Yes.

I know a policeman who has actually arrested someone for doing precisely this.

And there was no "second gunman" - It was a single laser pointer, aimed by a guy in a grey hoody, half-way up that block in the North stand.

Laser pens can shoot a decent beam of light over way more than 100 metres.

Unless, of course, there are a whole load of chavs running around with "military" spec lasers and pointing them at aircraft and police helicopters.

If a 'street' laser pen can cause problems for aircraft at several hundred feet (as they do fairly regularly), I'm fairly sure it could be easily seen and cause a distraction from the North to the South or vice versa.

A member of this board was informed of the 'South Stand' culprit and informed the stewards, the pen was confiscated by the stewards and he was ejected, only to be allowed back in some time later after apologising.

This all happened 5-6 rows behind me.

Absolute tool, Eddie said he was thrown out... Saints put a high ball into the corner early mins and the green light was all over the place, looked alot like it put Tomkins off.


Probably a latics fan

Glad the culprits where caught, No need for it. From where I was sat in the south it looked like there was a green laser coming from the north, the angle of it was obvious, happened a number of times after saint's put up a bomb shinging towards the south east corner from the north.

I actually thought the officials would have said or done something but wouldn't surprise me if they didn't even notice.

Second time this has happened now this season. Hope it doesn't happen again.

Yep, definately, he was sat with a guy in a white top, and stood behind them both was guy in a royal blue top, I pointed them all out to the stewards too, who said yes, weve, got eyes and cameras on him right now just waiting until he does it again

If you look at the Pat Richards kick there is no way the laser was from the South Stand as he has is back to the South stand and the green laser is all over his face.

Therefore surely there were two pens involved?

Was one of them on the 'grassy knoll' ?

The stewards need sacking. If they knew who it was they should have handed him over to the police.

If this isn't nipped in the bud it could escalate. Imagine a few fans using them at the grand final and affecting the outcome of the game? Imagine if a player gets his eye damaged?

I cannot believe the lad in the South stand did it as well. Why put off your own player? The fact he was let back in is ridiculous. Lifetime ban for me.

As far as I know, he was let back in because they got the wrong person, he had an electronic cigarette which lights up and they thought it was a laser which it wasn't. I know for a fact that a St Helens fan in the North was ejected and handed over to police during the second half.

Ok fair enough then.

Seem to remember something similar happening in the Cup game at Fev earlier in the season? Definitely not welcome.

not at the game but on tv the green light looked as though it was pointing touch line to touch line ,,,,,,,,,so that one wouldnt have come from either north or south

As I said earlier, IT WAS IN THE SOUTH. The lad was stood a few rows behind me I even seen the pen when he had hold of it then the stewards took him and spoke to him then let him back in