“The Football Association has contacted Manchester United and Liverpool to seek their observations into the incidents with flares during the Capital One Cup tie. The FA, Premier League and Football League are currently working together on the issue of flares, in conjunction with the Fire Service and St John Ambulance, in an effort to alert supporters to the potential dangers.” – FA spokesman.
On a further, the Premier League released a statement which read: “Flares are extremely dangerous. They burn at close to 2,000 degrees and we have been made aware of several incidents where fans have sustained injuries by igniting them. They also generate such large quantities of smoke that they negatively impact on people’s enjoyment of the game and can cause panic and breathing difficulties for fans sat close to them. We will be stepping up our work with supporter groups to help fans understand the dangers involved with flares and encourage the minority who are putting others at risk to stop using them.”
Stay classy, Liverpool. Outraged by everything, ashamed of nothing.
I have been a lfc all my life can’t we bury it and move on for fucks sake
@James Russell: Bury what exactly? I don’t think we should dig our heads in the sand when one of your lot throws a flare into an area where men, women and children of all ages are sitting.
If it’s not beakers of shit it’s flares. As ever they come on with comments like its a small minority or it’s the same on both sides yet every time it’s their scum who cause problems. The authorities will be scared to do anything though as they’ll fight the outcome for the next 30 years and the team will be wearing free the flare throwers at the next home game after wheeling out Ken Dodd, Tarbuck and the Merseybeats..
Stay classy yourselves, lads. The flare came during another hilarious ‘murderers’ chant. Tit for tat – nobheads on both sides, I’m afraid.
Claim the moral high ground if it makes you feel better, though, by all means……