In defence of KM (2)

By Unnamed Sauce (Bedduth Blue)23/3 08:39Sun Mar 23 08:39:49 2025In response to Re: Notorious Baby Squad

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I agree. The steward guy I met beforehand in their car park, the staff on the turnstile and the folk manning the catering stalls were all really pleasant to me. The car park guy had a Boro connection: he had coached at Junior level and showed me pictures of a match he had once sponsored at MP. The prime difference was that they were all adults of voting age and weren't coked up.

I suspect that KM probably made a serious planning error in inviting the youngsters along to bolster "home" support. All that did was wind the Boro players up. Some I would guess were Youth or Juniors with a club connection. Some I believe brought their mates along. The two teens who accosted me after the game did not know where they were. They just wanted a bit of a ruck.

I saw the hooligans (for that is what they were) gathering along Main Street as I drove to the ground. (Lord forgive me) I wrongly assumed that they were Boro fans. I thought it was odd at the time though, because I did not recognise any of them. It wasn't until I heard them singing abusive songs in their little stand , about Forest, Derby, Cov , Nuneaton and Warwickshire that I realised it was unmistakeably an organised, co-ordinated group. I've seen those flags and the blue flares before. At Foxes games. They were singing the "We're the Left Side/Right side" anthem that Spurs fans sing at home. They did not pick that up at Coton or Cradley. They were mimicking what they had heard on tour with the Baby Squad.

My grandson plays in a league where KM have a team. They are not one of the most popular visitors. There is an air of entitlement about some of them. Their touchline manners are not among the best in that league.

I felt sorry for KM. Looking at the Vlog again, I think they probably regret allowing that crowd in. The fact that the club overall did not fully grasp the significance of the fixture situation beforehand is clear from the fact that they lost a lot of potential revenue by not issuing a programme. They would have sold a lot I reckon.

I also feel sorry for their booked player. He seemed to act on instinct. There was a real chance of the game being abandoned at that stage and footage clearly shows he was trying to defuse the situation. I hope gets the card rescinded but I doubt he will. Leaving the field without the ref's permission is technically a serious offence.

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