Can widnes fine the rfl for poor crowd control? after all that is what the rfl does to clubs!

You can look at all the rules and safe guards you like.
The only people at fault are those that stepped over the barrier on to the field. No one did it by accident.

The only people I would let off are the two kids I saw with their dads, one on his shoulders who were on the field. They are suffering enough by having a brainless no mark as a parent.

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I don't find any problem with a celebratory pitch invasion but doing it to goad the opposition team and supporters is just idiocy.

The consequences of fans misbehaving after a game can be fatal, I know this isn't a pitch invasion but this player was killed yesterday by a fan www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28918021 On another note, I hope there's some plans in place next year when Castleford and Widnes meet again or maybe even this year in the play offs!

The consequences of fans misbehaving after a game can be fatal, I know this isn't a pitch invasion but this player was killed yesterday by a fan www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28918021 On another note, I hope there's some plans in place next year when Castleford and Widnes meet again or maybe even this year in the play offs!

Is this a serious post!!!!!

Why ? Did WTW "have some plans in place" when they played Widnes this season after last years problems ?

Talking to some RL fans from the Cheshire area at the final last weekend and they recognised some of the cretins pretending to by Widnes supporters were in fact Crewe football fans.

So these people in their own time paid to travel to the game, and admission, not to mention buying various Widnes tops, not for any reason Widnes connected or rugby connected, but as Crewe fans intent on invading the pitch for a few minutes and antagonising the Castleford fans?

Might I ask why they didn't save themselves a walk, then, and just antagonise the Widnes fans instead?

Why didn't they pay to get in the Castleford end instead?

Crewe does seem to be a hotbed for football disorder if you look at the stats, though, do you know if they were amongst the massive grand total of 9 Crewe football fans arrested for football disorder in season 2013? How many times have they invaded the Crewe pitch in recent years?

Sorry, but however regular Widnes fans they may or may not be, they came to the game on the day to support Widnes and therefore on the day they were Widnes fans.

The fans are the ones who behaved themselves and the ones who were fighting, invading pitches are a bunch of troublemakers who need eradicating from the sport.

Widnes trialing a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the seats at their game on Friday night www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article/ ... ing-policy

Widnes trialing a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the seats at their game on Friday night www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article/ ... ing-policy

Quote ="mikej"Widnes trialing a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the seats at their game on Friday night www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article/ ... ing-policy'" Shame. I've never had any problems going Widnes. I think the only times this should be implemented is big games (IE finals and semis) and maybe local derbies.

Quote ="mikej"Widnes trialing a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the seats at their game on Friday night www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article/ ... ing-policy'" Shame. I've never had any problems going Widnes. I think the only times this should be implemented is big games (IE finals and semis) and maybe local derbies.

The only punishment I'd give Widnes is enforce them to provide their own stewards for any big matches they play away from home in future.

Disgusting behaviour. I saw a whole pint knocked over. Uh oh

Huge police presence at the Wire/Widnes game today, it was like being at a football match.

Bit pointless with the poor crowd for the Cheshire derby

Bit pointless with the poor crowd for the Cheshire derby

BUT...given what happened last year, given what happened at LSV, given all the talk by keyboard warriors on social media.....very heavy criticism if something did kick off and they had not prepared. Noted police rather than stewards talking to a few people both inside and outside the stadium. Maybe that presence did stop something kicking off ?

.... have cost the club potentially 20 grand :- www.totalrl.com/widnes-vikings-f ... -invasion/

.... have cost the club potentially 20 grand :- www.totalrl.com/widnes-vikings-f ... -invasion/

Quote ="Tigerade".... have cost the club potentially 20 grand :- www.totalrl.com/widnes-vikings-f ... -invasion/'" Hopefully, they'll sue the pitch invaders in order to recover the £20,000.

Quote ="Tigerade".... have cost the club potentially 20 grand :- www.totalrl.com/widnes-vikings-f ... -invasion/'" Hopefully, they'll sue the pitch invaders in order to recover the £20,000.

Have they been named or banned yet ? Everything seemed to go quiet at the end of the season.

The club are working with Halton Council to issue the bans, should have something soon.

Widnes have two options. Ban the individuals themselves or lets Cheshire police take action (if applicable) and let the courts ban them. The difference (in basic terms), club ban means police can remove from ground.....court ban means police must arrest.

Widnes should be allowed to go after these 'fans' to recover costs.

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I should think they can sue for loss of earnings.