Oh dear.

Because turning a blind eye to the issue of alcohol for the sake of the majority is working so well. We are not going to solve these problems by pussy footing around.

And who on earth (apart from braindead hooligans) think smoke bombs and flares are a good idea?

Hull FC fans thought smokebombs were a good idea last Friday.

Neither of these things happened but I guess it makes your fans sound not so bad.

The media have blown it totally out of proportion and sadly the image of Sau grappling the fan make things look a hundred times worse, making him look like the aggressor in the situation.

I'm not denying we at Widnes don't have our share of numpties, a few received bans after the Cas semi final, it's how the decent fans react to the situation.

Without wanting to drag up an old issue, I have no idea how anyone can deny that the Widnes fans didn't assault the Castleford mascot and make an effort to fight with the Castleford fans. On this occasion Widnes "fans" marched from one end of the pitch to the other, goading the Castleford fans clearly inciting violence. Thank god not a single Cas fan reacted (we have our share of idiots but they must have been on holiday that day), and the behaviour of Cas fans in the face of such provocation was praised by both the RFL and the Widnes club itself. Indeed, some of the Castleford players and some stewards needed to physically restrain some of the hooligans from entering the Castleford stand.
Video footage also clearly shows the Castleford mascot being attacked.
The incident at Salford was minor compared to the behaviour at the end of that game. Widnes did not suffer a points deduction, so Salford should be in no danger of this.

Did I not mention braindead hooligans?

That day Widnes should've been banned from the following Challlenge Cup. The fact that they weren't and then awarded with club of the year bodes well for Salford in terms of being punished.

The irony that a Rovers fan keeps bringing up smoke bombs.

Did you forget about the bans you had to give out at Warrington in 2013https://www.superleaguefans.com/forum/thread-13736.htmlrl


Or the one in the Good Friday derby in 2013?
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Or the friendly in 2013?
rlhttps://twitter.com/stevenpidd/status/293421925101887489rl

And the friendly the following year?
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[i"...and the Dobbins fraternity for the idiots who let a off a red smoke bomb during the second half!"[/i

Even a report from Wembley that one went offhttps://twitter.com/jack_haley97/status/627914902326349824rl

It became a running joke about Hull KR and smoke bombs. I'd probably wind your neck in if I were you.

Chomp

I would be interested to know what did happen to the Widnes numpties who invaded the field at the semi.
"A few" banned really isn't enough.....depending on how many the few is. Certainly the guys attacking the mascot should have faced criminal procedures and should be banned from rugby league if that is possible. I'd say any that were at the Cas end rather than just meandering on the field should be banned too.
The rest should just be warned as a general communication from the club.

As for the Salford idiots. Again, they are so clearly visible on the photos, it shouldn't be hard to identify them. And ban them.
The players I'm happy were just defending innocent people.

Who do you ban though? Surely not every visible face in the pictures/videos? I know a few of the lads that have been pictured and they were doing their best to pull people away and calm the situation down. It isn't fair that they should be tarred with the same brush of the one or two who actually caused the trouble.