One man was stabbed and hundreds fought a pitched battle outside the ground in the worst scenes to blight the English game for years.
Another man was hit in the head with a dart as mounted police and riot squad officers struggled to contain the clashes, which started around 6pm and lasted for several hours.
There were chaotic scenes inside the ground, too, as West Ham fans invaded the pitch on three separate occasions.
This is how passionate some fans are about their beloved teams. They can't be satisfied with football alone - no, they have to go and brutally attack those who don't support the same team as them. They treat it like a game when really, these riots can destroy people's lives. All over some stupid ball!
Best guestbook comment ever!:
I THINK ALL SPORTS ARE TOTAL RUBBISH. THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM TV. THEN ALL PEOPLE WHO TAKE PART IN THE SPORTS SHOULD BE PUT AGAINST A WALL AND SHOT AND KILLED.
Ray wrote:WOW! THAT'S WHAT I CALL A SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL GAME!
If only that happened in EVERY game.
Katrin wrote:This is how passionate some fans are about their beloved teams. They can't be satisfied with football alone - no, they have to go and brutally attack those who don't support the same team as them. They treat it like a game when really, these riots can destroy people's lives. All over some stupid ball!
Yeah, I read about this riot in I think Italy a few years ago during the what's it called? The world cup I think, a kid was accidentally killed which caused even more rioting. My memory is alittle blurry so forgot key details or might be wrong altogether. But what do rioters do after a kid is accidentally killed by people trying to stop the rioting, they keep on rioting. It's truly a sad thing though.
"We believe in Vader, the Darth almighty, destroyer of Alderaan and the Sith. We believe in Luke, his only son, our Jedi. He was concieved by the power of the Force, and born of the senator Padme. Suffered under Darth Sidius, electrocuted, survived and partied with Ewoks. He descended to the Death Star, on the third hour he flew out in an Imperial ship and landed on Endor. He is seated on the right hand of Obi-Wan's ghost. He will come again to train Leia to be a Jedi. We believe? in Yoda.........
But don't you see, Sergey? Those of us who have even the slightest criticism to make about anything that goes on in any sport or who simply may just be uninterested in sports -- we are the evil, abnormal, and inferior ones and everyone who participates in a sport is heroic and noble. Just ask the sports media. The existence of this single website is a moral affront to these people. They can't stand it. Freedom of speech does not apply to us.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde
DA OLDE ERL HAZ BEN REPLAYSD BY A REEL MAN INSTED OF A TRAYTORUS WIMP AZ DA REEL MAN SAMDAMAN SEZ SPORTS IZ EVRYTHAING STOP PUTTIN DOWN SPORTS GET A LYF
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde
YAH! FOOTBLAZ IZ THEE GR8TIST! ME LUV FOOBAL!!! FOOTAL BILDZ CARECTER! ANY 1 HOO DUZEN'T LYKE FOOTBAL IZ A FAGGOT!
I'm fat and sassy! I love to sing & dance & stomp my feet & really rock your world!
All I want to hear from an ex-jock is "Will that be paper or plastic?" After that he can shut the fuck up!
Heah comes da judge! Heah comes da judge! Order in da court 'cuz heah comes da judge!
I'm fat and sassy! I love to sing & dance & stomp my feet & really rock your world!
