Luton – Harsh, Drastic But Something Must Be Done

Mad Hatter

2 years ago

Categories: News

Tags: Championship, Kenilworth Road, Luton Town, Pitch Invasions

Earlier this week, as Luton Town crashed out of the play-offs, at the hands of Huddersfield Town, we felt obliged to publish an article.

It covered the unsavoury scenes, at the end of the game, where a group of Huddersfield lads, decided it was the cool thing to launch a series of objects into the area of seating occupied by Luton’s travelling army.

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matters have taken a turn for the worse with pitch invasions becoming the norm, with ugly scenes being witnessed at other grounds, most notably Goodison Park where Patrick Vieira became involved in a scuffle with an Everton supporter.

The fact that ‘entering the field of play’ remains an offence seems to have gone by the wayside.

Last night, sat around a table in the local public house, it was a subject that dropped into the evening conversation.

With the Football Association set to act, we were discussing what steps could be taken to deter supporters from invading the pitch in their hundreds.

Several views were aired, including fines, banning orders and such like, but in the end, we were unanimous in our views.

We didn’t want to see the return of fencing, the banning of away fans or heavy-handed policing, instead, we thought the best option was to make a public announcement informing the spectators that pitch invasions are illegal and in the event of one there will either be a points deduction (either for the current season or next) or a result reversal!

A bit harsh but something we believed would do the trick!

But what are your views on what is a prickly subject?

Please feel free to have your say in the comment facility beneath this article.

COYH’s