whatareyoulookingat
24 Jan 2009, 03:50 PM
Seems a bit OTT to me.
Hull City triumphed against Millwall in a very dull game however in a sad sad turn of events, the game will be remembered for the day the KC stadium first saw police horses inside the stadium.
Police struggled to control Millwall`s hooligans and the end of each half police horses were required to enter the ground for the first time in the grounds history to ensure trouble did not encroach on to the pitch.
Both sides battled hard in well fought game, goals in either half by Michael Turner and Iain Ashbee secured Hulls' progress into the last 16 in the FA cup for the first time in 20 years.
The game was littered with fouls and referee Atwood began to lose control of the game in the first half. He refused to show a card despite some dangerous lunges by the Millwall players who were struggling to cope with the skill shown by the Tigers.
Phil Brown said after the game
'I was pleased with the way we dealt with things. They made it difficult for us and with 17 fouls to our seven in the first half it was always going to be a rough and tumble afternoon but I thought we showed a thoroughly professional approach to the game.'
The Tigers boss also acknowledged his side were fortunate to escape after Marc Laird blazed over on the stroke of half-time with the game delicately poised.
'It was a bit of a turning point if I'm honest,' said Brown 'If that goes in it would have been a different game but it is a measure of how far we have come in recent years that we came through that and went on to win the game.'
Second half Tigers sub, Caleb Folan, was lucky to stay on the pitch after committing 2 bookable offences., He received a yellow card for the first tackle and was lucky not to receive a second, but referee Attwood decided to spare his blushes by given him a stern talking too.
However, after this dull match, in which Andy Dawson made his come back from injury, the main talking point will be the conduct of Millwall fans and presence of police horses in the KC Stadium.
Millwall football club should be ashamed at the conduct of hundreds of their visiting fans. Not only did they rush the East stand, they also rushed the passive West stand which required the redeployment of riot police to protect the "family stand". There was no doubt some of the Millwall 'fans' came to Hull to cause trouble. Questions are bound to be asked as to why, when the police expected trouble, were the scenes witnessed in the KC stadium allowed to happen. Many football fans were left shocked as to the scenes they witnessed.
Yes, in the past, Hull City, like all clubs saw their fair share of trouble, however this has thankfully disappeared and Hull fans are now regarded, across the country, as good fans of a brilliant club. Testament to this was the fact that the Hull fans did not Cause the Police more trouble by reacting to the Millwall fans inside the stadium.
Trouble started before the game with stewards struggling to hold back the Millwall hooligans from encroaching on the Hull fans. Riot police appeared form both ends of the North stand and tried to control the Millwall crowd, however in a scenes reminiscence from the 1980's, there were hundreds of Millwall fans who were only there to cause problems for the police and to cause a disturbance. Towards the end of the game at least 20 seats wear torn up by the Millwall fans and thrown in the direction of the Hull fans along with countless numbers of bottles and other objects.
Hull fans did their best to not react to the continuous provocation from the Millwall fans and credit should be given to them.
Millwall football club, the football Association, and Humberside Police need to look at the events today and taken tough stern action on those fans who wish to bring our beautiful game into disrepute.
"We are Millwall" chanted the away support, as if the actions of their fans were something to be proud of.
Millwall Football club has had a bad reputation for football hooliganism and a large number of their fans lived up to that reputation, in a dark day for the KC.
http://www.sportbox.tv/images/actionimages/football/2009/01/24/1232814047_spt_ai_hullvmillwall_17.jpg
http://www.sportbox.tv/images/actionimages/football/2009/01/24/1232817182_spt_ai_hullvmillwall_24.jpg
Hull City triumphed against Millwall in a very dull game however in a sad sad turn of events, the game will be remembered for the day the KC stadium first saw police horses inside the stadium.
Police struggled to control Millwall`s hooligans and the end of each half police horses were required to enter the ground for the first time in the grounds history to ensure trouble did not encroach on to the pitch.
Both sides battled hard in well fought game, goals in either half by Michael Turner and Iain Ashbee secured Hulls' progress into the last 16 in the FA cup for the first time in 20 years.
The game was littered with fouls and referee Atwood began to lose control of the game in the first half. He refused to show a card despite some dangerous lunges by the Millwall players who were struggling to cope with the skill shown by the Tigers.
Phil Brown said after the game
'I was pleased with the way we dealt with things. They made it difficult for us and with 17 fouls to our seven in the first half it was always going to be a rough and tumble afternoon but I thought we showed a thoroughly professional approach to the game.'
The Tigers boss also acknowledged his side were fortunate to escape after Marc Laird blazed over on the stroke of half-time with the game delicately poised.
'It was a bit of a turning point if I'm honest,' said Brown 'If that goes in it would have been a different game but it is a measure of how far we have come in recent years that we came through that and went on to win the game.'
Second half Tigers sub, Caleb Folan, was lucky to stay on the pitch after committing 2 bookable offences., He received a yellow card for the first tackle and was lucky not to receive a second, but referee Attwood decided to spare his blushes by given him a stern talking too.
However, after this dull match, in which Andy Dawson made his come back from injury, the main talking point will be the conduct of Millwall fans and presence of police horses in the KC Stadium.
Millwall football club should be ashamed at the conduct of hundreds of their visiting fans. Not only did they rush the East stand, they also rushed the passive West stand which required the redeployment of riot police to protect the "family stand". There was no doubt some of the Millwall 'fans' came to Hull to cause trouble. Questions are bound to be asked as to why, when the police expected trouble, were the scenes witnessed in the KC stadium allowed to happen. Many football fans were left shocked as to the scenes they witnessed.
Yes, in the past, Hull City, like all clubs saw their fair share of trouble, however this has thankfully disappeared and Hull fans are now regarded, across the country, as good fans of a brilliant club. Testament to this was the fact that the Hull fans did not Cause the Police more trouble by reacting to the Millwall fans inside the stadium.
Trouble started before the game with stewards struggling to hold back the Millwall hooligans from encroaching on the Hull fans. Riot police appeared form both ends of the North stand and tried to control the Millwall crowd, however in a scenes reminiscence from the 1980's, there were hundreds of Millwall fans who were only there to cause problems for the police and to cause a disturbance. Towards the end of the game at least 20 seats wear torn up by the Millwall fans and thrown in the direction of the Hull fans along with countless numbers of bottles and other objects.
Hull fans did their best to not react to the continuous provocation from the Millwall fans and credit should be given to them.
Millwall football club, the football Association, and Humberside Police need to look at the events today and taken tough stern action on those fans who wish to bring our beautiful game into disrepute.
"We are Millwall" chanted the away support, as if the actions of their fans were something to be proud of.
Millwall Football club has had a bad reputation for football hooliganism and a large number of their fans lived up to that reputation, in a dark day for the KC.
http://www.sportbox.tv/images/actionimages/football/2009/01/24/1232814047_spt_ai_hullvmillwall_17.jpg
http://www.sportbox.tv/images/actionimages/football/2009/01/24/1232817182_spt_ai_hullvmillwall_24.jpg