Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:59 pm  

I was sat in row 6 of Block N2410 and saw that unfortunately, there were fights in both the first and second half of the match towards the back rows of Block N1410 below us. I don't wish to appear a rubbernecker, but did anyone else see this, or does anybody know what caused the fights? They were unfortunately quite serious, and became more violent and led to the Police becoming involved, and entering and taking a number of fans out for the rest of the match.

I went with both my Mum and Dad, and whilst my Dad came out with the usual 'not rugby fans' comment, it does make you wonder. It wasn't what you want to see especially when there were Wigan fans sat around us and we all got on well.

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:03 am  

Saw no trouble at all before during or after which is unusual because unfortunately as these event you do tend to get the minority p!$$ed up wanting to carry on.
What was sad to see was a lass on twitter afterwards slating whoever the Wigan fans were who threw bottles apparently one of which hit her mum causing her a cut head which needed treatment and she missed the game.

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:18 am  

I was above that fighting in next tier. Pish heads as usual. I hate it when people are pulled out, restrained, and some low life's still continue to throw punches at them. Looked like it started with Cas and Wigan fans, then Leeds and Wigan in second half.

Was it at Sam Platts where the worst of the fighting took place?

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:31 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I was above that fighting in next tier. Pish heads as usual. I hate it when people are pulled out, restrained, and some low life's still continue to throw punches at them. Looked like it started with Cas and Wigan fans, then Leeds and Wigan in second half.

Was it at Sam Platts where the worst of the fighting took place?

Never got into Sam Platts but there was plenty of anti Leeds chanting from there when we were stood outside.

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:02 am  

Sadly, I always find that the GF has too many overly pi**ed up fans, probably due to the kickoff time on a Saturday. (Not that any actually spoiled my day)

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:32 am  

Always happens. In 73000 people there will always be a hand full of kn0bs

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:46 am  

Slightly OT

Went to that Rugby AM doo at Victoria Warehouse

Great doo, great crowd and no trouble

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:33 am  

Saw a few bits of trouble down below us. We were in West stand looking down on it. Police took a few out and seemed to back down a few times.

It's the "All Leeds, aren't we?" lot. What a terrible chant. We were in a pub before the game (the Wetherspoons I think) and there was a lot of chanting like "Manchester, w@nk w@nk w@nk" and it did actually feel a bit more hostile than I remember! Few Wigan fans in there and they didn't seemed bothered though

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:59 pm  

Did not see any problems myself and on the whole thought the atmosphere in Manchester and around the ground was pretty good , as one poster says though with a 6pm kick off on a Saturday there are always a few that can't handle there beer

Re: Fighting in North Stand Block N1410 : Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:07 pm  

I was precisely in the bit you are on about. The last 20 minutes the 5 seats alongside me (I was at the end of the row), the seats directly in front and another 5 or 6 around me were empty - 5 or 6 at least were arrested, 5 or 6 were chucked out and probably another 5 or 6 seemed to somehow get away with it. I had the cops by me the whole second half so was sitting on the top of my seat as I couldn't see down the far end otherwise.

They were all drunks - some were chunky, meat-head type blokes maybe in their 40s and the other different groups were groups of drunk trendy guys I their 20s who were thinking they were all that. At least two of the fights were prompted by smart ar$e comments about each other's group that they were making to their mates which were heard and then quickly escalated.

The guys by me were mainly Saints fans, not sure about the other two groups of younger lads. Was ridiculous...