I live five minutes walk from Essex Senior League side Southend Manor. Saturday I was driving past their ground when I saw five police cars, an ambulance and further police cars driving round the local streets. I checked the website of the local newspaper - Southend Echo - and found the breaking news was about a local schoolgirl who was reported missing, so I assumed it was about that.
Yesterday the local newspaper reported how Southend Manor v Clapton involved fighting between supporters. This all seems rather odd as average crowds at Southend Manor are normally around 35-40. I reproduce the report from the Echo News website>
The comments section at the bottom of the article has been suspended, but look at the comments under the original report and you will see what really happened:
Two arrested after football brawl
Edit: These comments have also been removed
It would appear right wing groups are beginning to mobilise against Clapton claiming if they can promote left wing ideology then they can promote right wing ideology. There is a facebook page which was referred to in the comments section of the Echo News which shows that right wing groups want the police to start attending their matches so Clapton FC get the bill which will kill them off.
Does anyone know anything about this?
Yesterday the local newspaper reported how Southend Manor v Clapton involved fighting between supporters. This all seems rather odd as average crowds at Southend Manor are normally around 35-40. I reproduce the report from the Echo News website>
SOUTHEND Manor suffered another heavy home defeat in a match marred by a controversial interruption.
During the half-time break, a local protest group rallied at the ground, with much of the anger supposedly aimed at Manor’s opponents’ supporters, knows as the ‘Clapton Ultras’.
Police were called to the Southchurch Arena before the trouble was dispersed.
The match itself resulted in a 5-1 away win, with Mendez opening the scoring on the half hour mark.
It didn’t take long for the score line to be doubled - Fahad Nyanja was on the mark and the same man crashed home a third before the break.
There was even enough time for Andy Mott to make it 4-0 before the break.
Abiola Tanimowo pulled a goal back in the second half before Nyanja secured his hat-trick to leave Manor in the bottom three.
Bowers & Pitsea’s impressive recent form continued with a 6-0 demolition of Takeley.
A Rob Whitnell double and an 18th goal of term for the flying Lewis Manor set the tone early on, putting Bowers into a three-goal advantage.
Bowers have now scores 18 goals in the last three matches and it could have been more, with Manor cracking a shot off the crossbar.
He did score his second soon after with an impressive strike before Ashley Wackers-Kyriacou missed a simple chance.
He did score after he tapped home following a superb Martin Llewellyn shot hit the crossbar.
Takeley were reduced to 10 men before Jamie Salmon added his name to the score sheet.
Basildon United returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win at Stansted.
Having lost 5-2 in the week, Craig Gillam demanded a response and he got one.
A double from Loranzo Ramsay netted a double before Gillam got in on the act.
Jonathan Adebayo's 44th minute penalty made it 4-0, with only Gary Rowntree's 89th minute consolation giving Stansted anything to smile about.
During the half-time break, a local protest group rallied at the ground, with much of the anger supposedly aimed at Manor’s opponents’ supporters, knows as the ‘Clapton Ultras’.
Police were called to the Southchurch Arena before the trouble was dispersed.
The match itself resulted in a 5-1 away win, with Mendez opening the scoring on the half hour mark.
It didn’t take long for the score line to be doubled - Fahad Nyanja was on the mark and the same man crashed home a third before the break.
There was even enough time for Andy Mott to make it 4-0 before the break.
Abiola Tanimowo pulled a goal back in the second half before Nyanja secured his hat-trick to leave Manor in the bottom three.
Bowers & Pitsea’s impressive recent form continued with a 6-0 demolition of Takeley.
A Rob Whitnell double and an 18th goal of term for the flying Lewis Manor set the tone early on, putting Bowers into a three-goal advantage.
Bowers have now scores 18 goals in the last three matches and it could have been more, with Manor cracking a shot off the crossbar.
He did score his second soon after with an impressive strike before Ashley Wackers-Kyriacou missed a simple chance.
He did score after he tapped home following a superb Martin Llewellyn shot hit the crossbar.
Takeley were reduced to 10 men before Jamie Salmon added his name to the score sheet.
Basildon United returned to winning ways with a 4-1 win at Stansted.
Having lost 5-2 in the week, Craig Gillam demanded a response and he got one.
A double from Loranzo Ramsay netted a double before Gillam got in on the act.
Jonathan Adebayo's 44th minute penalty made it 4-0, with only Gary Rowntree's 89th minute consolation giving Stansted anything to smile about.
Two arrested after football brawl
Edit: These comments have also been removed
It would appear right wing groups are beginning to mobilise against Clapton claiming if they can promote left wing ideology then they can promote right wing ideology. There is a facebook page which was referred to in the comments section of the Echo News which shows that right wing groups want the police to start attending their matches so Clapton FC get the bill which will kill them off.
Does anyone know anything about this?
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