Ryan#thecopper890

"Looking back at the situation from a police perspective, both sides were extremely troublesome on game day. I can't recall how many times I was forced to confront unruly protestors, many of whom were under a Mob mentality and "really" over-expressing themselves. They didn't spare a second to appreciate the consequences of their actions.

There was one religeous lad who I recall running onto the field with a giant cross, on behalf of the Anglican chuch ! The various methods that protestors were using to mix all sorts of colourful ideas into a sporting event was really bizzare in my personal opinion.

The Fans niether made our job any easier.  Broken glass, flying binoculars......you name it, came tumbling down towards us. Doing our duty, ofcourse, we provided the demonstrators with protection and escorted them off the grounds (or as in many circumstances), 'arrested' individuals who did not comply with our instructions." I can not help but laugh at the comments defending the actions of the  fans that day in '81. They were getting 'very' violent by the time we had got the situation under control, and even more so when the game was called off. There was just too much broken glass, etc on the field for any match to be hosted on. They should accept part of the blame for the abortion of the Hamilton match rather than just dusting it off their shoulders and onto the party who were, at the end of the day, playing a vital role towards resolving an international issue.