I went for a pee while the stopage was on and the anouncement in the toilet was clear that all fans should evacuate on to the pitch. I asked a steward if that was the case but even he wasn't sure so I could understand the confusion. However, again I am not naive enough to think that some of hour loons would 't have been looking for trouble.

As a neutral stood in the Fev end last October , I didn't notice any Fax fans taunting anybody , unless you consider

, as ' taunting ' ? , I did however see quite a number of non colour wearing Fev ' fans ' charge down to the front of the stand being very aggressive and actually trying to get over the barriers , it was plain to anybody that the Fax fans had been told to enter the playing area , as for the scuffle at the opposite end , that was more to do with stewards telling fans to sit down , rather than anything else

I obviously cannot comment on any events when Fax visited PO road this year , however I did witness the disruption against Leigh , to my mind that was a combination of an emotional finish to the game and some stupid behaviour on both sides , which when fueled by a long days drinking escalated , but was then further ignited by one or two idiots , not to mention the ' golf ball ' crew waiting outside

There is a problem at Fev , just as most clubs have , but it seems Fevs is more to the fore at the moment , and I don't think it will just go away without some positive action by the club to stop it

You must have been blinded by all that smoke if you did not see some fax fans come over to the Fev end when they were told to go on the pitch.

As for positive steps by the club we tried that the last time Fax visited us by arranging a safe journey in and away from the ground. However this was blasted by the Fax fans on this forum.

as already stated, its on video and about 3-5 fax fans came too close to the fev stand and waved to provoke them.

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Why should Featherstone have to arrange a safe journey in and away from the ground.

Is it just for Halifax or do you have to do it for every visiting team.

I can think of no other ground I have ever visited (for Rugby League) where "a safe journey in and away from the ground" has ever been in doubt.





Incidentally, I will be there. I would like to park in the club car park, i.e not be segregated, I will have a couple of beers in the upstairs bar and I will stand behind the posts in both halves. If and when I am abused by Featherstone supporters I will ignore it. (as I did at the Championship game) I would like to leave by whatever exit I like and return to my car peaceably. Not asking too much I hope.

See you there.

I assume you were stood up with the Fev fans , so only as blinded as you

To tell the truth segregating the fans and their vehicles isn't the answer , it is integration before , during and after the match by the likes of your good self and the many good decent Fev fans that we need , we are watching RL at Post Office Road , not football at Elland Road , although personally I think that is part of the problem

I have always enjoyed my visits to Featherstone and want them to continue just as I am sure your club wants and needs away support to attend

How is it overstepping the mark PAL
it is a typical case of double standards the same double standards that s the majority of us right off. You are assuming the attacker was a Fev fan with good reason but there is no proof otherwise there would of been a conviction. But we are slated for assuming with good reason the fire starter was a Fax fan.
Incidently the law of the land sees arson as just as serious an offence as assault, thats not me saying it either its the law of the land

You'd think by reading some of these posts that everything was calm at the Final before the stand evacuation. What tosh!! The stewards and police were already very busy in the Fev stand prior to our game even kicking off - no sign of activity though in the Fax stand behind the posts. And as for fax fans taunting as they went onto the pitch, yes there were some waving and I am sure gesturing, but as soon as the Fax fans started to evacuate there had already been a surge of Fev fans down the steps ready to confront them, not just one or two.

I also have friends that were let into a pub via the back door once the landlord was happy they were fax fans, as he'd had had to shut up due to the aggressive behaviour of the Fev fans.

Sorry, but I have been watching HRLFC for almost 40 years now, and during that time there have been 3 or 4 intimidating grounds, where you would hide your scarf approaching the ground etc. - Fev was always one of them - and I'm afraid still is.

Nobody is saying all the fans are like this, but if others are happy to condone or ignore then no wonder Fevs fans are often tarnished by other supporters.

I must of imagined all the stewards dragging Fax fans out of the stand in the 2nd half, but i guess it was just Fax banter want it.

yes because they refused to sit in the seating when they payed to stand i beleive

Yes, just a bit of banter want it