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http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/oct/21/flares-stadiums-tottenham-aston-villa
The pertinent paragraph...
Thirty seconds or so later, the first wave of police came into the crowd, guided by Spurs fans and stewards to the area from which the flare appeared to have been thrown. Some minutes later, the first fan was escorted from the ground. I'd noticed him before kick-off, scattering torn-up scraps of newspaper into the air from a plastic bag. It had seemed mindless, but nobody had thought it a big deal then. Now it was enough to get him kicked out of the ground. Several Spurs fans swore at him as he was led out. "You've given us all a bad name," one shouted. He protested that he had only ever been throwing paper.
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The pertinent paragraph...
Thirty seconds or so later, the first wave of police came into the crowd, guided by Spurs fans and stewards to the area from which the flare appeared to have been thrown. Some minutes later, the first fan was escorted from the ground. I'd noticed him before kick-off, scattering torn-up scraps of newspaper into the air from a plastic bag. It had seemed mindless, but nobody had thought it a big deal then. Now it was enough to get him kicked out of the ground. Several Spurs fans swore at him as he was led out. "You've given us all a bad name," one shouted. He protested that he had only ever been throwing paper.
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1882
I'm looking at you...
FUNNY!!!The pertinent paragraph...
Thirty seconds or so later, the first wave of police came into the crowd, guided by Spurs fans and stewards to the area from which the flare appeared to have been thrown. Some minutes later, the first fan was escorted from the ground. I'd noticed him before kick-off, scattering torn-up scraps of newspaper into the air from a plastic bag. It had seemed mindless, but nobody had thought it a big deal then. Now it was enough to get him kicked out of the ground. Several Spurs fans swore at him as he was led out. "You've given us all a bad name," one shouted. He protested that he had only ever been throwing paper.
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Fookin' hell!!! What's the world coming to? I guess the argument of it now being a fire hazard shouldn't hold too much sway, 'cos the smoke bomb/flare shouldn't be in there in the first place!
Besides, it wasn't me, I'd never leave it to the last minute, as I always come pre-shredded... !!!
Honestly, where can a grown man go nowadays if he wants to throw torn-up newspaper into the air??
A Villa fan who I mutually follow on Twitter (who I think might have issues with a closet admiration for Spurs) made an interesting semi-defence of our visiting support on Sunday evening.
He had a right old pop at a large number of Villa supporters who'd sweepingly accused all of us there on Sunday as being trouble makers - telling them that they were all hypocrites and that people in glass Villa's shouldn't throw 50p's and cited this incident from a few of seasons back...
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...arry-Redknapp-coin-hooligan-article36765.html
He had a right old pop at a large number of Villa supporters who'd sweepingly accused all of us there on Sunday as being trouble makers - telling them that they were all hypocrites and that people in glass Villa's shouldn't throw 50p's and cited this incident from a few of seasons back...
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...arry-Redknapp-coin-hooligan-article36765.html