Plymouth Argyle arrests

Police hopeful of Plymouth Argyle arrests after flares thrown onto Yeovil Town pitch

Police are hopeful of identifying the culprits who throw smoke devices onto the pitch during a Yeovil Town match against Plymouth Argyle.

The Sky Bet League Two game on Tuesday night (February 23) was stopped for several minutes as the devices were cleared by Glovers ground staff, with a length injury time of six minutes added on as a result.

A police spokesman said the devices were not flares, as initially thought, but said the combustible contraptions can be equally as dangerous.

"You can't be sure who made them or what they have got in them, and they can give people real breathing difficulties," he said.
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"We haven't had any at Huish Park for a long time but it's worrying because the home club can incur the wrath of the FA even if it's the away fans using them.

"Police have reviewed the CCTV and sent it to colleagues in Devon who are going to try to identify those responsible.

"I am quite hopeful that people will be spoken to at the very least."

Throwing such devices onto a football pitch is an arrestable offence and can carry a banning order if the perpetrator is found guilty.

There was a strong police presence at the match as the travelling Pilgrims sold out their away allocation. Visiting fans are generally searched on their way into the ground, although there were some issues ahead of the game as many Plymouth supporters had to wait until just before kickoff to enter the stadium.

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Tgwu wrote:

There was a strong police presence at the match as the travelling Pilgrims sold out their away allocation. Visiting fans are generally searched on their way into the ground,

No there not !! At Newport my 4 lads all under 16 (just) got searched despite I understand them not being subject to it because of age. Me by my own admission looking like a bear because of what I was wearing walked straight past them with an idiotic grin, turned back to them and said what about me with a laugh !!

It only takes one and I could have had anything stuffed under the jackets

Bloody village idiots do they think there at the San Siro or somethink not yeovil away jeez

It no doubt adds a bit of perceived excitement to their sad loser lives.
Just like the boys pretending to be hard men when they trashed the Minerva.
The most unfortunate thing about this incident is that it's going to give the club a negative image.

First it was Elburton, then Yeovil. The world's gone mad.
I reckon itching powder could be the next big thing.
Lock up these extremists.

I reckon there will be at least 1 smoke bomb at home park this afternoon.

BBC1 wrote:

I reckon there will be at least 1 smoke bomb at home park this afternoon.

That was a mean Vindaloo last night...........

I wonder if any of the Pasoti crew would think that throwing pints around in the hospitality suite or charging at stewards saying "do you know who I am" constitutes a banning?!

Surely 'no' arrests .......