[Official Site] CLUB STATEMENT: ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

CLUB STATEMENT: ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
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Barnsley FC publicly condemns the anti-social acts of violence that club employees faced at Oakwell both, during and after Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against AFC Bournemouth.

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If you need help identifying those involved in antisocial behaviour I would recommend speaking to the Conway Out Facebook group. A spokesperson for that group has stated the perpetrators of this antisocial behaviour are not members of the group. In order to make such a claim, the Conway Out Facebook group must be aware of the identities of the perpetrators. If the group were not aware they couldn't claim the perpetrators were not members of the group. I'm sure the group will be more than happy to help as we all condemn this behaviour.

 

Whilst I absolutely fully agree that the club is right to condemn the behaviour I think it says a lot that they've rushed that out very quickly but couldn't be arsed to give any updates on the vouchers for about 10 months.

 

I think this is more important, under any criteria I can think of.

 

Weird.

 

Looking at that statement, it looks like they have got us a new flag.

 

Fully agree these aren't protests they are the acts of criminals.

 

Did you not see his response to me questioning that on there Jay?

He basically said they can’t be anything to do with the group because the group only advocates peaceful lawful protest and so they’d be going against their values if it was them! Then he said he’d ban them if they were in the group.

Me: “Luke there is absolutely no way that you know that those who ripped the seat out or who rampaged through Beth’s office are not among the 1600+ on here.

You just can’t know that - the names haven’t been made public for a start.

You can personally step back from their actions and confirm you don’t condone them - but to say they have nothing to do with this page is disingenuous at best as you can’t actually know that with any level of certainty.”

Luke Goddard “Chris 'Troffer' Jenkins Hi Chris, sorry if I didn't explain myself properly I did mean on a personal level yes but also the group that are behind the scenes.

Of course I wouldn't know every single one of them cos there's a lot in the group. If they are named and found to be a member of the group they will be promptly banned from it immediately as they're intentions have nothing to do with what our group was started for. Transition of ownership through peaceful protests rather than what took place yesterday at the end of the game and the box office

Sorry if I didn't explain properly”

He backtracked rather quickly

 

I agree it is but I think it shows they CAN rush statements out when they want to that's my point. It's not one or the other for me

 

I still don't get where these so called fans came from just before half time and appeared outside the stadium pissed up

 

The group behind the scenes
The who use fake names presumably

 

Apart from that

To wait until just before half time and then come to the ground and head straight into the office area is just plain weird and pretty scary really

 

There was some activity in the Ponte and onto the concourse prior to half time*. I wouldn’t be surprised if some fans had been ejected for starting trouble inside the ground and then attacked the office.

*no idea what went off but from the East Upper it was obvious that a load of stewards rushed across the Ponte and disappeared onto the concourse.

 

Is it? I assumed it was just one of the many offices behind the reception area

 

Yes I did see that. It looked like fighting between a small group of fans in one of the gangways and then stewards all ran in and chased them under the stand but I only had a quick look so could be wrong.

I did wonder if that's what had happened but surely we wouldn't just kick them out and that's it?