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WESTERN Sydney Wanderers CEO John Tsatsimas has condemned the behaviour of those supporters who lit flares on the weekend with the strongest possible rebuke of their behaviour.
The A-League club have been issued with a “show cause” notice by Football Federation Australia and threatened with the loss of points over the behaviour of some of their travelling fans at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
The detonation of flares has put the A-League on the front and back pages once again and Tsatsimas did not hold back in criticising the culprits from the Wanderers’ away clash with Melbourne Victory.
“We’re in the process of responding to the FFA position but I won’t be waiting until Wednesday to tell all and sundry what our position is,” he said in an interview withSEN Radio.
“We have no tolerance for what was exhibited on the weekend.
SIMON HILL: Well done, idiots
Flare stoppage leads to goal
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“It was a clear display of petulance, belligerence and narcissism that we won’t accept.
“We’ve come a long way … but this is a ridiculous position we find ourselves in.
“We won’t relent until we eradicate that minority element from Wanderland and our travelling matches away.”
Active support, and the Wanderers’ Red and Black Bloc have become one of the hallmarks of the A-League in recent years.
Tsatsimas makes the distinction between the RBB and the club’s rogue elements, telling the trouble makers they’re not welcome.
“What we’ve got to be careful of is we don’t bundle all of the RBB or travelling away fans in one group,” Tsatsimas said.
“We’ve seen the people who have contributed to our club … we’ve got some fantastic members and the Wanderers are known for their fantastic fan support.
“The RBB is different to those morons in that group that act like idiots.
Western Sydney Wanderers supporters.Source: News Corp Australia
“Those in the RBB comply and make for an entertaining day at a Wanderers match. We’re certainly proud of them.
“But the time has come now we need to get to that next level, where we won’t tolerate that behaviour.”
He added: “Those things (flares) are illegal … we don’t want them.
“They jeopardise the safety of our patrons and they take away from our sport.
“It’s just non-civil behaviour that is not acceptable in any realm.
“If you don’t want to partake in a football match in Australia in a proper way, take your pyrotechnic displays away from our game, leave our people alone, leave our sport alone, get the hell away.”
Western Sydney have been working hard to find solutions at Pirtek Stadium, but it’s harder to track trouble makers using away trips to cause trouble.
“The problems are there are opportunities for non-members to travel away and act in an irresponsible and unaccountable manner,” he said.
“It doesn’t make it easy for us but we won’t be stopping… “
Wanderer fans let off flares.Source: AAP
Tsatsimas says this minority are not football fans – clearly shown by the fact that the behaviour doesn’t just tarnish the game’s reputation, but actually harms the team’s performance.
“It’s sad it’s got to that level – it impacts the players, the coach, the administration and the fans,” he said.
“I remember three occasions, one a derby, one on the weekend and one a Champions League game … where the detonation of the flares has contributed to a goal against us.
“It not only impacts upon our reputation, it impacts the boys on the field. They’re not supporters – it’s all about them.”
Have tickets to the Sydney derby. Hopefully will be there to see those roided up narcissistic arseholes stuff it up.
They have always refused to self police and it allows hardcore members to rip flares with impunity
Ahhhh, I see..... kinda like thongs or joggers?
flares or detonators?