You couldn't make it up!!!

[Neil]

It seems that the bin-dipping, rock throwing darlings are creating more havoc at Twerton Park (although Bath City FC couldn't care less) and after calling me a paedo for posting a photo of the cherubs on their forum someone has come up with a more radical answer to the problem....Well for fear of getting my head bitten off - perhaps there is another way.

I agree that this behaviour is unacceptable and has to be stopped before someone gets hurt.

It doesn't appear to me though that the suggestions so far, calling the police, landmines, killer dogs etc are likely to work or make much difference. May even encourage worse behaviour and more conflict.

Perhaps a more concilatory approach could be adopted. Perhaps a negative situation could be turned into a positve one with a little bit of time and effort. The youngsters are clearly interested enough in the football to be regualrly returning to a vantage point where they can see the games. If we could get them into the ground perhaps they would become regular supporters and value the club and the stadium etc. They are after all residents of Twerton and Bath and exactly the people who we need to attract back to the terraces. If just one of those youngsters was supported and encouraged to come to matches and got hooked and kept coming back for the rest of his life - that is £1000's of pounds for Bath City.

I have a contact at Bath City Farm where i think there are some good youth workers who probably know the youngsters. Perhaps they could be approached and asked to assit in this situation. I will email them. If we found funding to get them into the ground supported by a youth worker for one of the up-coming matches where the title is likely to be clinched the special atmosphere might just turn them in City fans.

Who knows - ??? If anyone at the club is interested in supporting this type of approach let me know.

Here's anticiapting i'll get my head bitten off! cheers.:eek:

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[Pablo]

Yeah that's ridiculous, is that really the kind of people they want in their ground?

[city supporter]

If only the Bath City Chairman would write direct to the Chief Constable, together with a feature in the local rag saying the local constabulary have paid little, or no attention to their problems I am sure there would be a quick response and an ending to the situation.

Cut out the middle man, i.e. the Area Station Bobby and go direct for the jugular ! Heads will roll It always works.......

[bobcarolgees]

That small gang of lads has been throwing stuff at their own fans including the away supports, so if theyve been doing that for so long why hasnt any of the Bath city or (if) team bath fans gone round to the part of the ground after or even during the game and frankly put the s***s up them? The local bobbies obviously couldnt care less and arent going to attend unless some poor bugger ends up in hospital.
Its not just 10 year olds doing it like I said after we went there, there was a bunch of teenagers also. Alas unless something is done about it Bath City will get a name it frankly doesnt deserve and it will all end in tears next season when somebody like Newport turn up and those young kiddies get kicked all over twerton

[SHANDY LOVE MACHINE]

Bath City will get a name it frankly doesnt deserve

like League Champions?

[SHANDY LOVE MACHINE]

Quite frankly I think Bob's direct approach would be more effective although I'd go one step further and hire a group of similar aged youths to do the dirty work, for a small payment of course.

I find that when looking for violent revenge it is better to pay someone else to do it for you, of the same group and gender (more socially acceptable), to avoid implicating yourself directly. How do you think Joe's face got so mashed up. He only had to overstep the mark once.

You'd be surprised how many people there are out there that would gouge an eye out for a monkey.