GAME ABANDONED : Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:12 pm  

Todays challenge cup game against Queens was abandoned after 62 minutes due to fighting in the Queens section of the crowd the score when the teams left the field of play was Dons16pts Queens12pts the Queens team were down to 12 players as they had a player in the sin bin

[Jemmo]

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:34 pm  

Someone at the Keepmoat needs a right kicking for this...the Stewards were redundant all game and if they'd nipped the obvious drunks in bud earloy doors it wouldn't have escalated this far

I am also lead to believe it was a supporters call that was needed for the police to arrive as the stewards thought their presence would only inflame the situation.

Absolutely embarassed for the game about the whole thing

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:39 pm  

I was told that it was a supporters call that told the police to come.
The Keepmoat didn't do a thing.

Also, with the Little lad sat on the front row, when one of their fans came down to 'have a go' at him. No on seemed to know how to handle it.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:43 pm  

The Queens 'fan' who chased him was in handcuffs ouside the Stadum.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:51 pm  

This could and imo should result in both teams getting banned from the comp.
Them for the crowd trouble,and us for our under policeing of the incident

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:54 pm  

why should we get banned at the end of the day we were there to watch a good game of rugby like we always do the few k@%b's were there for a fight why should the club be to blame

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:01 pm  

DonnyK wrote:

why should we get banned at the end of the day we were there to watch a good game of rugby like we always do the few k@%b's were there for a fight why should the club be to blame

Because we took that game on saying we could police it correctly and it was plain to see from the k.o that our stewards were either not up to or not trained enough to do this job

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:05 pm  

DonnyPlumber wrote:

This could and imo should result in both teams getting banned from the comp.
Them for the crowd trouble,and us for our under policeing of the incident

Surely it's not the Dons fault that the Keepomoat security failed..

I have never seen such disgusting behaviour from fans at a Rugby League match before the whole thing was a farce from start to finish..

The stewards obviously could not cope.. They allowed their fans to stand up at the front, bang on the advertizing boards, smoke, throw beer around and intimidate people... It was obvious that they were gonna kick off at some point.. So why was it left till the second half before the police were involved??

God only knows how they cope with a 15,000 sell out football match..

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:05 pm  

DonnyPlumber wrote:

This could and imo should result in both teams getting banned from the comp.
Them for the crowd trouble,and us for our under policeing of the incident

Why should the Dons suffer financially for people of low intellect who drink and drink and then go looking for arguments and fights. The stewarding is what it is. In my view a certain section where spoiling for that trouble and they carried it out to perfection. Not the Clubs fault and certainly not something that should we should ever have to witness at a Rugby League game. All summed up nicely when some of the Queens players game over to clap the very people who may have denied the Queens players a victory.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:11 pm  

Wilf Grimshaw wrote:

Why should the Dons suffer financially for people of low intellect who drink and drink and then go looking for arguments and fights. The stewarding is what it is. In my view a certain section where spoiling for that trouble and they carried it out to perfection. Not the Clubs fault and certainly not something that should we should ever have to witness at a Rugby League game. All summed up nicely when some of the Queens players game over to clap the very people who may have denied the Queens players a victory.

Yes agreed. the announcer had to tell them twice to go back into the changing rooms,, in my eyes that makes the team as bad as their supporters... They should be banned from ever playing again...