Pitch invasion challenge video

[fatpiranha]

Training German Shepherds to distinguish between pick invaders and footballers could be tricky. I do not want to see half the squad on physio room suffering from canine inflicted bite wounds, and Lord knows what UEFA would do to us if the mutt took out the ref...

Not really that diffficult. Alsatians have an IQ of about 70 in human terms. That's not that far short of the average for professional footballers (citation needed). Police dogs don't attack random members of the public & sheepdogs don't round up passing hikers.

Besides the main use is as a deterrent. You can keep a highly trained Alsatian to deal with actual pitch invaders, but as part of the pre-match entertainment have a couple of pit bulls worrying the groin of a dummy in an Arsenal shirt. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure .

 

[penfold_99]

Well these puppets will now be dragged before the courts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30275595

 

[OneHotspur1988]

They are likely to get fined, nothing like the amount that UEFA are going to fine us though.

 

[SlunkSoma]

They are likely to get fined, nothing like the amount that UEFA are going to fine us though.

Hoping they get fined both as 'fans' invading the pitch, as well as a corporate entity.

 

[penfold_99]

They are likely to get fined, nothing like the amount that UEFA are going to fine us though.

The courts can only fine them up to a £1000. The last time someone invaded our pitch they got fined £315 and crowd sourced the funds to pay it.

 

[sim0n]

They are likely to get fined, nothing like the amount that UEFA are going to fine us though.

maybe they can up the punishment on the 18th?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/3-men-charged-over-tottenham-pitch-invasion-133104050--sow.html?

 

[225]

Magistrates today for those 3 'pranksters', I believe....

Would like to see them, as a minimum, repay the club for the £11,400 fine (or whatever it was) and be made to donate the rest of whatever money they get from the video to a worthy cause. One relating to Heysel/Hillsborough/similar would be appropriate.

 

[penfold_99]

Well they got off lightly £155 fine and 3 year football banning order.

BBC Reports - http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30543108

This is a peach of a quote

Defence lawyer Altaf Mohammed said the trio were handing out headphones to crowds outside the match as part of a promotion.

They were given tickets to the game and made a spur-of-the-moment decision to storm the pitch.

"They were basically doing voluntary work - it's only once they entered the stadium that they decided to do what they did," he said.

Was the CPS bod asleep/drunk or just not there? It was premeditated as per the bloody YOUTUBE video the muppets posted before hand!

The lawyer has just perjured himself if that quote is what he said in court!

This is just round one, wait til the THFC lawyers file a civil case and tear them a new one!

 

[beats1]

Well they got off lightly £155 fine and 3 year football banning order.

BBC Reports - http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30543108

This is a peach of a quote


Was the CPS bod asleep/drunk or just not there? It was premeditated as per the bloody YOUTUBE video the muppets posted before hand!

The lawyer has just perjured himself if that quote is what he said in court!

This is just round one, wait til the THFC lawyers file a civil case and tear them a new one!

That quote could really hurt them in a civil case

 

[SpursManChris]

This steward thought it was hilarious and was sad that it all came to an end.