I think sports which attract large numbers of fans are just a microcosm of society in that there will always be an element who don't want to conform. It needs the real fans to have the balls to name these louts to the authorities but it seems that people would rather just tut tut and walk away from the problem. Despite what all fans of other clubs say neither Rovers nor Hull are the only clubs suffering from this problem.

Look, I think it's a shame that you don't feel you can take your son to the rugby any more but your making some massive assumptions and sweeping statements about me, someone you've never met!

I made a light hearted comment.

In the past I have emailed the club informing them of trouble I have personally witnessed and demanding action of them.

What have you done to try and eradicate this problem other than whining on here like an old tart?

As someone has already stated, it was much worse in years gone by.
Anyone on these board old enought to remember, will have memories of the brawls that often happened at certain Rugby league grounds, both inside and out during the seventies and eighties, mind you, i cannot remember fans of the same club ever fighting among themselves, that realy is ridicolous.


Some of the worst clubs for trouble as i recall during those periods, were Warrington where some of their fans would wait for you just inside the ground as you walked in and then attack you, there was also quite often trouble at Salford, Widness, Featherstone and at Leigh with brawling on the terraces during the game when we won the championship and took the trophy in 83/84 i believe.
Even Rochdale got in on the act on one occasion in the early eighties, when several windows of the coach we were travelling on were smashed and two of our fans had to be taken to the local Hospital after been knocked unconscious with bricks thrown by local youths, so all in all, although you do get a few nuggets who unfortunately cant hold their ale and cause trouble at games, they are in a very small minority these days imo.

The fact that the vast majority of fans these days are well behaved and have a good time, should not be overlooked, these few trouble makers do need weeding out and banning if necessary but lets not start to blow everything out of proportion.

Had the misfortune to get caught in some of that in the ground at Catalans last year, so you're not alone on that score.

Not too sure on that, we have never played Leigh at home in a play off game. Apart from Haven, the only other trouble at home I can recall was Siddal in the CC (and of course the derby in 2007). I've had bother at Hilton Park a few times, including an ugly confrontation over on the Asda carpark last time we visited in 2006.

Most clubs have nutters, I think Rovers have more than their fair share unfortunately and their psychotic tendancies come out when beer is involved.

Just found this, thought you'd want it back.

I remember an afternoon at Hilton park in 1997. Plate semi final. After the
match was beyond them alot of the Leigh fans kicked off. They ripped apart a metal fence concreted into the floor and got showered with bottles of urine. And then started scrapping with Rovers fans outside and inside the ground. Scary day was that.

For the record, I'm not Frank Gallagher.

Aye, i remember that, the Leigh fans were trying to pull down a metal fence that seperated them from a section of Rovers fans by pulling it backwards and forwards, the stewards were at a loss to do much about it, i remember walking out the ground and seeing a brick hurtling towards me but hitting a young coloured police officer who was walking just in front of me, in the chest.
I think that was the same day when i witnessed police, charging into some leigh fans and giving them what for with those long battons they used to carry.

Truncheons?