Not so unheard of in Hull though is it.... take for instance the Hull City v Millwall game a couple of years back in which only City fans got done for it.... doubt it will ever change and you are just wasting your breath i`m afraid as any protests will just fall on deaf ears...

now as for the rovers fan/fans with the flare..... hope they get what they deserve... banning!!

A red flare at a friendly, I mean come on get a grip it's not a big game some rovers fans must of thought they was in the San siro at the Milan derby, just shows how much of a cup final it is for them.

the stewarding embarrased the club and city today not the fans

To be fair, you lot have been telling us for long enough it's our cup final, must be your fault!

not the first or the last time a smoke bomb will be let off during a sports game. Think some are overreacting, personally i thought it was a good laugh - nobody got hurt. Think you should look at your own support tbh, very sterile, hopefully for your sake the east stand will become standing sooner rather than later.

It wasn't a flare.

It was a smoke bomb, nothing to cry about

Bless ya.

you do realise it was a friendly dont you? although all the rovers fans behind the sticks seem to take the game more seriously than most!

That's OK then. Green light to fill your shiny new North Stand with them in the summer?

im new to all this commenting but today just shows the passion for our 2 clubs dont think it will ever change and were not the best derby???? ive got a lot of kr fans as mates and i love the banter

Personal opinion but I don't see an issue with the smoke bomb. It wasn't thrown or let off around anyone other than those that found it ammusing. It's about as much harm as going to a wedding and the DJ letting off the smoke machine! Should they be banned from all weddings, parties and proms?!

If it were a fire hazard such as a flare or firework then yes I would agree it is going over the top and I don't think it will be a common thing to happen at rugby games. However this is a major over reaction to a little light hearted fun from some youngsters.

Oh and no it wasn't me, I was stood around 10yrds away from the group that did it and they meant absolutely no harm by it.

As for the Hull fans who were ejected, they may have been asked to sit down and that made the situation get a little out of control but seriously as they were getting ejected, pretending to throw a bottle to get a reaction from the stewards or the woman who seemed a little 'off her head' offering out the whole North stand didn't really show us that they were only objecting to being asked to sit down.

I'm not trying to get a reaction out of anyone, this is just my opinion on the matter and think it is all a bit OTT.

Same everytime we go there.

I've no issue with a smoke bomb/flare in the ground, I just think a friendly match is hardly the occasion to be letting one off and it's abit of a overreaction.

and you wonder why we call it your cup final!!

Oh more than agreed and personally I wouldn't want them at any match unless being done as an effect by trained staff and much better quality. However you can't help when ideas pop into young supporters heads and the excitment of doing it wasn't going to last until Easter!!!