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Jones: Fans must make a stand

21 Oct 2012 11:17:36

Jones: Fans must make a stand




He added: "It's a football match and we're looking at blaming police and stewards because they're not there. He was a hero, he ran in the crowd, they were slapping him on the back so what do you do about that? It's not one person.

"Do you know what needs to happen? The people that go to the games that are disgusted - and it's going to be hard - they are the ones who should walk out and isolate the people there who are doing it or point out who are doing it.


Leeds boss Warnock believes the law should make a stand to prevent these incidents from happening again.

"Every club has got these fans and for me it's got to start at the very top now," said the former Sheffield United boss. "We know the lad who assaulted him and he's got to go through the courts and they've got to make it detrimental.

"It's all right saying 'go in and get them out', but you've got to be there. It's frightening for stewards - I wouldn't want to be a steward. There shouldn't be any way whatsoever that people should be allowed to run on the field of play.

"Dave said he could have had a weapon and the other good point Dave made at the time was what happened if he (Kirkland) hadn't have got up? He'd made his three subs, what would have happened then? There would have been an absolute riot."


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