'No one should come away from a game fearing for their safety' Football referee opens up on issue of rising fan violence
"Just last week there was a Sunday league cup final where there was just fighting and it got out of control. The game was called to an end without 10-15mins to go," he said.
"You just get packed and leave... you get changed quicker and you just want to leave, or you stay for five minutes and give people a chance to disperse."Flint Town's match against Caernarfon Town was called off two weeks after crowd troublewas called off after just 16 minutesOn Wednesday night, both Cymru Premier teams took to the pitch once again, but this time to an empty stadium.
"People have been chased off the field, into their dressing rooms, some have been chased into the car park or harassed as they're driving away.
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