Your suggestion that my position overseas makes me any less capable of viewing incidents on my tv screen. I was not commenting on the severity of the penalties as you seemed to think I was. But enough of this now, as I said several posts ago, I think we've been misaligned on what the other is saying and it's not worth continuing cluttering the thread.
God I’ll have to stop too as I don’t know where to start with this! I never suggested you couldn’t see things on tv. That would be ridiculous. I never thought you were commenting on the severity of the penalties and never said I did think you were. Last word Have a good day
EFL Statement... The FA, Premier League and EFL are together introducing new measures and stronger sanctions across the game to tackle the increased anti-social and criminal behaviours recently seen within football grounds and underline the importance of a safe matchday environment. The new set of actions, which will be implemented across all English football leagues from the start of Season 2022/23 and backed by the Football Supporters’ Association, will target activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects - as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour. These acts are dangerous, illegal and have severe consequences. They have no place in football, or anywhere. From the start of Season 2022/23, all identified offenders will be reported by clubs to the police and prosecution could result in a permanent criminal record, which may affect their employment and education, and could result in a prison sentence. The FA will also be enforcing a tougher charging and sanctioning policy for clubs, which will reinforce these measures . Furthermore, anyone who enters the pitch and those identified carrying or using pyrotechnics or smoke bombs will now receive an automatic club ban. These bans could also be extended to accompanying parents or guardians of children who take part in these activities. The safety of everyone attending a matchday is the game’s collective priority. We know the behaviours carried out by some fans last season do not represent the majority of supporters and they risk ruining the fantastic experience of a football match for everyone. Therefore, we are working with clubs to highlight the important role that fans, clubs, players and coaches all have to play in helping to create a safe environment. Our strong and collective approach reflects how seriously we all view this issue and the severity of the risks. Nobody should be intimidated or assaulted in their workplace. The pitch must remain safe for players, managers and match officials, just as the stands should be for supporters. To further support this action, The FA, Premier League and EFL are working with police forces, the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU), and the Crown Prosecution Service to establish a new principle for cases relating to pyrotechnics and smoke bombs, as well as entering the pitch without permission. This will mean cooperating to achieve a prosecution in these cases will become the default response of the football authorities and criminal justice system, sending a clear and unambiguous message to all who break the law. Other measures to be implemented include working with clubs to enhance search regimes and increased use of sniffer dogs at grounds. We will also be working in partnership with our clubs, players and managers, the government, broadcasters, the police and social media platforms in seeking to discourage the further growth or acceptance of these behaviours across English football. This includes working with social media platforms to establish new ways of quicker removal of fan-generated videos of illegal behaviour at football matches, including violent offences and pitch invasions. It also includes asking the Government to reform regulations to restrict the supply of pyrotechnics and smoke bombs. "We all know about the fantastic and unique role that football can play in bringing communities together," FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said: "However, the rise in anti-social behaviour that we saw in stadiums at the end of last season was entirely unacceptable and put people’s safety at risk. Together, English football has introduced new measures and stronger sanctions, for the start of the coming season, to send out a clear message that we will not tolerate this type of illegal and dangerous behaviour. Football stadiums must be a safe, inclusive and enjoyable environment for all, and it is the responsibility of everyone in the game, including governing bodies, clubs, players, coaches, and fans, to ensure that we all play our part in protecting our game and each other." Football Supporters' Association chief executive Kevin Miles continued: "We are contacted by supporters on a fairly regular basis who have been caught jumping on the pitch, or with pyro in the stands, and without exception, they regret doing it. "Whether they had positive intentions or not is irrelevant in the eyes of the law - pyro and pitch incursions are illegal, you will be prosecuted and you will be banned by your club." To support this new package of policies and actions, today marks the launch of an all-football campaign. ‘Love football. Protect the game’ will make clear the consequences of, and sanctions for, illegal and dangerous behaviour as we seek to urge fans to help us protect the game and keep everyone safe.
People these days won’t be happy until a football crowd is sitting cross legged on the floor with hands linked singing Kumbaya together.
Really? There are plenty of sporting events where the commentators and others celebrate the smoke bombs. please log in to view this image
Depends how it's put through the books, how long the contract is and whether or not the flares purchased are VAT qualifying
I’d celebrate it there too…helps you avoid watching the interminable driving round and round in circles I’d much rather look at smoke…
I don’t think they’ll do what they say. Anyone entering the pitch “will” get banned?…no they won’t… Last game of the season for promotion/ avoided relegation they’ll be lauding it as a fantastic show of emotion Hypocrites
If they're just going round and round in circles, it suggests you're at a small oval stock car circuit, or they've crashed.
Circles schmircles It’s the round and round and round but that bores me First lap & last lap are maybe ok…sometimes, but as for the rest? No thanks
There can be some very exciting bits in F1 races, though I’m not particularly a fan myself. It’s America’s version of F1 that I don’t get at all, they literally do just drive round in circles.
To be fair that is even worse …in the same way that losing both arms is worse than losing one arm and the other hand.
