Protective Nets around PL pitches

[Clampy]

Back onto the Rio incident, where was he actually standing at the time it happened? The only bit they really show you on SSN is the close up of him being hit by the coin and lifting his tay shirt up.

In front of the Manu fans, the coin in comes from the City fans on the side.

Ah ok, thanks for that.

As for the netting, it's an horrible idea.

[mrfuse]

Back onto the Rio incident, where was he actually standing at the time it happened? The only bit they really show you on SSN is the close up of him being hit by the coin and lifting his tay shirt up.

While I cant in anyway condone the mindless idiots who do this, Ferdinand was celebrating in front of the City fans so probably not the smartest thing to do.
I cant help but think if this happened to a villa player that it would not have the same high profile reaction that has happened since the Manchester Derby. 
I will be disappointed if we have to resort to nets but at least our ratio of hitting one will go up! Once again a few mindless thugs will spoil this for everyone but I suppose we have keep in mind the players safety.

[Percy McCarthy]

There was never this level of concern for The Jam's support acts.

[Drummond]

I can't stand that gobshite Taylor.

As for nets, well I'm against it, though it might help the club sell a few more seats in the Trinity rather than having all the seats in the Holte as Restricted View.....

[Chico Hamilton III]

Gary Neville's a twat, whinging last night on SKY.

Didn't he once run the full length of the pitch at Anfield just to wind the fans up in the Kop?

[greenwichvilla]

It was at Old Trafford. But yes, he did.

[lordmcgrath5]

Since when has the PFA been for the good of the game.

Indeed. As has been pointed out elsewhere on this thread, Gordon Taylor is an outstanding ambassador for gobshitery. There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

[Dave]

There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

But then it's not really their job to care about supporters. They're the Professional Footballers' Association and are there to represent the interests of professional footballers, not supporters.

[olaftab]

There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

But then it's not really their job to care about supporters. They're the Professional Footballers' Association and are there to represent the interests of professional footballers, not supporters.

You would think any association will care about it's customers.

[Somniloquism]

There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

But then it's not really their job to care about supporters. They're the Professional Footballers' Association and are there to represent the interests of professional footballers, not supporters.

Slightly off topic, but they are making a massive amount of noise about their new Cultural lessons incentive.  Seems strange that they have never run these in the last 20 years because we have had an influx of foreign players for at least that long. Anyone would think they are worried about the loss of subs from the mooted breakaway Black Footballers Association.

[Dave]

There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

But then it's not really their job to care about supporters. They're the Professional Footballers' Association and are there to represent the interests of professional footballers, not supporters.

You would think any association will care about it's customers.

The NUT are primarily there to care about the interests of teachers rather than pupils. UNISON are responsible for looking after the interests of doctors and nurses rather than patients.

There's no reason that the PFA should be any different.

Gordon Taylor may appear in the papers banging on about Joey Barton and John Terry, but that doesn't mean that the 35 year old League 2 player who is out of contract and in dispute with his club about his bonus payments shouldn't have a union looking after his interests.

[olaftab]

The best interest of any worker is safe guarded by their Union/Association playing their part in looking after the paying customers whilst challenging the management to improve the welfare of its assets, the workforce , so that customer can be best served.

[Dave]

The best interest of any worker is safe guarded by their Union/Association playing their part in looking after the paying customers whilst challenging the management to improve the welfare of its assets, the workforce , so that customer can be best served.

Lovely bit of management-talk.

But completely meaningless.

[dave.woodhall]

There is often very little common ground between players' and supporters' interests, and the PFA has proved its indifference to supporters time and time again.

But then it's not really their job to care about supporters. They're the Professional Footballers' Association and are there to represent the interests of professional footballers, not supporters.

The PFA were the first body to ever provide funding for the FSF.

[Dave]

And that's very good of them, but it doesn't change the point that the PFA are a players' union not a supporters group.