Severe Crowd trouble at Tamworth

I've just registered Soho into the Angel team for next year, real ale, pork scratchings free to the winning team he'll love it especially when he has to tape his boots on
 
Weller said:
I've just registered Soho into the Angel team for next year, real ale, pork scratchings free to the winning team he'll love it especially when he has to tape his boots on
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Wouldn’t it be great to see Soho in the middle of the scrum outside William hills 😂
 
Feckit said:
Their is a video on Twitter of a big battle outside a William Hill bookies in Atherstone at the end of the annual Shrove Tuesday melee, good old fashioned punch up (boots an all) with nobody able to move in any direction due to the volume of people, being egged on by the crowd as well…
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That wasn’t fighting, they were defending the ball in the last few minutes. Team with the ball when the hooter blows has won.
 
kpbw said:
I was there dear reader. The first time I've ever been to game abandoned because of crowd trouble. It all kicked off in the second half when Tamuff scored their second goal. Boro fans started the aggro by throwing flares and plastic bottles at the group of about a hundred home fans nearest them but these were then returned in spades. The referee had to stop the match because the flares were obscuring the view of the pitch (as in the photo above) as the missile throwing exchange carried on for at least 15 minutes. There wasn't a member of the local constabulary in sight and the stewarding(half a dozen or so high viz jacketed Tamworth employees (apparently Boro's offer to provide additional stewarding was turned down by the home club)) trying to deal with the situation was woefully inadequate. At one point the Tamworth fans seemed to be fighting amongst themselves and one steward appeared to get a kicking that required medical attention. The ref had taken the teams off by this point. The OB eventually arrived but all after the event.

There's absolutely no excuse for the violence and anti-social behaviour but both clubs will need to answer(fines? points deductions?replay being closed doors?) as to why there wasn't a greater security (including Police) presence for a top of the table (Tamworth were top, Boro 3rd) local derby when there's been previous between the fans before. I also heard the suggestion that people there had been on the lash at the 'Ball Game' in Dodge City (that's Atherstone to you) - certainly there were quite a few rather hard looking, well-oiled gentlemen there that I'd never seen before at Boro games.

I can happily report I spoke to Cosbyfox who is alive and well and should have some interesting photography that ought to be of interest to the investigating authorities.

An interesting night of non-league 'football'. Tamworth FC will be pissed off - they were much the better team until the abandonment.

Er... Up The Boro!!!
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Well oiled gentlemen aren’t what they used to be 👴
 
Adders said:
I weren’t tough enough at 25 mate not a chance
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Looking at that video yesterday I can well understand that. What I can't understand is how they all have a beer together afterwards, some of it looked very personal, the guy in the high vis I would imagine is on a lot of people's lists.
 
hackneyfox said:
Looking at that video yesterday I can well understand that. What I can't understand is how they all have a beer together afterwards, some of it looked very personal, the guy in the high vis I would imagine is on a lot of people's lists.
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No mate he’s really not I guarantee you they are all mates it was just a scuffle no bad injuries, all part of the game.
 
hackneyfox said:
Remind me not to get involved in a 'scuffle' in you neck of the woods. ;)
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They were just determined to win it back from Grendon who had came with such big numbers and won it last few years.
They are not thugs mostly tradesmen seen my carpet fitter, roofer, plasterer etc and they are good mates after most definitely.
The winner will take the ball round schools care homes pubs etc raising money for a chosen charity which they can pick.
Any damage gets put right it’s just part of our heritage.
It weren’t no different when the miners were playing years back used to end up in the canal back then just no camera phones.
 
Adders said:
They were just determined to win it back from Grendon who had came with such big numbers and won it last few years.
They are not thugs mostly tradesmen seen my carpet fitter, roofer, plasterer etc and they are good mates after most definitely.
The winner will take the ball round schools care homes pubs etc raising money for a chosen charity which they can pick.
Any damage gets put right it’s just part of our heritage.
It weren’t no different when the miners were playing years back used to end up in the canal back then just no camera phones.
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Can’t see many schools inviting him in…

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A letter posted by Nuneaton Boro' FC

We would like to reshare a post from Tamworth FC’s social media. A thank you to Stuart and his team. Working together to bring our communities closer for the good of football
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Please see below.
“We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Stuart Elliot, a Nuneaton Borough sponsor, who has been to the Lamb to repair the damage caused to the away end toilets on Tuesday evening. On behalf of Tamworth FC we are very grateful for this generous support from Stuart of Stuart Plumbing & Heating Supplies”.
 
mickyhoss said:
A letter posted by Nuneaton Boro' FC

We would like to reshare a post from Tamworth FC’s social media. A thank you to Stuart and his team. Working together to bring our communities closer for the good of football
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Please see below.
“We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Stuart Elliot, a Nuneaton Borough sponsor, who has been to the Lamb to repair the damage caused to the away end toilets on Tuesday evening. On behalf of Tamworth FC we are very grateful for this generous support from Stuart of Stuart Plumbing & Heating Supplies”.
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Sounds like bit of both Tamworth deny any battery’s we’re thrown like Jimmy claimed.
 
Adders said:
Blimey you’ve actually gone to the trouble to Google everyone involved to try and dig up some dirt.
The ball game committee can’t get everyone who plays.
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It was a comment under a photo of the “winner” I’ve actually cropped it as the lady who posted it posted a fair bit of vitriol about him. I’m all for defending a corner in the dying minutes/ seconds of the game but I reckon that video outside the bookies will probably tarnish the whole Spectacle this year.
 
Richardvanles said:
It was a comment under a photo of the “winner” I’ve actually cropped it as the lady who posted it posted a fair bit of vitriol about him. I’m all for defending a corner in the dying minutes/ seconds of the game but I reckon that video outside the bookies will probably tarnish the whole Spectacle this year.
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Hopefully someone will stove his head in next year if it’s true then.
Nobody gives a fuck what people think of the violence in the game if you don’t like it you don’t go least we ain’t a town that’s full of knife crime not yet anyway.
 
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