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I Rangers Glasgow sono la prima squadra ad avere raggiunto la finale di Coppa di Scozia che si disputerà il 30 maggio ad “Hampden Park”. I “Bears” hanno regolato facilmente il St. Mirren con un secco tre a zero. L’ altra semifinale si disputerà tra Dunfermline e Falkirk. A proposito dei Rangers un tifoso è stato ingiustamente accusato dell’ aggressione ad un poliziotto in occasione della finale di Coppa Uefa del 2008 disputatasi a Manchester contro i russi dello Zenit. Si è trattato di un clamoroso errore giudiziario meglio descritto nell’ articolo sotto riproposto. Due fans hanno evitato il “banning order” anche in relazione al “Tyne-Wear Derby” tra Sunderland e Newcastle. A loro carico sono rimaste solo accuse minori che non hanno giustificato l’ applicazione del provvedimento accessorio. Intanto emergono rapporti delle forze dell’ ordine in relazione alla clamorosa rissa del 2007 fra fans del Chelsea e del Tottenham. In particolare gli investigatori diffondono particolari relativi ai “Chelsea HeadHunters” che sarebbero in grado di mobilitare , tutt’ora, non meno di duecento aderenti e sui quali mantengono alta la guardia, così come su alcune altre “firms” della capitale.

 

Boyd celebrates reaches a century of goals for Rangers

Rangers progressed to the final of the Homecoming Scottish Cup with a comfortable win over St Mirren.

Andrius Velicka gave the holders a second-minute lead with a close-range finish past goalkeeper Mark Howard.Saints threatened an equaliser through Steven Thomson’s strike but keeper Neil Alexander saved well.Kris Boyd’s 100th Rangers goal stretched the Ibrox club’s lead in the 66th minute and Kenny Miller’s volley four minutes later sealed victory.Falkirk or Dunfermline await Rangers in the final, which takes place on 30 May.Rangers went in front with their first serious advance at a sun-drenched Hampden as Steven Davis mounted an attack down the inside-right channel.The Northern Ireland midfielder’s pass found Boyd, whose shot was deflected into the path of Velicka and the Lithuanian striker slid in to fire high into the net for his third goal in as many games.Pedro Mendes came close to extending Rangers’ lead in the 11th minute when his swerving shot with the outside of the right foot was tipped wide by Howard.At the other end, Thomson ended a period of inventive build-up play with a fierce shot that was pushed over the crossbar by Alexander, the keeper retaining his starting place with Allan McGregor named as a substitute.The Ibrox club were dealt an injury blow when Mendes was stretchered off after being caught late by Will Haining, the Portuguese midfielder being replaced by Nacho Novo.As half-time approached, Davis’ defence-splitting pass put Velicka through on goal but the forward lacked conviction as he drove wide of the near post.

Miller’s 12th goal of the season put the seal on Rangers’ win

St Mirren top scorer Andy Dorman was grounded following a challenge by Steven Whittaker on the edge of the penalty area early in the second half but the Rangers full-back was adjudged to have won the ball.Velicka, who was later replaced by Miller, forced Howard into a save with an awkward shot before McGinn dragged an effort wide of the Rangers goal.The match descended into scrappy affair with neither side showing much composure in possession.But Davis and Boyd bucked that trend as they combined well to register Rangers’ second goal.Davis’ driving run forced St Mirren to retreat and Boyd timed his run perfectly as he received the pass and calmly slotted past Howard.And it was not long until Rangers found the net with St Mirren struggling to deal with Novo’s whipped cross.Miller played a one-two with Davis before sending a shot trundling past Howard.And Howard prevented St Mirren from falling further behind with impressive saves from Miller and Novo in the closing stages.”

( BBC Sport )

 

Howard and team play vital part in stopping football yobs
London Informer
23 April 2009
By Aidan Jones

“AS THE broken glass was swept away and residents started to digest the medieval scenes which had descended on their quiet, leafy corner of Parson’s Green, Crown Prosecutor Howard Tobias was called into action.
The previous evening up to 100 men armed with knives, broken bottles, pool cues and an ice hockey stick had fought a pitched battle outside The White Horse pub, after a three-all draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in March 2007.
More than 30 arrests were made and six people were admitted to hospital with stab wounds after fans clashed in what was believed to have been an organised punch-up in a quiet residential area with few CCTV cameras. Mr Tobias worked closely with
Met Police football officers to establish who would face charges for the disorder, which had raised the spectre of a return to the dark days of British football hooliganism of years gone by.
After a meticulous investigation, two men, one Chelsea and one Spurs supporter, were eventually handed suspended sentences for violent disorder and four year bans from attending matches.
Said Mr Tobias: “It was a great deterrent, because this type of person lives for football – or at least the violence they associate with it.
“It sent the message to that we take football related violence very seriously and will prosecute wherever we can.”
Chelsea, home to a notorious group of around 200 fans known as ‘the Headhunters’, are just one of the London clubs with a CPS lawyer assigned to them to weigh up the evidence for prosecution in the event of violence and disorder.
Working hand-in-hand with police hooligan experts and spotters, the CPS seeks to bring swift prosecutions for a range of offences committed in or around London’s football grounds.
It is a role that may become increasingly important if fears of younger fans joining the ranks of ‘old school’ thugs are borne out.
The concept has been so successful since its establishment last year that representatives from the South African Football Association are visiting the UK to seek advice on how to deal with any potential flash-points when they host the World Cup in 2012.
The long arm of the law even reaches on to the pitch. In March this year Chelsea’s star striker, Didier Drogba, hurled a coin into a section of away fans from Burnley FC.
Mr Tobias was asked to assess the case for a charge.
He said: “We always prosecute according to the CPS code, no matter what the incident.
“In Mr Drogba’s case it was felt appropriate to go ahead – he was cautioned by the police.
“The evidence was pretty much all captured on Sky TV. But it appears he was provoked by racist chanting from a section of Burnley fans and that’s something that is still very much under investigation.”
The message to supporters is that when the beautiful game is marred by ugly incidents, Mr Tobias and his fellow lawyers at each London club are never far away”

 

 

Fans avoid bans for derby-day pitch invasion
Shields Gazette
23 April 2009
By Jane O’ Neill

“TWO fans who invaded the pitch at the Sunderland-Newcastle derby have escaped football banning orders.

Anthony Richard Barrass and Andrew Robert Lawson both pleaded guilty at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court to running on to the pitch at the Stadium of Light.
They were arrested in separate incidents following the game on October 25 last year, which the Black Cats won 2-1 – their first home victory over the Magpies for 28 years.
Claire Ward, prosecuting, described how Barrass, 40, was apprehended by two stewards after the final whistle had blown.
Nick Musgrove, defending, said Barrass, of Manet Gardens, Whiteleas, South Shields, had been a season ticket holder for nine years.
He said he has never been in any trouble, and committed the offence “in sheer jubilation that Sunderland had finally beaten Newcastle”.
In the second case, Miss Ward said Lawson, 30, was also seized by stewards after going on to the playing surface.Lawson initially said in interview he had been pushed on to the edge of the pitch by surging fans, and had not run onto the grass,but CCTV stills clearly showed him on the field.
Miss Ward added that Lawson, of Gordon Terrace, Sunderland, had previous convictions for battery, being drunk and disorderly, and resisting a police officer.
Speaking in his defence, Mr Musgrove said Lawson now accepted he was on the pitch, but had not been involved in any violence.
He added that none of his client’s previous convictions were football-related.
Magistrates imposed 18-month conditional discharges on both men, and ordered they each pay £60 court costs.
Applications for football banning orders by the prosecution were refused.”

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