Obviously not the same level but Brighton fans were banned after the Euros for being involved in fighting not so long ago. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14607789.sussex-hooligans-banned-following-violence-at-euro-2016/
My boy was a referee until a year ago for under-16 leagues in the Sussex area. What started out as a fun way to get a bit of extra money turned sour, and he would regularly come back from games in tears because of the abuse he got from managers and parents who were 'protecting their players'...
Yep. Word of warning though, the train back to New Street takes forever and the queues are massive. I gave up with the trains and ended up getting an Uber back last time I went
Went to the Green Man before the game which was good (if a little wet and muddy). Getting into Wembley was quick (not sure why they bothered with the staggered entry times) but the bars seemed a bit hit-and-miss in terms of how quickly the staff were serving people.
I was in the 'safe standing'...
The irony of all this is that I've heard stories of a few people who are on the naughty ban list that have managed to get tickets by being guests of season ticket holders
Ah, that's exactly how they found out. I've heard of people getting bans from Twitter because they've used their real name...
The other way that just occurred to me (you can tell I'm avoiding doing my actual job here!) is that the person who bought the ticket is someone from the club looking out for people exchanging tickets.
Unless when OP contacted the club they flagged his account as a potential wrong 'un and watched to see where his ticket ended up before hitting the ban button.
From the outset it felt like the club had already decided that this wasn't going to happen, and the survey was just a token gesture to the Fans Forum.
As more and more clubs have it installed (for safety!) it is going to happen eventually, but until then the club are happy to kick that can down...
I know I'm in the minority, but I'd like Leeds to stay up. Elland Road is a decent place to visit, and for the most part, their fans are alright (I've forgotten/moved on from the Ben White stuff).
Bournemouth, however can f*** right off.
Have you checked that there were no recorded accidents? Thought not.
Also how would it be possible to fall over a safe standing bar (unless you were climbing on it)? The whole point of them is to stop crowd surges from behind