: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:16 pm  

GraftonRed wrote:

This will pale into insignificance if what people are predicting for the hull derby happens.

War ?

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:41 pm  

Nev0807 wrote:

Elima and a few others started making gestures to the crowd as the hooter went. That's when the bottles started. Obviously emotions were high but that was very unprofessional and uncalled for.

no no no and no, there were at least 3 bottles thrown before the Catalan players reacted.

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:15 pm  

From where I was stood Elima was clapping the Cas fans, not in a provocative way, and as usual some idiot Cas fans decided to throw a few bottles. Then even more bottles came, they weren't just coming from 2 or 3 people. It's similar to when we lost at Rochdale and people were trying to get at Bobbie Goulding. I don't know why some Cas fans can't control themselves, just a bunch of idiots and it's about time they were banned.

How people can try and defend Castleford by saying the players shouldn't "provoke" is beyond me. All through the match I heard people shouting insults at Catalans players, then one of them supposedly responds at the end of the game (although not in my eyes) and Cas fans can't take it. It reminds me of when football fans used to go to the police and report players like Gary Neville, David Ginola etc for kissing the badge when they scored, despite those same fans dishing out abuse to those same players throughout the match.

Sadly I think it's yet another reason for RW to push for us to have an all seater stadium. Cheers idiots.

Oh and Sky Sports reports RFL will study the match report before deciding what punishment to hand out. Cheers again idiots.

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:43 pm  

I felt bad enough about the scoreline and then the idiots started launching crap at the pitch and I felt nothing but shame. There were 1 or 2 items thrown towards Ian Smith as the hooter went and then when Elima started mocking the fans that's when the rest started.

Again, to echo what other people have said, there is NO excuse for throwing things onto the pitch whatsoever and I hope these morons are found and banned because they don't deserve to be associated with the club. Yes the Catalans players were less than professional in victory but that doesn't justify throwing missiles at the field. We should rightly be punished for it.

Myself and some others around me were covered in beer that had been thrown from the back of the stand. Too many mindless idiots are standing on our terraces these days, a lot of them appear to be young kids with no real interest in the game unless we're winning but what disappoints me the most is that a lot of them are grown men who should know better.

As for the steward incident, I noticed an older looking steward throw a bottle towards the crowd as if he was passing it to someone at the front (which seemed strange) and then from there it kicked off with some guy attempting to get onto the field. The steward was then moved away from the incident.

What disappoints me is that we've always had a good reputation as fans from other clubs, but some idiots are insistent on tarnishing that reputation. It's about time the club started monitoring the fans and doing something about their behaviour.

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:46 pm  

Legionited wrote:

Myself and some others around me were covered in beer that had been thrown from the back of the stand. Too many mindless idiots are standing on our terraces these days, a lot of them appear to be young kids with no real interest in the game unless we're winning but what disappoints me the most is that a lot of them are grown men who should know better.

Sounds like the lot that just go to get drunk, cause bother and throw up that get complained about to the club after every home game

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:33 pm  

From where I was stood Elima was clapping the Cas fans, not in a provocative way

I can assure you Hightown tiger Elima was not clapping his hands although they were moving

I was infront of him and him and his team mates were totally unprofessional and inflamed the situation.

We need to ban anyone who threw anything onto the pitch, but we most certainly need action to be taken against the players who should have walked away and not stood at the weldon road end taunting people

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:53 pm  

He was clapping and laughing and clearly mocking the fans, I didn't see any other gestures.

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:58 pm  

Nev0807 wrote:

Elima and a few others started making gestures to the crowd as the hooter went. That's when the bottles started. Obviously emotions were high but that was very unprofessional and uncalled for.

So fans can shout obsenities at players all game long yet the players can't respond in kind when they feel it nessesary?

Is that what you are saying?

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:59 pm  

invmatt wrote:

If the Cats didn't taunt the crowd the bottles would have never been thrown. They're the professionals and should know better.

Absoulte nonsense.

: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:22 pm  

When we played whitehaven in the grandfinal tommy haughey kissed his badge infront of the whitehaven fans. Steve Ganson immediately pulled him over and told him that he had a responsibility with regards to public order, and he shouldn't do anything which could incite a reaction from the fans.

It is an offence to use words or actions which could result in loss of public order.

Of course the idiots who threw the bottles need banning from the ground but the players escalated the issue.