Bragate whitewash

[BlackHaddock]

EFL doing nothing.

Their response is so weak I am not even going to link it.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Absolutely disgusting what they did that day was frankly wrong. If that happened at a pop concert there would be outrage and heads would roll. I wouldn't expect anything less from the EFL who are completely incompetent and not fit for purpose they have absolute contempt for matchgoing supporters.

The complaint was also made to fsffaircop, local councils and police forces will any of those be taking action regardless of the efls shocking decision. What's more worrying is they didn't deny any of the allegations occurred which if they are not punishing them means they didn't see it as out of order.

 

[Judge Dredd]

The Football League being incompetent worthless fucks? I refuse to believe it.

 

[Son of Cod]

Pitiful fence sitting response. If they don't have it on CCTV then they should just say that. No explanation about how they came to their decision, as far as I can tell?

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Pitiful fence sitting response. If they don't have it on CCTV then they should just say that. No explanation about how they came to their decision, as far as I can tell?

That's because we are not worthy or deserving of an explanation. Speaks volumes about the EFL that they don't give a toss about this but desperately want to speak to Pep Guardiola about his criticism about a Mitre football which he thinks is too light. Couldn't make it up. If you don't have £ your an inconvienience.

 

[Son of Cod]

That's because we are not worthy or deserving of an explanation. Speaks volumes about the EFL that they don't give a toss about this but desperately want to speak to Pep Guardiola about his criticism about a Mitre football which he thinks is too light. Couldn't make it up. If you don't have £ your an inconvienience.

Funny you mention that...

“The Mariners Trust is bitterly disappointed with the outcome of the review undertaken by the EFL and reaffirms our view the Football League has no regard for lower league clubs and their supporters.
“How the EFL can say asking female supporters to lift their tops and show their bras does not break their rules is astounding. The EFL has not denied the incidents took place which makes their judgement even more laughable.
“The fact that the national media were sent the outcome BEFORE the Mariners Trust speaks volumes.
“Grimsby Town supporters were treated in an appalling manner when they visited Stevenage. The incidents were witnessed by a number of people and Stevenage FC failed to even acknowledge our concerns, brushing them off as if supporters don’t matter. We felt reporting it to the EFL was a last option to get our voice heard so that other supporters were not treated in the same way.
“As with the introduction of Under 23 teams in the Checkatrade Trophy, the EFL seems determined to sideline football at lower levels.
“Football fans won’t be ignored forever and the Mariners Trust will continue to work alongside the FSF and Supporters Direct to push for reforms in the way supporters continue to be treated as criminals. After all, watching football is not a crime.
“It took two months for the EFL to come out and say nothing – it took them two hours to comment on Guardiola’s comments about footballs. This, we believe, shows where the League’s priorities lie – and it’s not with supporters.
“We were grateful for the support of Grimsby Town FC during the investigation as their own members of staff were involved in incidents and we hope they will also condemn the whitewash from the EFL.”

 

[GodsGift]

If the stewards' actions didn't break any rules, then maybe the EFL ought to consider changing them?

Such a shame Sid's protest was in vein

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

Haha the hypocrisy is laughable most lower league fans must be saying the same.

 

[BlackHaddock]

Just visited Borochat.
http://www.borochat.co.uk/thread/28540
Stevenage web-types still think nothing actually happened: they seem unable to see the problem and think Grimsby fans made it all up for some reason, amazing.

This is the saddest thing for me actually. We at Grimsby have some idiots, aresholes and proper 'hard cases' like most clubs, but: if away fans at Blundell Park had made the same allegations against our club and stewards everyone would have wanted a proper investigation and the people that let our town and club down punished. Sure some fans would have 'taken the piss' on various websites, but the general feeling would be 'lets get to the bottom of this and sort it out'.

 

[rudebwoyben]

I was wondering who on earth this "Bragate" fellow was, whether he was some Ivano Bonetti-type who had allegedly committed some infraction that CCTV had picked up. Then I realised...

As for Stevenage fans, well I wouldn't expect anything more of them. They're just living up to the standards of that fine, upstanding town (sic).

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

To be fair they've always been a bunch of tools on that website if the boot was on the other foot they would react the same.

Find me another walk of life where that type of security is acceptable or would be tolerated for such an invasion of privacy? Not even airports require that and the away end at their shed of a ground certainly doesn't.

 

[GTFCfish]

Just visited Borochat.
http://www.borochat.co.uk/thread/28540
Stevenage web-types still think nothing actually happened: they seem unable to see the problem and think Grimsby fans made it all up for some reason, amazing.

This is the saddest thing for me actually. We at Grimsby have some idiots, aresholes and proper 'hard cases' like most clubs, but: if away fans at Blundell Park had made the same allegations against our club and stewards everyone would have wanted a proper investigation and the people that let our town and club down punished. Sure some fans would have 'taken the piss' on various websites, but the general feeling would be 'lets get to the bottom of this and sort it out'.

An intelligent bunch in there it seems:

'In the "intrest" of both clubs no Stevenage "surrporters" should attend the away match'.

Plus they might get 1 or 2 decide to not come but surely the other 30 will turn up.

 

[valefan16]

Have any of the fans involved taken legal action? Surely if reported to the law they would have to investigate considering the apparent nature of some of the alleged treatment?