Match Day Thread QPR vs Luton

So you are walking home and a group of people threaten you. You do what?
How old are you? 17?

 

Victim was 52 ffs

 

Totally crazy.

It is only a football match!

 

I'm 52 pal, and a former kickboxer. It don't mean ****. From what I've heard about the incident the victim was in a small group that was set upon by a large group of men. Others managed to escape but he wasn't as fortunate ! What do you suggest he should've done against these moronic animals ?

 

As with most of these things, we don't have the full story but my initial response to your question is, 'RUN'!
I do hope he makes a full recovery.
I also don't know how you go to sleep at night, knowing that you've made someone critically ill with potentially life changing injuries, and just doze off to sleep!

 

It is remarkable, he looked like a totally useless plodder for a good while. I just don't think he was fully fit, he unfortunately has dodgy hamstrings and they have been the bain of his time with us. In-between those injuries he makes such a huge difference for us, a key player. Let's keep everything crossed that he lasts out the rest of tge season without any more injuries as I think he's a pivotal player !

 

In a coma now ffs, it happened around 9.45 pm on Friday night and he wasn't discovered until 9 am Saturday morning ! Awful

 

Crikey. That's shocking. Hypothermia if out all night. Terrible.

 

Where does it say he wasn't found until the next morning?

 

sounds unlikely given where it was on a Friday night

 

The critically ill 52-year-old was found after the game between Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town at about 9.50pm on Friday, near the Uxbridge Road junction with Devonport Road in west London.

 

In this article it says he was discovered at 9am on Saturday morning !

 

Sky says Friday
London world says Saturday
But you can believe the media

 

26 year old arrested for attempted murder.

 

Yes. And other reports say he was found before 10pm Friday evening.

 

I think my match day experience may have some small relevance to the awful attack on the Luton Town supporter.

The match for my wife and I was spoilt by the heavy and heavy-handed police presence. With about 15 minutes to go before kick off, the road to our South Africa Road entrance was blocked off by the police and we were redirected elsewhere. We went the way we were told and the police there wouldn't let us through either and wanted us to go back to where we had just come from! The police told us they didn't know why we were being stopped and they didn't know which alternative way we should try. Instead we went back towards the Uxbridge Road to try another road up towards the ground where we joined a group of several hundred QPR fans being held up. Tempers were getting frayed and I think the police were actually making matters worse. At one point, the crowd were angrily chanting "you don't know what you're doing" and never has such a comment been more valid. We tried two more routes before finding a way in and arrived 6 minutes after kick off.

At the end of the match, we felt we ought to leave early (on 85 minutes) to avoid any trouble. Despite things being quiet, the police insisted on redirecting us into the White City Estate, completely the wrong direction to get back to our car. Obviously, as a 68-year old couple we looked more threatening than the Keystone Cops were prepared to engage with.

It may be my failing memory but I can't recall such a large and active police presence at a QPR match and I've been going since the 1960's. I thought we had left behind this sort of experience back in those days. If the police anticipate trouble and want to plan their response, I would expect them, at a minimum, to decide which roads to block and which alternative way to direct home fans. Well, they got that 50% right and it's a sad reflection on their competence.

 

I'm glad I stayed in the pub now!

 

Lads as there's now been a charge for the alleged assault on Friday can we now desist from making any further comment about the situation in case anything is posted that could potentially prejudice the eventual trial and hinder due process.........

This is not censorship in any shape or form, it's just a request that we are sensible and appreciate that somethings have to be adhered too........

If anything is posted or a new thread started on the subject then it will be deleted......

Cheers