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Police release images of 10 Southampton and Portsmouth fans after FA Cup trouble

Police hunt for fans after cup match violence Police hunt for fans after cup match violence

GIVE yourselves up – or we will come and get you.

That is the message from Hampshire police hunting suspected troublemakers who marred the recent FA Cup derby between Saints and Pompey with scenes of shameful violence.

Today the Daily Echo can reveal ten suspects who are wanted for questioning after trouble flared in the aftermath of the match last month.

Hundreds of Saints fans streamed out of St Mary’s to confront Portsmouth supporters as they made their way along Britannia Road under police escort.

The flashpoint came at the Freeborn Motors garage when the home fans charged at the metal fencing, hurling bricks and even chairs and causing tens of thousands of pounds of damage.

The scenes were the worst in the wake of Portsmouth’s 4-1 victory on February 13.

Mounted police joined a force of 260 police officers to keep the peace between the south coast rivals. On the day ten arrests were made for public order offences. Six people have subsequently pleaded guilty.

The violence was captured on CCTV while also being filmed by the Hampshire police’s air support unit and officers filming on the ground.

Police have spent hundreds of hours scouring the footage and identified those who they believe were responsible for some of the worst violence that including threatening police officers.

Now they are calling on the public to help identify them and are appealing directly to those responsible to give themselves up.

Detective Sergeant Will Whale said: “On the day we conducted a successful policing operation but we said from the start that we would find those who were intent on causing serious public order and violence and we are living up to that promise.

“We have reviewed the evidence of those who were intent on causing trouble that day and can see evidence of people throwing missiles, threatening police officers and causing damage.

We will not tolerate that sort of behaviour and what must have been a frightening series of events for members of the public and families leaving the match to have witnessed.”

He called on those who recognised themselves in the pictures to come forward.

“The message is simple, we will identify you and find you so it would be better for you if you give yourself up now. I am also asking members of the community to help us identify these people and know that any information they give will be treated in confidence.”

Anyone who thinks they can help with the investigation is asked to call 0845 045 4545 or 101 quoting Operation Austen at Hulse Road. Alternatively information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Comments(33)

Rudd Gillett says...
6:21am Thu 11 Mar 10

A few caravan doors to be smashed down early morning then.

clausentum says...
7:30am Thu 11 Mar 10

"POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match."

Only 10?

'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo

The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . .

sw = rare-seek

D.a.v.e says...
8:15am Thu 11 Mar 10

Should'nt be too difficult as they were wearing hi-vis jackets and had 3 numbers on each shoulder.......

Irate Wintonian says...
8:44am Thu 11 Mar 10

Did a double take on the picture. Thought the bobby in the extreme right (location, not political orientation) was wearing a bib with ACAB on it. lol

southy says...
9:51am Thu 11 Mar 10

clausentum wrote:
"POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match."

Only 10?

'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo

The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . .

sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.

Red&White Power says...
10:01am Thu 11 Mar 10

No doubt all these people did nothing more than run around a bit and wave their hands.

Using the term 'manhunt' usually suggests some sort of murder has taken place.

hulla baloo says...
10:11am Thu 11 Mar 10

Red&White Power wrote:
No doubt all these people did nothing more than run around a bit and wave their hands. Using the term 'manhunt' usually suggests some sort of murder has taken place.
I thought in this politically correct world, and along with other words, we could no longer use the term 'manhunt'.

sotonwinch09 says...
11:00am Thu 11 Mar 10

Put the pics online please Echo. The higher the audience that see's these pictures the more chance of them being caught.

St.DaveH says...
11:52am Thu 11 Mar 10

wot an ugly bunch - must all be sk8s

southy says...
12:33pm Thu 11 Mar 10

St.DaveH wrote:
wot an ugly bunch - must all be sk8s
i notice a number of red and white shirts in the film in side freeborn garage. parking area. that the police went in to break them up, so who was to blame.

TwistedWitch says...
1:02pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Surely the geezer top middle and second from right bottom, are one and the same blokey, just one with a hat on and one without?

Redback says...
2:10pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Bad mistake in the story title.

'Neanderthal knuckle-dragging thugs' has more than 4 letters and isn't spelled like that.

Jammy Donut says...
2:29pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Why wern't they arrested at the time

Carpe Diem says...
2:36pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Doesn't appear to be a lot of violence in the video clip. Lots of people gesticulating and milling around, who soon disperse when mounted plod arrive.

southy says...
2:54pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Carpe Diem wrote:
Doesn't appear to be a lot of violence in the video clip. Lots of people gesticulating and milling around, who soon disperse when mounted plod arrive.
fair amount of stones and coins being thrown about. if you remember there was a number of damage cars, and if you look carefully you can see a number of saints fans throwing things i did see one pompy supporter throw some thing in the film.

the main thing is, its after the match and the only reasons a large group of people rushing around to the other end of ground was to cause trouble, any sensible football supporter would off just gone home or what ever.

My View from the Hill says...
3:55pm Thu 11 Mar 10

I would like to know what charges these people will face, all I can see from the video is, criminal damage to a herris fence and possible trespass.

Hardly warrants a manhunt, does it?

Bartonian says...
3:55pm Thu 11 Mar 10

southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!

southy says...
4:07pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
well what do you think, not taken into account that 4 edl members have been banned from st marys and any saint games all ready.
most of the supporters are good supporters, but the edl supporters just want to cite to trouble and violence and rope in has many has they can. its just like how the NF use to operate. if you can show people what this group is all about then maybe people will have second thoughts about listen to them or even supporting the group.

St.DaveH says...
4:28pm Thu 11 Mar 10

southy wrote:
St.DaveH wrote: wot an ugly bunch - must all be sk8s
i notice a number of red and white shirts in the film in side freeborn garage. parking area. that the police went in to break them up, so who was to blame.
Come on southy play the game, they were obviously sk8s in disguise....

Carpe Diem says...
4:58pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
Bartonian, don't rise to the bait.

southy says...
5:09pm Thu 11 Mar 10

St.DaveH wrote:
southy wrote:
St.DaveH wrote: wot an ugly bunch - must all be sk8s
i notice a number of red and white shirts in the film in side freeborn garage. parking area. that the police went in to break them up, so who was to blame.
Come on southy play the game, they were obviously sk8s in disguise....
only wish they where dave

Redback says...
5:48pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
The EDL deliberately recruit from football 'firms' - ie the organised violence mobs. The cross-over between football thugs and the fash EDL is huge. This is really no secret.

nicko says...
7:45pm Thu 11 Mar 10

OH NO <<<ALL YOU COPPERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT DOWN YOUR SPEED CAMERAS AND DO SOME REAL POLICE WORK <<<HOW WILL THE GOVERNMENT SURVIVE WIYH NO REVENUE COMING IN>>>>>>>>>>>>

Linesman says...
7:50pm Thu 11 Mar 10

My View from the Hill wrote:
I would like to know what charges these people will face, all I can see from the video is, criminal damage to a herris fence and possible trespass. Hardly warrants a manhunt, does it?
The police would not release video footage that they will use in court as evidence, as that could prejudice the case if seen by a prospective juror.

My View from the Hill says...
7:52pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Redback wrote:
Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
The EDL deliberately recruit from football 'firms' - ie the organised violence mobs. The cross-over between football thugs and the fash EDL is huge. This is really no secret.
The EDL do attend football matches, and do recruit, but not from 'football 'firms' (this is not the Football Factory)

The EDL are trying to recruit young lads, who come together from all over Southampton on a Saturday, these young lads are from area's in the city that are suffering deprivation, where unemployment is rife, crime is is occurring on an almost daily basis, where drugs are readily available and where prospects of change is almost null and void.

Whether it be Redbridge, Thornhill, Millbrook, Sholing, Lordshill, it doesn't matter to the EDL, what they feed on these young lads that have no prospects, no jobs, no money, no hope, but what they have in common is football, the EDL see this, they know what's happening on the estates in this city, they know we have large numbers of foreign nationals living within Southampton, and blame those foreign nationals for the woe's of the city, the EDL can't do it/recruit on the estates so they use a football match for their recruiting.

Until these fascist thugs are barred from football, people like you Redback will always associate them to football.

Take a look at the next football match that EDL attend in Southampton, you will not see them trying to recruit older supporters (25/30 year old fans) but the youngsters, they are doing the same Luton.

My View from the Hill says...
7:57pm Thu 11 Mar 10

Linesman wrote:
My View from the Hill wrote:
I would like to know what charges these people will face, all I can see from the video is, criminal damage to a herris fence and possible trespass. Hardly warrants a manhunt, does it?
The police would not release video footage that they will use in court as evidence, as that could prejudice the case if seen by a prospective juror.
Linesman,

I was on about the accompanying video with this story, if these people were part of that group, I didn't see anything on it that warranted a manhunt.

I know the police wouldn't release anything that would prejudice their case.

southy says...
8:10pm Thu 11 Mar 10

My View from the Hill wrote:
Redback wrote:
Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
The EDL deliberately recruit from football 'firms' - ie the organised violence mobs. The cross-over between football thugs and the fash EDL is huge. This is really no secret.
The EDL do attend football matches, and do recruit, but not from 'football 'firms' (this is not the Football Factory)

The EDL are trying to recruit young lads, who come together from all over Southampton on a Saturday, these young lads are from area's in the city that are suffering deprivation, where unemployment is rife, crime is is occurring on an almost daily basis, where drugs are readily available and where prospects of change is almost null and void.

Whether it be Redbridge, Thornhill, Millbrook, Sholing, Lordshill, it doesn't matter to the EDL, what they feed on these young lads that have no prospects, no jobs, no money, no hope, but what they have in common is football, the EDL see this, they know what's happening on the estates in this city, they know we have large numbers of foreign nationals living within Southampton, and blame those foreign nationals for the woe's of the city, the EDL can't do it/recruit on the estates so they use a football match for their recruiting.

Until these fascist thugs are barred from football, people like you Redback will always associate them to football.

Take a look at the next football match that EDL attend in Southampton, you will not see them trying to recruit older supporters (25/30 year old fans) but the youngsters, they are doing the same Luton.
football grounds are there biggest recruit from. they also recruit in other areas to, for an example linsey oil refinery the edl was mixing with the picket lines much in the same way has the NF use to back in the 70's and 80's, the bnp was there to, when the strikers ask who was that lot giving it a lot of mouth they was told and got chase of the picket lines with the bnp in tail. this is another area they will feed on to recruit or cause trouble.

My View from the Hill says...
8:29pm Thu 11 Mar 10

southy wrote:
My View from the Hill wrote:
Redback wrote:
Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
The EDL deliberately recruit from football 'firms' - ie the organised violence mobs. The cross-over between football thugs and the fash EDL is huge. This is really no secret.
The EDL do attend football matches, and do recruit, but not from 'football 'firms' (this is not the Football Factory)

The EDL are trying to recruit young lads, who come together from all over Southampton on a Saturday, these young lads are from area's in the city that are suffering deprivation, where unemployment is rife, crime is is occurring on an almost daily basis, where drugs are readily available and where prospects of change is almost null and void.

Whether it be Redbridge, Thornhill, Millbrook, Sholing, Lordshill, it doesn't matter to the EDL, what they feed on these young lads that have no prospects, no jobs, no money, no hope, but what they have in common is football, the EDL see this, they know what's happening on the estates in this city, they know we have large numbers of foreign nationals living within Southampton, and blame those foreign nationals for the woe's of the city, the EDL can't do it/recruit on the estates so they use a football match for their recruiting.

Until these fascist thugs are barred from football, people like you Redback will always associate them to football.

Take a look at the next football match that EDL attend in Southampton, you will not see them trying to recruit older supporters (25/30 year old fans) but the youngsters, they are doing the same Luton.
football grounds are there biggest recruit from. they also recruit in other areas to, for an example linsey oil refinery the edl was mixing with the picket lines much in the same way has the NF use to back in the 70's and 80's, the bnp was there to, when the strikers ask who was that lot giving it a lot of mouth they was told and got chase of the picket lines with the bnp in tail. this is another area they will feed on to recruit or cause trouble.
As I said Southy, they will not recruit older people, they try to recruit impressionable youngster who blame others from other countries for the state of the nation, they will not try to recruit older people because they will be seen off like at Linsey, I just can't stand to hear people blaming football suppporters for something that is not a football problem like Redback insinuated.

Reality-man says...
9:36pm Thu 11 Mar 10

So this lot attacked the skates? What do they get if they get caught? A medal? A free season ticket?

southy says...
10:05pm Thu 11 Mar 10

My View from the Hill. well, while they can get away with going to football matches and recruiting, it is a football problem the good thing is that most football fans will see right though them, but yes its easy to recruit the young ones. but there are some that are a lot older like in there late 50's early 60's, and they are telling those older ones the same lies about jobs and immigration workers.

Linesman says...
10:57pm Thu 11 Mar 10

My View from the Hill wrote:
Linesman wrote:
My View from the Hill wrote: I would like to know what charges these people will face, all I can see from the video is, criminal damage to a herris fence and possible trespass. Hardly warrants a manhunt, does it?
The police would not release video footage that they will use in court as evidence, as that could prejudice the case if seen by a prospective juror.
Linesman, I was on about the accompanying video with this story, if these people were part of that group, I didn't see anything on it that warranted a manhunt. I know the police wouldn't release anything that would prejudice their case.
There is obviously more video available to the police. This was just an overview of the scene for the public to see how many were involved.

Retreat to Gandamack says...
2:36am Fri 12 Mar 10

The naughty little scallywags, no tea for you lot once your mothers find out, now Hamphire police get off your lazy backsides do some real police work, just a thought though does anyone who identifies them and effectively does the rozzers work for them get a rebate on the policing portion of the council tax?? i guess not

Redback says...
10:55am Fri 12 Mar 10

My View from the Hill wrote:
southy wrote:
My View from the Hill wrote:
Redback wrote:
Bartonian wrote:
southy wrote:
clausentum wrote: "POLICE are hunting ten people they want to speak to after violent scenes following the recent Saints v Pompey match." Only 10? 'ullo, 'ullo, 'ullo The decimal point seems to have gone awry . . . sw = rare-seek
yes thats how many edl supporter's that go to the saints game.
You and your flaming EDL!
The EDL deliberately recruit from football 'firms' - ie the organised violence mobs. The cross-over between football thugs and the fash EDL is huge. This is really no secret.
The EDL do attend football matches, and do recruit, but not from 'football 'firms' (this is not the Football Factory)

The EDL are trying to recruit young lads, who come together from all over Southampton on a Saturday, these young lads are from area's in the city that are suffering deprivation, where unemployment is rife, crime is is occurring on an almost daily basis, where drugs are readily available and where prospects of change is almost null and void.

Whether it be Redbridge, Thornhill, Millbrook, Sholing, Lordshill, it doesn't matter to the EDL, what they feed on these young lads that have no prospects, no jobs, no money, no hope, but what they have in common is football, the EDL see this, they know what's happening on the estates in this city, they know we have large numbers of foreign nationals living within Southampton, and blame those foreign nationals for the woe's of the city, the EDL can't do it/recruit on the estates so they use a football match for their recruiting.

Until these fascist thugs are barred from football, people like you Redback will always associate them to football.

Take a look at the next football match that EDL attend in Southampton, you will not see them trying to recruit older supporters (25/30 year old fans) but the youngsters, they are doing the same Luton.
football grounds are there biggest recruit from. they also recruit in other areas to, for an example linsey oil refinery the edl was mixing with the picket lines much in the same way has the NF use to back in the 70's and 80's, the bnp was there to, when the strikers ask who was that lot giving it a lot of mouth they was told and got chase of the picket lines with the bnp in tail. this is another area they will feed on to recruit or cause trouble.
As I said Southy, they will not recruit older people, they try to recruit impressionable youngster who blame others from other countries for the state of the nation, they will not try to recruit older people because they will be seen off like at Linsey, I just can't stand to hear people blaming football suppporters for something that is not a football problem like Redback insinuated.
No, you've misunderstood me. I'm not associating them with football fans, but 'firms' - thugs who I don't count as fans personally.

I'm afraid they're very much having a resurgence. The boys that grew up watching films like 'football factory' have grown up and are trying to recreate it.

Anyone with a Network 54 password can watch them trying to arrange fights on various football violence forums. I assume the police monitor these too!

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