Birmingham fan attacks Jack Grealish

[1van Sprou7e]

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[hibsbollah]

Wow you dont see many as bad as that. Thats a proper whack. Shocking.
Grealish is a big Villa fan from boyhood, probably targeted for that reason.

[calumhibee1]

That’s atrocious. Let’s see if it gets the negative attention our fan (quite rightly I must add) got considering our fan kicked the ball away, was pushed by the player first and then pushed him back and that was the end of it.

[jonty]

Commentator is spot on. that's a disgrace.
What makes fans think they can do this?

[Fife-Hibee]

Now that's assault.

[emerald green]

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https://streamable.com/4451g

Absolutely crazy.

[Sammy7nil]

that will be a prison sentence and I would bet that won't be his first offence.

[bringbackbenny]

Hope Grealish scores a last minute winner. With a SJM assist.

[DarlingtonHibee]

He will do time for that.

[Keith_M]

That really is shocking.

Obviously one of those Peaky Blinders Casuals.

[BoomtownHibees]

“Make it a 12 o’clock kick off and these things wouldn’t happen”

[Sir David Gray]

Absolutely despicable behaviour, that's not just a case of invading the pitch he has actually assaulted Grealish. He seemed quite proud of himself as well.

I'm just thankful that the guy wasn't armed with anything or it could have been a lot worse.

[CMurdoch]

That is unbelievable.
Go directly to jail, do not collect £200.

Should have let the players kick the **** out of him

[hibee_girl]

That's shocking, just imagine he had a knife on him.

Absolute disgrace

[Fife-Hibee]

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I'm just thankful that the guy wasn't armed with anything or it could have been a lot worse.

Indeed. There could have quite easily have been a knife in that hand and nobody could have done anything.

[Kojock]

He can think himself lucky the steward grabbed him as the Villa players were going to knock his lights out.

[hibee]

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Hope Grealish scores a last minute winner. With a SJM assist.

He’s not playing!

[hibsbollah]

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He’s not playing!

on the bench.

[bringbackbenny]

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on the bench.

and off the bench for the assist!

[emerald green]

How do the "authorities" stop the actions of these mindless thugs? Might be the government will have to step in and clubs will be punished by having their grounds closed for various periods of time? Or fences may have to be re-introduced?

I know that this won't be popular with everyone, but stuff like this has to be stamped out right now before it gets any worse. Players may take action themselves and refuse to play in certain fixtures.

[1van Sprou7e]

Why is h on the bench? Assume his form has dropped a bit?

[Sammy7nil]

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Indeed. There could have quite easily have been a knife in that hand and nobody could have done anything.

It is absolutely despicable but to say he could have had a knife is a stretch. You could be stabbed absolutely anywhere the supermarket or the bus stop but statistically you are very very unlikely to be stabbed. At a football match it is most likely to be a bam off his nut on drink or and drugs and wants to play the hard for his "mates"

[calumhibee1]

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Why is h on the bench? Assume his form has dropped a bit?

Villa had a great win recently and SJM was either suspended or injured. Presume they’re just sticking with the same team.

[hibsbollah]

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Why is h on the bench? Assume his form has dropped a bit?

hes just finished a two game suspension so will be a bit rusty. Still one of their best players this season and in running for POTY.

[thegaffer12]

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Why is h on the bench? Assume his form has dropped a bit?

Been injured

[Sammy7nil]

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How do the "authorities" stop the actions of these mindless thugs? Might be the government will have to step in and clubs will be punished by having their grounds closed for various periods of time? Or fences may have to be re-introduced?

I know that this won't be popular with everyone, but stuff like this has to be stamped out right now before it gets any worse. Players may take action themselves and refuse to play in certain fixtures.

The simply answer is authorities can't and won't stop someone who is determined to do that. Society needs to change.

[emerald green]

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The simply answer is authorities can't and won't stop someone who is determined to do that. Society needs to change.

There is no simple answer to stuff like this. I should have said "try to prevent" rather than "stop" in my previous post.

[hibsbollah]

IIRC they are already due some sort of points deduction for financial mismanagement of some kind.
But the authorities need to grow some balls and either deduct points or close a stand for a few games. Otherwise theres no real deterrent.

[hibby rae]

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It is absolutely despicable but to say he could have had a knife is a stretch. You could be stabbed absolutely anywhere the supermarket or the bus stop but statistically you are very very unlikely to be stabbed. At a football match it is most likely to be a bam off his nut on drink or and drugs and wants to play the hard for his "mates"

That's true but it is possible. Remember the tennis player stabbed during a match? I forget her name.

[Sir David Gray]

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It is absolutely despicable but to say he could have had a knife is a stretch. You could be stabbed absolutely anywhere the supermarket or the bus stop but statistically you are very very unlikely to be stabbed. At a football match it is most likely to be a bam off his nut on drink or and drugs and wants to play the hard for his "mates"

Why's it a stretch to say he could have had a knife?

If you're the type of person to come onto the pitch and confront a player then you're obviously a bit unhinged in the first place. With the knife culture that seems to be on the increase in England, added with it being a local derby football match and no doubt copious amounts of alcohol I don't think it's outwith the realms of possibility that these sorts of people could be carrying a weapon of some sort.