No , but the horses in it would kick it out

I have the utmost sympathy , most clubs can end up attracting ' numptys ' with a bit of success , hope it and they can get it sorted

Without having multiple camera angles and video from different sources it is impossible to say how serious this incident was or how many involved so comments about it being blown out of oroportion etc are ridiculous

The big issue is how this actually looks.

For a game that prides itself on
being a family game
female friendly
good links with players and fans
looking good on TV
needing good publicity
this is an absolute disaster.

Whilst the 50 or 100 people on here might try to put it in it's context this is irrelevant

IT is all over the BBC, Guardian, Dai;ly mail, sun internet, twitter etc

What hundreds of thousands will see is morons fighting, women and kids being scared and hurt, players fighting in the crowd

unfortunarely this means that the RFL will have to make an example of the players the fans and the club.

Anything less will be picked up on as weakness and not sending the right message.

I feel very sorry for the players because they responded in the way that anyone in their position would and i actually applaud what they did in the same way that i did with eric cantona but they will have to be punished to set an example.

I hope the editors of 'Horse and Hound' magazine are aware of the fact that horses don't like dogs

I think you'll find that the 'Horses' in the stable will do whatever they can to kick out the 'dogs' and stop them from ever coming into the stable again.

I don't quite see who was in danger when Eric Cantona kung fu kicked a spectator shouting abuse at him?

I can't see anything happening to the players to be honest. It would cause outrage if a player is fined or banned for protecting their family... Unless their family were being provocative, which I haven't heard any reports of.

The only way RL can get lead story on the BBC Sport website, a few idiots fighting, nice.

There are a number of one off visitors in those photos... Just have to believe me on this one. This is a new problem not an old one rearing it's head again.

You think the Daily Mail [idoesn't[/i have an agenda? The Daily Mail?

I'm not saying you're right or wrong but these idiots have put a stain on your club that will stick for a while. The RFL have to do something and that will be in the form of a fine / sanctions for the club. If the RFL say there is nothing we can do, these weren't RL fans then they will look more incompetent than they usually do.

It was a rugby league match, inside the stadium, involving people who had attached themselves to Salford, be it for the day or lifelong fans.

It's a disgusting sh|thouse purveyor of hate, racism and aggression. And sadly is only slightly worse than the other billionaire-owned newspapers and media.

It's made the main radio 1 news item.

Front page of BBC News website now as well.

Read your own post and mine again- point bloody proved. Talk about the actual incident for ****'s sake

Great. Well done those drunk losers. Whole sport's image battered again because a few brain-dead blowhards can't hold their drink.

I know I'm in a minority on this, but I'd support an alcohol ban in all stadium on match days, and also allow the exclusion of any fans believed to have had a few too many prior to a match.

I don't blame the players at all. I do hope there's a way we can get the culprits arrested, charged, and banged up (as well as obviously being banned from any form of rugby league, professional or amateur, for life).