Predictable

They came, they destroyed, they went and watched some football and then destoryed some more. Football took at step back in time last night and unfortunately everyone within football knew it was going to happen.

West Ham and Millwall two East -End rivals thrown together by the luck of the draw. That draw was made just under two week ago and the talking and no doubt fight arranging began.

Now baring in mind that there has been trouble when these sides have played previously, this was a quote given by Millwall Managing Director Andy Ambler the day after the draw

We have a very experienced security team who are used to staging these sorts of games and we will make sure [with West Ham] the match passes off with as little disruption to fans and the community as possible.

Bravo Mr Ambler, sterling job you did there last night and if you want to see your work in closer detail here you go

You see there is no measure against this type of thing, even if Millwall fans were banned from the ground, like some critics were saying they should, they would have still bumped heads with the West Ham fans. It was a game that the FA should not have let taken place, toss a coin to find a winner, anything but having them play each other.

What makes things worse is that it was the West Ham fans who seem to be coming out of this with the greater deal of shame. The goading of the Millwall fans and players was a disgrace and for a fairly respectable set of Premiership fans to behave in that manor brings great shame to the world of football and strikes another Black mark against thoughts of hosting a another big football tournament in this country.

What should the punishment be? Well I’d let the FA decide on that……..it’s bound to be stern enough isn’t it?

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