Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:19 pm  

It's the club's responsibility to police the crowd and prevent this. Failure to do so means punishments being handed out. 20k with half suspended seems a fair punishment

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:54 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

It's the club's responsibility to police the crowd and prevent this. Failure to do so means punishments being handed out. 20k with half suspended seems a fair punishment

You really believe that - suppose it's easy to be smug when it's not you.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:47 pm  

Come on then roofaldo2 how do you go about that then . Just how do you put a stop to verbal chants.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:35 pm  

It's not just about the fine. It's on most of the online news sites and has been tweeted all day. I can just imagine the parents of children in Wakefield planning their next wholesome day out to the North Stand. Or not, perhaps.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:26 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

It's not just about the fine. It's on most of the online news sites and has been tweeted all day. I can just imagine the parents of children in Wakefield planning their next wholesome day out to the North Stand. Or not, perhaps.

Yeah. Cos it happens at every Wakefield match doesn't it.
Some yobs got a chant going and the stewards didn't sort it. Next game v Bradford there was no problem. I don't remember any burning crosses in the North Stand last Sunday.

Maybe the Northstanders should get a collection going to pay for the clubs fine?

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:25 pm  

vastman wrote:

You really believe that - suppose it's easy to be smug when it's not you.

Compared to Castlefords £40k fine for similar chanting, I think you got off very lightly indeed.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:37 pm  

vastman wrote:

You really believe that - suppose it's easy to be smug when it's not you.

Small memories! Cas had double the fine, making an example of of us. Same is happening to you.

We banned the select few and hasn't been an issue since.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:51 pm  

TigersAllTheWay wrote:

Compared to Castlefords £40k fine for similar chanting, I think you got off very lightly indeed.

Yes but your fans meant it

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:13 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

Yeah. Cos it happens at every Wakefield match doesn't it.
Some yobs got a chant going and the stewards didn't sort it. Next game v Bradford there was no problem. I don't remember any burning crosses in the North Stand last Sunday.

Maybe the Northstanders should get a collection going to pay for the clubs fine?

That's the whole point though. The potential fans the club is trying to entice might be put off by the report. There'll be no reports highlighting lack of it. Only the negative is aired.

Re: Thank you idiots. ... : Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:48 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

That's the whole point though. The potential fans the club is trying to entice might be put off by the report. There'll be no reports highlighting lack of it. Only the negative is aired.

Problem is that people daren't even talk about it. How many people out there think the Wakefield masses were picking on some black player or something similar that is the norm amongst eastern block country's football fans. In actual fact the whole issue boils down to the use of one word (FFS! even I daren't type it now!!!)
Are these facts out there amongst these trendy media vehicles or are these potential fans scared to turn up at Belle Vue in case it's mandatory to wear a pointy flour sack on your head.

Pay the fine, put procedures in place to prevent a recurrence, move on.