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Continua la polemica, aperta da alcuni operatori di polizia, nei confronti delle corti scozzesi che, a detta degli agenti, sarebbero troppo restie nell’ applicare misure preventive verso i responsabili di atti violenti connessi alle manifestazioni sportive. Secondo alcune statistiche solo un provvedimento proposto su dieci verrebbe convalidato in udienza. Le opinioni degli addetti ai lavori sono contrastanti, divise tra chi chiede maggiore severità e chi ritiene che in molti casi l’ erogazione di una multa possa essere più che sufficiente. Rooney che è sempre stato detestato dai fans dell’ Everton dopo il suo passaggio al Man U , ha dichiarato di avere ancora i “Blues” nel proprio cuore. Domenica le due squadre si affronteranno per la semifinale di FA Cup e questo chiarimento non si sa che reazioni desterà tra le due schiere di tifosi. Proseguono, intanto, le discussioni tra le Federazioni di Inghilterra, Scozia,Galles ed Irlanda del Nord circa l’ opportunità di schierare una sola selezione nazionale di calcio alle Olimpiadi di Londra del 2012; una decisione nel merito dovrebbe arrivare entro la fine di maggio.
Ban more football thugs call (“The Courier”)
SHERIFFS SHOULD be more willing to ban football thugs from attending games, Dundee FC’s stadium manager has said.It emerged earlier this week that only one in 10 banning orders police apply for is actually granted by the courts.Since the orders were introduced in 2006, police have applied for 482 banning orders.The majority of these—326—were for violent and disorderly crimes, 128 for sectarian offences and 27 for racist crimes.Of the cases that have since been disposed, 193 ended in a conviction but less than a quarter of defendants, 43, received a banning order.There have also been nine cases where police have gone through the civil courts to get a banning order.Dundee FC stadium manager Jim Thomson said yesterday that although Scotland does not suffer from a lot of football-related violence, sheriffs could do more to help remove hooliganism and sectarianism from the game.“At the end of the day we are trying to get these people out of football and for me the courts are a better way to do it than the clubs,” he said.“We have banned a few people for a number of reasons, but a civil order from the courts is far more effective.“We think the courts could do more.”Mr Thomson stressed that the large number of applications for banning orders is not a reflection of how the majority of fans behave.“Clubs and the authorities are far more sophisticated in how they deal with troublemakers but there are those that present themselves who are clearly intent on causing trouble,” he said.“The club can ban them, but if the court does it then it is far more effective and there are real sanctions if they do break that order.“We have had a situation where a sheriff wrote to the club to notify us about someone who had appeared on a football-related charge and I thought if you took the time to write to us why not just ban him.“I would hope that as it develops sheriffs will see it as a useful tool.”Derek Robertson, a director with city neighbours Dundee United, added, “We’re never complacent but we really don’t have a problem at Tannadice as far as our own supporters are concerned.“We’d prefer to leave any judicial punishment to police and courts.”St Johnstone managing director Stewart Duff said he believed banning orders should be used when appropriate.“Each case should be judged on its merits and if it is appropriate to issue a banning order, it should be. In other cases, a fine may be appropriate,” he said.Twelve Aberdeen fans have been subjected to banning orders, while 11 Rangers supporters and 10 Celtic fans have also been banned from every ground in Scotland.Six Dundee supporters are understood to have received banning orders.Assistant chief constable John Neilson from the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland said he believed sheriffs are still getting used to their new powers.“When similar legislation was introduced south of the border, we saw the same sort of story around what would appear to be the judiciary not using the legislation,” he said.“Steps were put in place to address that and we will do something similar to make them more effective.”
Rooney truce: Everton are still in my heart, Wayne tells angry fans
By Ian Ladyman and JOHN EDWARDS
Last updated at 12:43 AM on 17th April 2009
Wayne Rooney last night attempted to call a truce with Everton supporters before Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against his old club at Wembley.Manchester United striker Rooney has faced a barrage of personal abuse from Goodison Park fans since his move to Old Trafford in 2004.
‘I’m looking forward to Sunday’s game. I’ve got a lot of family going down to London for the match and there’ll be mixed feelings whatever the outcome but hopefully we can get through to the final.’Rooney was at the old Wembley Stadium 14 years ago when Paul Rideout scored as Everton beat United in the final and last night he did not rule out going to this year’s game if Everton manage to eliminate his team.He said: ‘In 1995, I was there with Everton’s junior team. It was the best feeling I ever had as an Everton fan, seeing them win the FA Cup, and I used to have loads of Everton posters on my wall as a kid.
Blue boy: Rooney’s Porto souvenir.
‘All the stick I get makes me want to do better, but it doesn’t bother me that much now ‘I’m not sure if I’d go to the final or not. I’m not sure where I’d sit. I might have to go in disguise!’United face Everton with their season back on track after victory in Porto on Wednesday night took them into a Champions League semi-final, with the first leg on Wednesday week.But Rooney had a warning for his team-mates, saying: ‘We’re so close to glory but just one defeat could shatter our dreams. We have to make sure we stay focused and prepare properly for the games we have left. ‘Over the last few weeks we’ve had some terrible results but maybe that’s helped by reminding us what we had to do, by getting back to basics and defending well as a team. I love playing Arsenal because they’re such a great team and play really good football.’Everton boss David Moyes, meanwhile, has questioned Mike Riley’s appointment as replacement referee on Sunday and suggested that the FA should investigate whether the official has an allegiance to Manchester United.After hearing that the Leeds-born Riley had been chosen to step in for the unwell Steve Bennett, Moyes said: ‘A member of the press asked me if he was a United supporter, and I think that’s something you would need to bring up with the FA. If you’re saying that he is, you’d hope that the FA would look at it.’Riley infuriated Moyes six years ago by awarding United a controversial penalty in the final game of the season, as Everton missed out on a UEFA Cup place, while he also sent off Tim Cahill in this season’s 2-0 Barclays Premier League defeat by Liverpool.”
No GB football team “a travesty”