representing the club. There is certainly no place for the outrageous behaviours of certain football clubs in the past. Reputations, particularly poor ones, are very difficult to get rid of.
All fans have the right to enjoy the game and each of us must be responsible for our own actions. Stewards and officials are there to ensure the safety and welfare of all fans attending the match and should not be preoccupied by attending to the unacceptable actions of the minority of fans. Have a drink, if you choose; have a laugh; support your team and enjoy the company of your mates. There is no mention here of aggression, confrontation, bringing banned objects into the ground, or being out of control. We can all help by looking out for one another if these expectations are in danger of being breeched.
Two fans will, this week be regretting their personal choices at Chester recently when their behaviour led them to being removed from the match and reported to summons by the police. They have now been notified that, as a result of their actions, where they briefly entered the field of play, they are now not welcome at the remaining home games this season. They will miss the games against Braintree and Wrexham as well as the Family Day on April 9th which includes the end of season awards, and is the day of the Grand National, which will be televised at the stadium.
A number of other incidents from Chester have been looked into and it is likely that further warnings will be issued to fans, whose actions let themselves and the club down, in an attempt to begin to set the standards required for next season. Fans who act out of character on a match day should have the good sense to come forward and apologise, in particular to the club, and not rely on being protected by their friends. There have been a number of occasions recently where an apology may have gone a long way to avoiding repercussions There is no benefit in trying to justify the unacceptable actions of the troublesome few. It is better to look at the evidence, listen to each other’s point of view, and then learn from what is thought to be unacceptable. This way we can all move on as a club.
At the end of the day we should all be there for one reason, the development of the Football Club as the centre of our Community. Paul Cox and the squad have begun to show us what might be possible next year and we must all get fully behind them.