200k fine....

[silhillvilla]

2 questions .

Is the fine for the invasion during the game ?

Where does that £200,000 actually go and how is it spent ?

[cheltenhamlion]

Agreed. We made your cup important again. Thanks for the thanks we got for it.

[Clampy]

2 questions .

Is the fine for the invasion during the game ?

Where does that £200,000 actually go and how is it spent ?

Regarding question no 1, if the other clubs do not get fined, then it must be.

[Steve R]

All because the BBC put an hysterical prick behind a microphone.

This was a celebratory pitch invasion, something the BBC has portrayed as a positive thing for as long as I can remember - right back to the West Indies tour in 1964. The only evidence of assault is by Smethwick players on fans who were showing no interest in them whatsoever. The only serious threat to safety came from  broken seats whistling through the air - from Smethwick fans.

Risso is right. Racism 1 Selfies 0

At the end of it all I am more annoyed by the club than anything. It was stupid and wrong to apologise after the game. We should have fought the tribunal on the grounds of natural justice if nothing else - ad there is plenty of else. What is more we should appeal the decision and the fine with gusto. The FA is in no position to fight a muckrake fest. Neither is the BBC for that matter.

[Malandro]

I hope that fine doesn't prevent us from pressure washing the north stand this summer

[dave.woodhall]

At the end of it all I am more annoyed by the club than anything. It was stupid and wrong to apologise after the game. We should have fought the tribunal on the grounds of natural justice if nothing else - ad there is plenty of else. What is more we should appeal the decision and the fine with gusto. The FA is in no position to fight a muckrake fest. Neither is the BBC for that matter.

Absolutely. We apologise for our fans - the Stripeys "accept" the apology and never say a word about theirs. From then on the narrative was set; we were at fault and they were blameless. They run rings round us in the media and they have for years.

[Lucky Eddie]

It's small beans compared to the money this Cup run has generated; we should pay it with grace.

That'll fuck the FA in future as such a large fine sets a standard they'll struggle to keep in sync with.

[old man villa fan]

As somebody else commented, it will be interesting to see what happens to Blackpool after their match was abandoned.

[silhillvilla]

Again, is the fine for a pitch invasion during the match , rather than after the final whistle ?

[Duncan Shaw]

Again, is the fine for a pitch invasion during the match , rather than after the final whistle ?

It wasn't an F A competition, it was a Football League game.

[dave.woodhall]

Again, is the fine for a pitch invasion during the match , rather than after the final whistle ?

It wasn't an F A competition, it was a Football League game.

The Football League are still under the auspices of the FA so I believe, although I'm not certain, that the FA would charge them.

[Malandro]

I'm not sure about the size of the fine but do actually think a reprimand was needed for fans being on the pitch before FT.

From what I saw it was good natured but I'd be pissed off if the opposition fans did it when we needed to get back in a game.

[PeterWithesShin]

Manure most owe the FA millions for the amount of times their wanker fans have been on the VP pitch during a game over the last decade or so.

[Duncan Shaw]

That's the only logical difference I can see, it was before full time and we deserve something for that.  Oh and the hysterical pricks on MOTD on prime time Saturday TV. 

[Phil from the upper holte]

FA=Fucking Arseholes