wanderers v jets abandoned

[mahluf]

in the sat div one catch up game. the referee abandoned the game with twenty minutes remaining. in an exciting game the jets went ahead after twenty minutes with the ball forced over the line from a goalmouth scramble. wanderers equalised from a superb header. with ten minutes remaining in the first half the jets sweeper was red carded for retaliation after a nasty tackle on him.
the second half saw a determined jets, down to ten men. outplay the wanderers, and take a deserved lead with a great header from an excellent forty yard cross. ten minutes later the referee awarded a penalty to the jets for a last man tackle that brought down the jets striker from behind. three - one to the jets, only a yellow to the defender and the game looked over. the frustrated wanderers players earned several yellow cards .
then, with twenty minutes to go, a wanderers player picked the ball up to take a throw in, decided to throw it at the head of one of the jets players fathers, who retaliated. this caused players and supporters to gather round, no real harm done. both clubs officials soon calmed it down. but the referee had understandably abandoned the game.
players shook hands afterwards and hopefully the return game in two weeks will be played in a good spirit. this now moves the jets up to two points behind wanderers, who have a game in hand

[Randoman]

points awarded to jets?

[mahluf]

should be. jets well in control with twenty minutes left. wanderers player caused the altercation. score should stand.

[haywood djablowme]

i saw the incident and if the Jets dont get the point that would be unjust,
Wanderer player clearly threw the ball into the back of the head of a Jets supporter

[De Voyeur]

NJ have you guys picked up alot of players since we played you preseason? One of your better players that day was Hughes who shortly returned to the Downs I believe. I know it was only preseason (and your first game) which is often not a good indication.

[mightyreds]

By what you have commented on the points should definately go to the Jets being 3-1 up at the time...If teams are going to start doing this when they are getting beat to get a replay of a match its a joke.

[mahluf]

NJ have you guys picked up alot of players since we played you preseason? One of your better players that day was Hughes who shortly returned to the Downs I believe. I know it was only preseason (and your first game) which is often not a good indication.

only two. sam irrgang who is out injured and didn't play last night and pete dawber who did

[Gabon]

Game was played at Wanderers.

No situation where a game is abandoned is any one team 100% in the wrong however in saying that the player went outside the pitch (over the fence) to get the ball and threw the ball off our supporters head to which our supporter quite rightly reacted. This then had players from both teams and supporters pushing and shoving but all was calmed down by clubs officials however due to the fact that the whole of the wanderers bench had runs across the ground to get involved in something they did not see(admitted by their coach and asked his players to tell him who it was so that the player could apologise) the referee called the game off.

Personally the player should have been sent off (for either a second yellow or straight red) and both groups of players should not have left the field of play(easier said than done with emotions and friends involved) and the game would have resumed. Wanderers couldn't wait get off the ground and into their changerooms as they showed that they had the excuse they wanted for the game to finish and leave it up to the league.

[Fresh Football]

A blatantly one sided view in my opinion to date.

The Jets supporter went over to where the Wanderer's player was retrieving the ball and intentionally got in the way of the ball being returned to the thrower. The ball was not thrown with great velocity or intent and certainly did not warrant a punch in the face with no time to apologise for hitting him with the ball.

The Jets were definitley playing with high spirits and the Wanderers bench had to run across to the other side of the pitch to protect the team.

Any other team would have done the same to protect it's players. Did any of the Jets players try and stop their supporters from ruining what could have been an exciting final 20 minutes?

Ofcourse Jets players would like to take the win because they were leading on the scoreboard, but 20 minutes is a long time in football. Wanderers were creating chances and we all remember Japan v Australia - 3 goals in 6 minutes - it can happen. Liverpool v Milan...

Hopoefully the league will do the right thing in this instance.

[JP]

Hopoefully the league will do the right thing in this instance.

And that right thing would be for the Jets to get the points

[Scuba]

a supporter from jets punch a player, that is clearly something the league should look at, i mean if everytime a supporter gets hit with a ball starts a fight we'd be in serious shit
you jets boys have to clam you supporters down
not saying that you shouldnt get the points but there should be something done to the supporter who started the fight
only an opinion

[grewcock]

a supporter from jets punch a player, that is clearly something the league should look at, i mean if everytime a supporter gets hit with a ball starts a fight we'd be in serious cabernet
you jets boys have to clam you supporters down
not saying that you shouldnt get the points but there should be something done to the supporter who started the fight
only an opinion

nah they shouldnt, cos i mite wanna punch a supporter 1 day

give the points to modbury, id rather them come second than wanderers.bunch of whingers.

[Cabrini]

I am not sure if you people that have posted relies to this topic were at the game last night, but the submissions to date are clearly one sided.

Fisrtly, let's look at the b's game where I, with my own eyes had seen several incidences from the Jets players that surprisingly went unnoticed. Most of these incidences included Blute. In one instance, he clearly punches a Wanderers player in the face. He was looking for trouble all game and as far as I am concerned, was a disgrace to the Modbury Jets Soccer club for his actions. In the end, the Wanderers were the better tam and came away with a 3 point win.

In the A game, I will start by saying that the behaviour of the Modbury Jets B's players and there supporters were an absolute disgrace to the their own club and the sport in general. The excessive consumption of alcohol on the side line by most , if not all of their supporters was terrible. Not to mention the mess that they left as they left the ground. Showed absolutely no respect for the Venue, the Wanderes Soccer Club or other spectators at the ground.

Supporters of Modbury, (although I would like to call them something else, however I will not drop to their level) Where do you get the right to abuse players on the opposing team with names such as "slimy maggotts". In all games that I have been to watch, I have never heard such a remark. Your behaviour was shocking and you were an embarrasment to your club.

You had a player sent off in the first half for retaliation to a clumsy tackle by a Wanderers player.... fair enough, but then your player gets up and punches a Wanderers player in the face from behind, is sent off and then, takes it upon himself to approach Wanderers supporters on the side line, obviously for a comment that he did not like, that is not on. He seemed to have forgotten the shocking comments coming from his own spectators moments earler. Instead, he should have walked off, without saying a word or approaching anyone.

Now with regards to the Wanderers player "deliberately" throwing the ball at the Jets spectator...that is not true. The player had gone to retrieve the ball and flicked it backwards without even looking, at it was by accident that the ball hit the spectator. And I am not convinced that it struck him in the head either. However, THAT DID NOT GIVE THE SPECTATOR THE RIGHT TO GRAB THE WANDERERS PLAYER ON HIS WAY PAST AND HIT HIM TO THE GROUND.

Then to top it off, BLUTE STARTS HIS OWN SHOW, BY ATTEMPTING TO PUNCH THE PLAYER WHILST HE IS BEING HELD DOWN BY JETS SUPPORTERS. BLUTE, YOUR BEHAVIOUr LAST NIGHT WAS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, ESPECIALLY FROM A PLAYER THAT HAS PLAYED AT A HIGH LEVEL IN THE PAST.

And let us noty forget John, the referee for the game, who surprisingly was on a very friendly first name basis with the Modbury Jets Soccer Club, his performance last night was shocking also. I have never seen such inconsistency from a referee like I did last night.

And finally, to the ModburyJets Supporter, who was sitting with the referee in the club rooms after the game, what were you thinking, you were carrying on like an idiot during the game, and then you sit in the bar and try to butter him up.... shame on you !
I will be very ineterested to hear about the ref's report, and more importantly, the SAASL decision with regards to this incident.

What a dissapointing outcome to what should have been a cracker of a game.

[Cabrini]

should be. jets well in control with twenty minutes left. wanderers player caused the altercation. score should stand.

Mahluf.... you are an absolute pelican. I assume, you were one of those "people" on the sideline. The Wanderers have never been involved an incident such as this one.

[Cabrini]

Game was played at Wanderers.

No situation where a game is abandoned is any one team 100% in the wrong however in saying that the player went outside the pitch (over the fence) to get the ball and threw the ball off our supporters head to which our supporter quite rightly reacted. This then had players from both teams and supporters pushing and shoving but all was calmed down by clubs officials however due to the fact that the whole of the wanderers bench had runs across the ground to get involved in something they did not see(admitted by their coach and asked his players to tell him who it was so that the player could apologise) the referee called the game off.

Personally the player should have been sent off (for either a second yellow or straight red) and both groups of players should not have left the field of play(easier said than done with emotions and friends involved) and the game would have resumed. Wanderers couldn't wait get off the ground and into their changerooms as they showed that they had the excuse they wanted for the game to finish and leave it up to the league.

Gabon..... the Wanderers player did not intentionally throw the ball at the spectator. And secondly, that DOES NOT GIVE A SPECTATOR THE RIGHT TO PUT HIS HANDS ON ANY PLAYER IN ANY SPORT !!

[Optimus Prime]

seems like there were many people in the wrong last night, players and supporters from both teams...... result should stand at time of game abandonment..... incident sounds like faut of both parties....

I have never seen Wanderers play or played against them, but i have played against some of the jets boys in previous years and yes, they are prone to some stupid behaviour, doesn't surprise me at all.

[nico]

Modbury as a club and the players in the first team would be pretty disappointed in both their "captain" and their supporters, for spoiling what was a really good effort from the players on the park.

Firstly to punch someone from behind for a tackle, while yes it deserved to have a free kick awarded, was not malicious in any way nor did it cause the player any injury, is not on. Especially from the club captain.

Wanderers have dealt with the Jets a fair bit this year re: arranging a catch up game and result swapping on a Saturday afternoon and found their committee a good bunch of lads but last night their supporters were an absolute disgrace. Drinking heavily, being abusive towards spectators and discarding glass bottles and rubbish all over the place, regardless of the fact that glass wear is not permitted outside the bar area. The bar facilities at the Veneto Club are second to none in the league, yet they obviously brought their own, which consequently is illegal at licensed premises. But maybe that issue should be raised in one of the numerous "clubs who bring their own drinks" threads...

I'm not going to name names, but certain reserves players, who were thugs on the pitch, decided to get loaded up after their game and when an opportunity for violence appeared, dove headlong into it. When the aforementioned scuffle broke out, one of these louts who would be 6'3" and 110kg decided he would go after a player who was 5'0", fifty kg and laying on the ground. Also when a Wanderers club official went to help separate the players, he was threatened and shoved by this hero. It's amazing how brave people get when they are in a group of 30 odd with a few stiff drinks under their belt! Given he has played at a higher level, you would think that he would have a better understanding of the player/crowd barrier and more respect for the role performed by club officials... even though he obviously has no respect for his club.

This is the second time in memory that the Veneto Club staff have felt the need to call the police due to the behaviour of the away "fans", the last time unfortunately being only a few weeks ago Asteras vs Maiwand. Given the result from that incident, Modbury may feel a little nervous...

[laney]

Paul Blute constantly had the wanderers player standing on his boots.

[divin codino]

I was at the game and regardless of if the player threw the ball or not a player should not have to deal with a spectator throwing a punch from behind mind you, i thought only cowards throw punches with the persons back to them. From where i was it looked to me as it was accidental and the ball wasnt thrown with any vigour. The other wanderers player was standing behind the fan that was struck, so i believe he was passing the ball to his own player who was waiting to take a throw in. If a scuffle breaks out on the pitch well fair enough, but a player being hit by a spectator is outrageous. That person who hit the player should be banned from attending anymore games for life. I also want to point out the fact that FIFA are trying to stamp out racism and to have drunken jets fans calling opposing players FU#*ING wogs, again is disgusting, i suppose those fans dont have an education to think of anything else to say. One question to the referee when the jets player decided to punch the wanderers player from behind (another coward) he was sent off, why wasnt a penalty awarded, even though a free kick was rightly rewarded to the jets side?? Why should the wanderers be punished for someone who has enough courage to hit someone from behind?? There was still 25 minutes remaining and in soccer anything could have happened, meaning wanderers could have pinched one back and it would have been game on or the jets may have scored another and it would have been game over. For the guy in the leather jacket trying to smooth talk the referee after the game, your a joke i believe that most of the offending language and abuse was coming out your mouth insticating trouble, then your trying to brown nose the referee, even after giving the referee a serve during the game. One more point i would like comments on the penalty given by the ref, it seemed to me that the offending tackle happened outside the box (from where i was the attempted tackle which was not effective enough to trip the jets player over was a couple of metres but not more than 5 metres out of the box) and a penalty was awarded. I agree that the wanderers player was trying to take the player down, he did try to pull his shirt but the jets player got tripped up but kept going. Because the ref was 30 - 50 metres behind play he awarded a penalty. Maybe all the dramas on the pitch broke out because of the poor performance by the referee?? As for the performance of the jets spectators that was caused by all the consumption of alcohol, cause thats probably the only thing they can do, they certainly cant clean up after themselves....

[Blue nose]

NJ have you guys picked up alot of players since we played you preseason? One of your better players that day was Hughes who shortly returned to the Downs I believe. I know it was only preseason (and your first game) which is often not a good indication.

only two. sam irrgang who is out injured and didn't play last night and pete dawber who did

I thought Pete Dawber had given it away?

[Cabrini]

In my opinion, the ref did favor the jets a little, infact I did hear a the ref warn a wanderers player, that if he kept complaining about his decisions, "the jets will get more free kicks".... shame on you John. Your performance as a referee was an absolute disgrace aswell.

[Hosovac]

Blutey made a comeback for Jets?

[the REAL one]

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And let us noty forget John, the referee for the game, who surprisingly was on a very friendly first name basis with the Modbury Jets Soccer Club, his performance last night was shocking also. I have never seen such inconsistency from a referee like I did last night.

what a coincidence!!! seems this bloke is well known by both jets and vista!!!

johnny boy must be a modbury favourite... if ur not anglo-saxon then ur screwed with this guy!

[laney]

Wanderers OR Whinges???

[jet lag]

really were never going to get to the bottom of this all i can say is inspite of our rowdyness and banter its no worse than what i was hearing when ever i attacked past thier bench on the other side its gotta be water off a ducks back you sticks and stones and all that i generally laugh it off but had the player after being so called hit just returned to the field of play the game would have just continued but he decided to retaliate WHICH ISD WORSE remember oh well well end up getting the result and seeing them next week end come down all for a laugh

[Scuba]

really were never going to get to the bottom of this all i can say is inspite of our rowdyness and banter its no worse than what i was hearing when ever i attacked past thier bench on the other side its gotta be water off a ducks back you sticks and stones and all that i generally laugh it off but had the player after being so called hit just returned to the field of play the game would have just continued but he decided to retaliate WHICH ISD WORSE remember oh well well end up getting the result and seeing them next week end come down all for a laugh

were you drunk when you wrote this mate

[grewcock]

really were never going to get to the bottom of this all i can say is inspite of our rowdyness and banter its no worse than what i was hearing when ever i attacked past thier bench on the other side its gotta be water off a ducks back you sticks and stones and all that i generally laugh it off but had the player after being so called hit just returned to the field of play the game would have just continued but he decided to retaliate WHICH ISD WORSE remember oh well well end up getting the result and seeing them next week end come down all for a laugh

were you drunk when you wrote this mate

your getting on the piss now ready for the game tomorrow arnt you scuba?

[jet lag]

no im not but i was playing that night and that just the way i saw the event unfold remember were all intitled to our own opinions LITTLE MAN

[grewcock]

no im not but i was playing that night and that just the way i saw the event unfold remember were all intitled to our own opinions LITTLE MAN

i think he is refering to your grammer, not stature..

[jet lag]

yeah probably he's jealous i think