Maybe because its illegal and most fans dont want to be given a bad reputation by a minority.

I bet the smoke bomb looked wicked.

Are they actually illegal? There seems to be a grey area around these. Either way, I think people need to calm down a bit. I could understand the reaction if it was a flare, or a firework, or a big stick with a fire on the end.

That would normally be the big plume of smoke.

Is it? I thought flares and fireworks are banned due to fire hazards..I dont think a smoke bomb is a fire hazard.

In football, setting off a smoke bomb will give you a 3 year banning order from all football games.
They are not permitted in British stadia

its not a fire hazard is a health and safety one,
smoke bombs seem to be dependent on local law, some places will let you have the others wouldnt

(d) fireworks, flares, smoke powder, smoke bombs or other pyrotechnics;

I stand corrected

European teams have flares and smoke bombs in masses in stadia, with no problems. There is never any trouble surrounding them is their?

And I know European H.a.S is lot less stricter than over here, but why? is it because they realise that they aren't such a problem?
Our government has gone way ott on this whole H.a.S thing IMO.

it's really not hard is it.................................





ooopppsss sorry I'm obviously back up my own bum

that line I posted was from UEFA so it should be enforced.

No need for smoke bombs on here: loverugbyleague.com/news_5434-wi ... aints.html

No need for smoke bombs on here: loverugbyleague.com/news_5434-wi ... aints.html

rlFirst news story thererl

Well at the end of the day its illegal here and I dont think that just because you want it then other wigan fans should just accept that we should stand back and allow a minority to give the majority a bad reputation.

I dont see a problem with this brigantes thing but try and operate within the law.

I think the problem is that the Brigantes started off on here as a group of like-minded fans with fantastic intentions, but when stood/sat at a game everyone located near the flags is suddenly an "ultra" and the name gets linked to negative things, such as the smoke bomb. I couldn't make it to Hull KR but I'd imagine that it wasn't someone who goes to the meetings/donated towards the flags that took the smoke bomb, but it's seen as the Wigan Ultras breaking the law/stadium rules etc. As has been said already, if things like this continue to happen I'd imagine it wouldn't bode well for the Brigantes movement.