Billy Sharp Assaulted + Others in Fans Pitch Invasions

[Sedgley Gold N Black]

What a **** hope they ID him!

Michael van Gerwen

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

Do you think it's going back to the 80's when the country was in the doldrums......people just start lashing out at everything? I just saw inflation has hit the highest level for 40 years, they are buggering up trade and caught between a rock and a hard place on Ireland with America and the EU goiing to damage us if we bugger up the GFA to keep the Brexit fantasy going. People, employees and businesses must be worried the direction the country is going in.


Life ban should be the minimum, the courts should deal him a far heavier blow.....there are pitch invasions and then assault, and that was a real cowardly one.

Nothing to do with politics at all,trying to make it so is stupid
We had much worse going on in the 60s when the country was booming
Its just a mindless bunch of idiots and sheep,and lets not pretend we are whiter than white either, we have done some dumb stuff in the past, just havent had the excuse lately lol
Heard hes been identified now so hope he gets jailed plus lifetime ban,time we had some real deterrents in this country

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Nothing to do with politics at all,trying to make it so is stupid
We had much worse going on in the 60s when the country was booming
Its just a mindless bunch of idiots and sheep,and lets not pretend we are whiter than white either, we have done some dumb stuff in the past, just havent had the excuse lately lol
Heard hes been identified now so hope he gets jailed plus lifetime ban,time we had some real deterrents in this country

Nottingham Forest have already banned him for life. Now let’s hope the courts don’t act leniently.

Lock him away.

 

[WickedWolfie]

How long before we start seeing the media stories about him being a nice guy and how out of character this is? Lock him up and throw away the key.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

How long before we start seeing the media stories about him being a nice guy and how out of character this is? Lock him up and throw away the key.

Well I don’t think he will be seen as a nice person now. He is also a coward, hitting someone who wasn’t aware of the situation. Billy Sharp is a big lad, I wonder if the moron would have taken him on face to face.

 

[Vinny1971]

Absolute Bell

 

[Jay Jay de Wolf]

I'm surprised this morning that this assault / attack on a championship player hasn't been highlighted on TV News channels?

If it had been a PL player like Ronaldo that had been assaulted standing on side line it would be main news all day long..

More important main news stories like the Wagatha Christie trial I suppose

 

[Mutchy]

I'm surprised this morning that this assault / attack on a championship player hasn't been highlighted on TV News channels?

If it had been a PL player like Ronaldo that had been assaulted standing on side line it would be main news all day long..

More important main news stories like the Wagatha Christie trial I suppose

Link from the BBC homepage...

Arrest made after assault on Sheff Utd's Sharp

Police arrest a man after Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was assaulted by a fan at the end of their Championship play-off final second leg at Nottingham Forest.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1526940860742606851

More bother from last night

 

[WickedWolfie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1526940860742606851

More bother from last night

Zero sympathy for the Forest muppet. Shouldn't have been there. Given that McBurnie has been out with a foot injury since April l doubt that it was deliberate but he may well have been concerned about being hurt worse.

Oliver McBurnie injury update emerges ahead of Sheffield United's clash with Cardiff

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom has revealed that Oliver McBurnie is set to miss the remainder of the campaign due to a foot injury that he sustained during the club's recent defeat to Reading.

footballleagueworld.co.uk

What makes it worse is that Sharp played on loan for Forest.

The Mirror: Sheffield United's Billy Sharp breaks silence on being attacked by "scumbag" pitch invader.

Billy Sharp breaks silence on being attacked by "scumbag" pitch invader

The Blades' captain was left needing stitches after being viciously headbutted by a fan who had invaded the pitch at the City Ground following Nottingham Forest's play-off semi-final victory

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[CelebrityWolf]

That was the last pitch invasion in the football league. Gonna be like North America, ropes and security everywhere

Pitch invasions are a regular occurrence in the states after upsets at college level sports. Those games also hold the highest attendances of any sport in the world.

 

[WolvesAreBoringOnCeefax]

I always think it doesn't say much for the contents of your own head if you're willing to smash it into someone elses and be confident they'll come off worst.

Kinda feels like there are two types of pitch invasion, the ones where the opposition are irrelevant bystanders (like you're getting promoted and they're 13th) and the ones last night where inherently there'll be more needle on the night and the other team are the direct losers. The former always likely to be less emotionally charged than the latter.

 

[topcat99]

When a player thumps one of these idiots back they will probably whinge.

I remember “Mad Dog” Mike Curtis of the Baltimore Colts absolutely flattening a pitch invader during an NFL game.

When the TV crew interviewed him he said “That guy broke a city ordinance, so I enforced it. If anyone runs onto the field again, I’ll enforce it again!”

 

[Timberwolf]

I wonder what the bloody hell was going through his head to go and do something like that.

He was probably coked off his tits!

Shocking and cowardly act.

Whats with all the comments about coke on this thread?
Cocaine does not cause violence. Violent people cause violence.

 

[JR WAS KING]

Whats with all the comments about coke on this thread?
Cocaine does not cause violence. Violent people cause violence.

Same as alcohol. I've been ****ed many times at football matches, but never felt the need to cause trouble.

 

[Supadavewolf]

I remember “Mad Dog” Mike Curtis of the Baltimore Colts absolutely flattening a pitch invader during an NFL game.

When the TV crew interviewed him he said “That guy broke a city ordinance, so I enforced it. If anyone runs onto the field again, I’ll enforce it again!”

Those were the days of genuine violence on the field, before the NFL again changed contact rules to stop so many people from getting seriously injured (or worse).

Curtis is probably best remembered for trying to pull the head off one of the opposition (Rams player, I think). He is still ranked as one of the 20 roughest players. Had that clown headbutted him, I hate to think what Curtis would have done. Don't think a prison sentence would have been needed!

 

[Jefe]

Plenty of others could be seen walking onto the pitch holding flares. Hope they ban them too. Idiotic in a crowded environment.

There's been an uptick of flares being thrown onto the pitch as well. Some Chelsea idiot lobbed a flare onto the pitch, in the eye line of his own player as he was about to take his kick in the shootout.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Also trouble last night at Northampton. Fans running on and throwing smoke bombs at Mansfield players.

 

[glorybox]

Also there's zero chance of being able to drink alcohol in the stands when fans behave themselves in this way.

 

[topcat99]

Those were the days of genuine violence on the field, before the NFL again changed contact rules to stop so many people from getting seriously injured (or worse).

Curtis is probably best remembered for trying to pull the head off one of the opposition (Rams player, I think). He is still ranked as one of the 20 roughest players. Had that clown headbutted him, I hate to think what Curtis would have done. Don't think a prison sentence would have been needed!

Curtis ended up serving as a US Congressman

 

[Lupo Italiano]

Robert Biggs, 30, £55k pa STH (former) jailed for 24 weeks:

Man, 30, pleads guilty to assault after headbutting Sheffield striker

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Biggs, 30, of Derbyshire, entered his guilty plea at Nottingham Magistrate's Court this morning after being held in custody overnight.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Supadavewolf]

Curtis ended up serving as a US Congressman

I had no idea!

 

[Alex Rae The Substitute]

Robert Biggs, 30, £55k pa STH (former) jailed for 24 weeks:

Man, 30, pleads guilty to assault after headbutting Sheffield striker

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Biggs, 30, of Derbyshire, entered his guilty plea at Nottingham Magistrate's Court this morning after being held in custody overnight.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Can’t imagine he’ll be employed by DHL much longer.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Can’t imagine he’ll be employed by DHL much longer.

Zero sympathy. He deserves everything that he gets.

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

He only got 24 weeks for Actual Bodily Harm!

That is utterly disgusting and so is a 10-year banning order which should be for LIFE.

 

[Thank you Sir Jack]

Can’t imagine he’ll be employed by DHL much longer.

A case of "(Not) sorry we missed you"

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

The judge rightfully didn't take no for an answer in pleas for a suspended sentence!

Billy Sharp: Fan jailed for headbutting player at end of match

Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was assaulted at the end of their match with Nottingham Forest.

www.bbc.co.uk

The judge had been urged to hand down a suspended sentence on Biggs, who claimed he and his girlfriend would not be able to keep up monthly mortgage repayments if he was jailed.

But the judge said: "Given the gravity of this offence, where thousands were present to witness it, there has to be an element of deterrence."

The judge added the attack could have "given rise to further incidents."

 

[Deleted member drgr12429]

He only got 24 months for Actual Bodily Harm!

That is utterly disgusting and so is a 10-year banning order which should be for LIFE.

24 weeks not months. And the banning order is from every ground. I'd imagine a life time ban will come from NFFC.
Like others have said he won't be at DHL for long.
How stupid do you have to be to do that and jeopardise your house and job.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Biggs pleaded for a suspended sentence, claiming he would struggle to keep up his mortgage payments if given a custodial sentence. Thankfully his plea was ignored, and he will have time to think about his disgraceful behaviour.

I have no sympathy for him whatsoever.

 

[Deleted member drgr12429]

Biggs pleaded for a suspended sentence, claiming he would struggle to keep up his mortgage payments if given a custodial sentence. Thankfully his plea was ignored, and he will have time to think about his disgraceful behaviour.

I have no sympathy for his whatsoever.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes..

 

[Sergeant Hakeswill]

The guy deserves everything he gets.

I wonder if Ollie McBurnie (sp?) will get similar super speedy justice for his stamp on a Forest fan?

 

[Deleted member drgr12429]

She told the court Biggs had drunk "a quantity of alcohol" at a pub near the City Ground and "just followed" two friends on to the pitch.
Ms Gowans said: "He says that in effect he got carried away in the moment... as did a number of people. His sole intention was to get to the tunnel. He remembers running towards the players but to the left of Billy Sharp, looking at the crowd... and then running straight into somebody.
"He accepts that he has collided with the right side of the player's cheek. It's not targeted on the player."

He should have got extra jail for this bunch of bull****. He put his head down as he got close to Sharp, and deliberately head butted him whilst he wasn't looking. It was a deliberate and cowardly act. No way he just "ran into him". The video is clear. 24 weeks for deliberate assault is nowhere near enough. 18 months at a minimum.
I'm sure everyone but his girlfriend will give a **** that he can't pay his mortgage..

 

[Deleted member drgr12429]

The guy deserves everything he gets.

I wonder if Ollie McBurnie (sp?) will get similar super speedy justice for his stamp on a Forest fan?

Depends what the circumstances where leading up to it. I've seen no footage of the incident from before it happened. If he just assaulted him for no reason then he'll face the same justice, albeit fans were assaulting SU players.

 

[WickedWolfie]

He only got 24 months for Actual Bodily Harm!

That is utterly disgusting and so is a 10-year banning order which should be for LIFE.

Twenty four weeks i.e. six months. ABH isn't regarded as that serious. Grevious Bodily Harm is much more serious.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

That seems unduly lenient.

He’ll be out in time for the non league season to start. Starting to become an issue at certain clubs with banned fans from league clubs causing problems.

 

[Supadavewolf]

I'm sure everyone but his girlfriend will give a **** that he can't pay his mortgage..

Wouldn't surprise me if "everyone but his ex-girlfriend" ends up as more accurate.

 

[Deleted member drgr12429]

Twenty four weeks i.e. six months. ABH isn't regarded as that serious. Grevious Bodily Harm is much more serious.

Should have been charged with the latter. It was a deliberate act. Video of the act was clear. He put his head down as he ran towards Sharp. Bull**** to say any different, but obviously he would say it to reduce the sentence.

 

[Fifty Niner]

24 weeks not months. And the banning order is from every ground. I'd imagine a life time ban will come from NFFC.
Like others have said he won't be at DHL for long.
How stupid do you have to be to do that and jeopardise your house and job.

It’s what happens when someone lets an obsession get out of control.

 

[Sergeant Hakeswill]

Depends what the circumstances where leading up to it. I've seen no footage of the incident from before it happened. If he just assaulted him for no reason then he'll face the same justice, albeit fans were assaulting SU players.

You say that, but this guy has been arrested, charged and jailed in a couple of days (which is good), but where is the other investigation? As the song goes it's all gone quiet over there.

 

[Fifty Niner]

A Forest fan contacted Sheff Utd to organise donating the proceeds of crowd funding appeal to a charity of Billy Sharp’s choice. Raised £12k so far from Forest fans who are disgusted by the actions of this moron. They are hoping their club can match their efforts to double the amount.