Upgdate regarding policing at BAFC

[DaveC]

Lots of people including fans, players, managers and officials swear at matches, I've heard them all do it. Does that mean they could be banned too? The law of the land applies to us all does it not?

Andy is a good lad, a passionate fan. I feel this ban is very wrong indeed!

[Ste Story]

Interesting that the club are happy to ban a person for a public order conviction but equally happy to employ a steward who has a been sacked for theft and subsequently a theft conviction from the courts...

Double standards indeed. It's the result of an absolutely appalling and blatantly obvious personal vendetta by two policemen in particular & way exceeding both the requirements of the club and of the police in policing Barrow matches.

The ban is beyond unnecessary, the whole way the police went about it is disgusting and it's frustrating as hell to know they can do what and who they want and get away with it no questions asked...

[Adam29]

It is very wrong and as al said if the pitch invasion was ok why did the stewards try to take the crutches off a lad to stop him.

Im waiting with baited breath for our local saftey officer to update us on this.

Absolute joke of a ruling

[boyliegladbach]

I know of at least one fan who roams the terraces every week who's been sent down for dealing heroine twice.
Nice lad. Always supported the football.

Any worse???

[John Very Little]

Interesting that the club are happy to ban a person for a public order conviction but equally happy to employ a steward who has a been sacked for theft and subsequently a theft conviction from the courts...

Double standards indeed. It's the result of an absolutely appalling and blatantly obvious personal vendetta by two policemen in particular & way exceeding both the requirements of the club and of the police in policing Barrow matches.

The ban is beyond unnecessary, the whole way the police went about it is disgusting and it's frustrating as hell to know they can do what and who they want and get away with it no questions asked...

+1

[Down The Park]

How sad and ridiculous this is. I heard a Barrow player sw*ear at today's game showing a bit of passion and all that. Ban him?

[boyliegladbach]

Can't wait to see every player that swears near a steward or police next season get banned
Whole thing is a stitch up. They wanted there man and got him.
Like I said earlier, I was stood next to him, the swearing was not at the policeman.

[Steeley]

So the club cant do much. Is there any way both the fans and club can combine to approach a member of the police? One that may actually be reasonable? If they are saying they will ban someone if the club un-bans them, surely thats not morally right, and more of a threat?

Swearing isnt illegal. Invading a football pitch is.

[Thelandlord]

Get 500 fans that have sworn at a match to all turn up at Barrow police station to hand themselves in. Don't leave till they have processed everyone, would soon sort it out.

[Kieran]

Interesting that the club are happy to ban a person for a public order conviction but equally happy to employ a steward who has a been sacked for theft and subsequently a theft conviction from the courts...

Double standards indeed. It's the result of an absolutely appalling and blatantly obvious personal vendetta by two policemen in particular & way exceeding both the requirements of the club and of the police in policing Barrow matches.

The ban is beyond unnecessary, the whole way the police went about it is disgusting and it's frustrating as hell to know they can do what and who they want and get away with it no questions asked...

Sums up my thoughts too.

Its a ridiculous situation, but sadly not at all surprising. That the Police can put someone in front of a court, paint a picture that is wildly inaccurate and still know with pretty much 100% certainty that they're going to get a conviction is also rather worrying.

[Lancaster Branch]

If you don't like it, go to the rugby. Jamie Reid's advice, I believe. Whilst I could never go that far, I shan't darken Holker Street's door for a while.

[Moribund]

Of course he's going to be singled out - he's done this on at least 7 occasions. Given his past, it's understandable that police thought he could get out of hand. Swearing isn't the issue here.

[DaveP]

From what I've read none of this seems to be the clubs fault so why boycott?

If the club supports Andy and rescinds the ban then he will probably get a longer ban, what can the club do and why is it their fault. Just asking maybe I've misunderstood

[Bingo]

Is there anything that the club can do to put this situation right ?

It really saddens me the whole situation

[capman]

I would just like to say thanks to all who have help and who Believe me and not what has been put in the paper but a this min in time when my ban is up I do not no if I will return to the football and that is all down to are two so called law abiding police officers who can say and do as they like when in uniform