Season 13/14 - October

York City - Fleetwood Town - 02/11/2013

Source : Mail

Fleetwood

Radnički Niš - Red Star Beograd - 26/10/2013

Source : http://www.mozzartsport.com

Angry about the defeat of Red Star, one of their supporters invaded the pitch to confront players.

Translation Underground Fans

Walsall: Hooligan jailed for huge matchday fight - 31/10/2013

Source : http://www.expressandstar.com

A father of four who was embroiled in a huge fight involving Walsall football fans, that left a policeman with a broken leg, has been jailed.

Arron Arrowsmith claimed he was simply ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’ and that he was at the game to celebrate his child’s birthday.

The ugly skirmish in Shrewsbury town centre left onlookers horrified. Arrowsmith was ‘not a football supporter’, the court was told, but the judge ruled that he had still got ‘stuck in’ and promptly jailed him to nine months in prison.

The 34-year-old, of Harden Road, admitted his part in the large-scale brawl which happened before Shrewsbury and Walsall met on October 14 last year.

Fellow Walsall man James Ross, 27, of Windrush Close, was jailed for eight months – with the court hearing that he only went to the match to accompany a younger relative. Both he and Arrowsmith were banned from attending football matches for six years.

And Michael Edwards, 56, of Roebuck Road in Walsall, was given a 12-month jail term suspended for two years for his role in the fight. Arrowsmith, of Harden Road, Walsall, ‘was not a football supporter’, Mr Andrew Wilkins defending, told Shrewsbury Crown Court yesterday.

“He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

“He had gone along to celebrate the birth of his fourth child,” he said.

But Judge Graham Cliff, sentencing, said: “Another way of looking at it is he got stuck in. He could have walked away.”

Arrowsmith, who also received a six-year ban on attending football matches.

Judge Cliff told Ross: “You embraced the occasion with gusto.”

In total 20 men were sentenced at court - with two Walsall men were jailed along with five from Shrewsbury.

Neil Robinson, 51, of Stephenson Avenue, Walsall, said he had muscled in to protect a friend who was terminally ill with cancer.

Judge Cliff said: “You have escaped immediate custody by the skin of your teeth”, and suspended his 12-month prison sentence for two years.

Sunderland AFC - Newcastle United - 27/10/2013

Source : http://tyneandwear.sky.com

Dawn Raids On Fans : Seven Arrests In Wear Tyne Derby Violence Crackdown

Police have arrested seven men in dawn raids on suspicion of plotting violence at the Wear Tyne derby to avoid a repeat of scenes like the one above.

Around 5am, seven hours before kick-off, officers executed search warrants in the Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham areas and arrested seven men on suspicion of conspiring to commit violent disorder and breaching football banning order conditions.    

The seven - aged  18, 19, 20, 26, 51, 57, 57 - are currently in custody and enquiries are ongoing.  

During the searches officers seized a number of smoke canisters.  

Chief Supt Steve Neill said: "As part of the planning for today's derby game we executed a number of warrants based on intelligence that we had received. Seven people have been arrested and are currently in custody.  

"We want today's match to be as safe and enjoyable for supporters as possible and we will continue to take action when and where appropriate to ensure that this is the case."

The arrests happened in the Shieldfield and Lemington areas of Newcastle, in Birtley, Sunderland and Peterlee and is thought to have involved supporters of both teams.

In Newcastle fans were in high spirits preparing for the journey to Sunderland.
The Strawberry pub next to St James' Park was packed with supporters at 9am having an early drink in preparation for the 1.30pm kick-off.

One fan laughed: "I've been drinking since 6am, I love derby day!"

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Source : http://www.thejournal.co.uk

Police praise football fans after Wear-Tyne derby



Police praised the majority of North East football fans after making just 20 arrests in connection with the Wear-Tyne derby day.

Seven of those came in pre-dawn raids on homes across Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham where officers seized smoke canisters and picked up 18, 19, 20, 26, 51, and two 57-year-olds on suspicion of conspiring to commit violent disorder and breaching football banning orders.

“The vast majority of fans were well behaved today and enjoyed the Wear-Tyne derby for the great occasion that it is,” chief superintendent Steve Neill said.

“The policing operation went well and I’d like to commend the professionalism of all those involved.

“This was very much a partnership operation and the degree of planning that went into this large scale operation ensured that genuine fans and families were able to enjoy the game in an atmosphere free of intimidation or violence.

“Twenty arrests out of crowd of that size is very low and I’m pleased that the vast majority of fans who attended were clearly there to enjoy the football and were not interested in causing trouble.

“I’d like to praise supporters from both clubs - they worked well with officers on the ground, were extremely patient and good natured and enjoyed the day in the best sprit. The holdback went very smoothly and supporters worked really well with police and stewards.

“Public safety is always our number one priority during any football match and the few people who chose to pose a threat to public safety were dealt with swiftly by police.”

After the match thousands of disappointed Magpies fans poured out of the pubs and clubs onto the streets of Newcastle City Centre, with an initially tense atmosphere threatening to boil over.



Newcastle Utd

SC Cambuur - FC Twente - 04/10/2013

Source : http://www.elfvoetbal.nl

Before kick-off, a fight opposed supporters from both sides.
Cambuur ones started hostilities, attacking away fans' busses.

Translation Underground Fans