RP
It seems to me you are condoning it on grounds of their age or maybe you were being sarcastic and contrary to make a point, which is always good escape route. In fairness to you I could have posted the link against a number of previous posts, just that yours was the last one.
Tyldesley
I was aware when I posted the link that the flare that caused someone’s death was different to those being set off at Bolton. But if this kind of thing is allowed to carry on it can escalate into something more serious such as reported in the link.
I wasn’t there on Saturday but was at the Stoke game when flares were also set off about two rows directly in front of me. Whilst I didn’t feel in any immediate danger it wasn’t a pleasant experience and some of the younger kids around were very frightened by it.
Banning people from football matches for life for incidents that may seem petty at the time does appear harsh but is becoming more common. I agree that the majority if not all of the 17 banning orders were probably for incidents unconnected with the flares but as you rightly say if you are prepared to set off a flare inside a stadium then you deserve everything you get. I really don’t have a problem with that.
