Wasps 25 - Clermont Auvergne 24 & Incident

Tigersfan90 · Post by **Tigersfan90** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:22 pm

What a match! Both teams played brilliantly, wasps came away with the win without a bonus point and Clermont left snatching a losing bonus point with a try in the final seconds of extra time.

There was a bad incident with a man in the crowd hitting a wasp’s player from the barrier at the side of the pitch (it looked like a wasps fan too). What did anyone else think?

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:28 pm

He was obviously a Tigers fan disguised as a Wasps fan...Why else would of hit a Wasps player

Seriously though, the guy lost it big time. Even went at it a 2nd time. I'm sure Wasps will ban him from the ground forever.

Mid Lander · Post by **Mid Lander** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:32 pm

Damn it, it looks have got that winning feeling. They must be stopped. No way can they be better than us in europe.

Do wasps even care about their fans?!

Tigersfan90 · Post by **Tigersfan90** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:38 pm

stevetelcom2000 wrote:He was obviously a Tigers fan disguised as a Wasps fan...Why else would of hit a Wasps player

"We can assure you 99.9% of the wasp’s fans never act like this" so perhaps it was a Tigers fan in disguise!

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:12 pm

They showed coverage of the incident on the main news. I bet he feels a right eejit now. Bet his pic will be in all the Sundays tommorrow

bigted · Post by **bigted** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:29 pm

idiot, plain and simple. i think it would have been funny if one of the players punched him back(yes he would of been crucified but still pure comedy value)

TigerS2 · Post by **TigerS2** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:41 pm

bigted wrote:idiot, plain and simple. i think it would have been funny if one of the players punched him back(yes he would of been crucified but still pure comedy value)

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The player who got a sin bin should have got a red card. It was a violent act. The Referees was a wimp.

bigted · Post by **bigted** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:48 pm

i ment the fan who hit the player sorry i should of been clearer, yes i agree that should of been a red. i was only joking

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:08 pm

Guy should be banned from all HC games ans all Premiership games. Over to you Wasps.

Tyzot · Post by **Tyzot** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:18 pm

According to Sky interactive - the fan was Alan Black, a former Wasps captain and current RFU employee
- and he was trying to hit a CA programme
I bet he will have fun at work on Monday!

Tyzot · Post by **Tyzot** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:20 pm

Please excuse the mistyping - I meant trying to hit a CA prop with a programme

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:20 pm

He should be sacked!!

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:43 pm

Blimey. That's one War and Peace-sized book about to be thrown with extreme force.

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:47 pm

1. Bringing game into disrepute.

2. Unbecoming begaviour.

3. Assault of a player

4, Entering the playing arena.

Death or any a such punishment surely!!!

Let him be sent into the wilderness as a scapegoat!!

Gate · Post by **Gate** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:11 pm

From the Beeb:

"Wasps captain Lawrence Dallaglio said: "Let's get it into perspective. A guy throws six punches and gets yellow-carded whereas another guy hits someone with a programme.

"The incident has to be taken in the context of what happened previously - a guy had thrown a load of punches."

Wasps head coach Shaun Edwards said he had some sympathy for Black.

"It's not a lifetime ban. The man felt threatened at the time - a guy had just come flying through and thrown six punches," he said.

"A civilian of 60-odd years of age would automatically feel threatened. In the end it's a programme." "

I think they're wrong, particularly Edwards: leaving aside the fact that the fighting was on the field between players, hardly a Cantona job, the premise is that you're feeling threatened, so naturally you go after the guy with a programme.

Riiiggghhhttt.....