tbsouth Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 For the avoidance of doubt this was aimed at the wankers with the flares Who else could it have been for? Is it true that there were about 80 of them on the 50 seater bus from Bo'ness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclizine Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Official statement: "On behalf of FAFC I'd like to apologise to all those fans who attended our abandoned match tonight. I want to clarify some inaccurate reporting on social media; the game was cancelled purely due to floodlight failure and nothing else. I also want to state that FAFC do not hold Linlithgow Rose responsible for the idiots that attempted to disrupt the game with flares. It is nearly impossible to police such incidents like this inside grounds as much bigger clubs than us have found out. I have to praise Linlithgow Rose officials who went out of their way to plead with the perpetrators to cease their actions. This incident will not be allowed to damage the great relationship between the two clubs. We will post more information in due course." Alastair Donald (chairman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Who else could it have been for? Is it true that there were about 80 of them on the 50 seater bus from Bo'ness? Whilst acknowledging your wind up post a few moments ago, my comment was interpreted as a dig at Forfar. Shite happens and that's where I'd put floodlight failure. c***s ripping the pish out my club I'm not having. I wish the polis had waded in and kicked f**k out them like the old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Could he not have just said "Fit a nechtmare"... I think he would have but he was too distracted by the arrow on his nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th1stleandr0se Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 My complementary ticket is not to be used in a cup game! No hard feelings towards Forfar - not their fault. They certainly didn't want the match off. Also, can the Rose be punished for the behaviour of people who aren't Rose fans? Forfar could just as easily be said to be culpable as they manned the gates and let them in. I'm in no way saying that Forfar should be punished but the precedents are that home teams have been punished for rowdy behaviour in their ground irrespective of which colour of scarf the offenders were wearing. What I'm saying is that neither team should be held responsible. It has to be the individuals themselves who feel the full force of the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 The rose won't be punished any more severely than others who have seen flares at games. It's not the issue of punishment that bothers me. It's the fact that we go for years and years with a good sporting reputation and these fucks turn up and ruin it. If we learn nothing else from our neighbours issues a few years back it's that this pish needs nipped early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 A fantastic statement from the Chairman of Forfar. He sums it up perfectly in my opinion. Still embarrassed at the actions of a mindless few. Up until all this it had been a great visit with the Plough Inn making the Rose fans most welcomed and we will be back next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Heid Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 CLUB STATEMENT Tonight at Forfar a group of people purporting to be Linlithgow Rose supporters disgraced the name of our football club, our community and our town. These people have no place at football with Linlithgow Rose or anyone else. We apologise to our hosts at Forfar - we are aghast at what we all saw. The club has already started to make enquiries to identify the people involved so that we can take steps to ensure this is not repeated. If anyone has information which can help eiher the club or the police in investigating the disgraceful behaviour of these people, please share with us through a message on here or make contact directly with a committee member of the football club. Whilst ultimately it is disappointing that the game could not go ahead this evening, such technical issues can happen to any football club at any time. We are determined there will be no repeat of the scenes tonight and will be working closely with the authorities ahead of the re-scheduled fixture. Club officials are fully aware that our true supporters - who came in their hundreds - have been absolutely embarassed by what they saw at Forfar tonight. We are a community club first and foremost, we are rooted in the town of Linlithgow and we will always try to represent the town to the very best of our ability. Tonight some among our townsfolk let us all down very badly and we will do everything possible to ensure this doesn't happen again. As outlined above, if you can help us in any way please get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linlithgow/livingston fc Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Dissapointed tonight. Normally for the 'big' games the rose take a great young, vocal support (of whom I am one), who sing the whole game and provide a great atmosphere, espacially on a cold January night. Tonight along came 'unknown faces' and lots of real young fans like myself moved away from the area very soon after the flares came out. The rose have great supoort within the 20-25 age group and I can only hope that in the 'big' games to come, the idiots that were there tonight leave and we can return to the hardcore of supporters who vocally support the team - and we are not all tarnished with the same brush. Rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Dissapointed tonight. Normally for the 'big' games the rose take a great young, vocal support (of whom I am one), who sing the whole game and provide a great atmosphere, espacially on a cold January night. Tonight along came 'unknown faces' and lots of real young fans like myself moved away from the area very soon after the flares came out. The rose have great supoort within the 20-25 age group and I can only hope that in the 'big' games to come, the idiots that were there tonight leave and we can return to the hardcore of supporters who vocally support the team - and we are not all tarnished with the same brush. Rant over Good Rose turnout let down by that group of Fannys by the segregation fence . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linlithgow/livingston fc Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Also side point - anyone who the official crowd?? looked like a good 1000 at least.. - a fantastic turnout by both clubs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogs_Dollox Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Also side point - anyone who the official crowd?? looked like a good 1000 at least.. - a fantastic turnout by both clubs...Your probably not far off the mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forfarton Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Also side point - anyone who the official crowd?? looked like a good 1000 at least.. - a fantastic turnout by both clubs... On the radio they referred to having to get 1200 to 1300 people out of the ground safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 12576350_820273258117956_1588485260_n.jpg12583718_820273308117951_683931853_n.jpg I blame the government. No giro, no pyro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I don't get how anyone older than maybe nine can get excited over letting off fireworks - I'm guessing anyone who does it at games used to be the local simple kid who got all overexcited on the run up to bonfire night and spent about a month before collecting firewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin_3110 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Scotland's shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofixedability Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Been to Wick and Forfar and have seen 6 mins of football. I am a jinx. You'd have seen double that if the numpties with the flares didn't chuck the one on the pitch at kick off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locheedfcno1 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Seen Linlithgow at lochee United lots of times and never seen bother from them. Good club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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