The perpetrators were committing a criminal offence. Just requires the police to review the evidence and make some arrests. Seems a pretty simple solution really.



As for preventative measures, I'm not entirely sure you can blame the Widnes club. As has been said, all clubs have a select group of morons - in any large group of people you will have some morons, that's just life. The question is, how do you prevent morons from committing criminal acts?



I'd suggest visible police presence is the main thing. I've been at other sporting events where a significant, visible police presence will make itself apparent towards the end of the event. That didn't happen yesterday - the stewards stood around being threatened. They need serious backup, especially at emotive games like a semi-final, and more so when alcohol is involved - as every single video shot of those Widnes fans showed it was yesterday.



So fwiw, I think the RFL need to learn some valuable lessons here and start working closer with organisations who know how to police a big crowd to prevent things like this happening. Education needs to be better in ensuring fans know that if they break the law, they will get a criminal record. Most importantly, those people who do break the law, whether it's encroaching on the pitch or assaulting a mascot, need to be sat in front of a judge.



I'm not convinced on what punishing the Widnes club will achieve, it'll only punish the people who are ashamed of what happened yesterday, not the ones who perpetrated it.

Have they been named or banned yet ? Everything seemed to go quiet at the end of the season.

Quote ="Tigerade"Have they been named or banned yet ? Everything seemed to go quiet at the end of the ">season.'" The club are working with Halton Council to issue the bans, should have something soon.

Quote ="Tigerade"Have they been named or banned yet ? Everything seemed to go quiet at the end of the ">season.'" The club are working with Halton Council to issue the bans, should have something soon.

Quote ="-VIKINGMAN-"The club are working with Halton Council to issue the bans, should have something ">soon.'" Widnes have two options. Ban the individuals themselves or lets Cheshire police take action (if applicable) and let the courts ban them. The difference (in basic terms), club ban means police can remove from ground.....court ban means police must arrest.

Quote ="-VIKINGMAN-"The club are working with Halton Council to issue the bans, should have something ">soon.'" Widnes have two options. Ban the individuals themselves or lets Cheshire police take action (if applicable) and let the courts ban them. The difference (in basic terms), club ban means police can remove from ground.....court ban means police must arrest.

Widnes should be allowed to go after these 'fans' to recover costs.

Quote ="Wire Yed"Widnes should be allowed to go after these 'fans' to recover ">costs.'" What can I claim for? You can receive compensation for a number of things, including: personal injury; pain and suffering; loss, damage or injury caused by a stolen vehicle; theft of, or damage to, property; losses incurred as a result of a fraud; [size=150loss of earnings or business profits;[/size medical expenses; travelling expenses I should think they can sue for loss of earnings.

Quote ="Wire Yed"Widnes should be allowed to go after these 'fans' to recover ">costs.'" What can I claim for? You can receive compensation for a number of things, including: personal injury; pain and suffering; loss, damage or injury caused by a stolen vehicle; theft of, or damage to, property; losses incurred as a result of a fraud; [size=150loss of earnings or business profits;[/size medical expenses; travelling expenses I should think they can sue for loss of earnings.