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Clubs condemn violence at FA Cup | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Hull City and Millwall football clubs have both condemned the violence which marred Saturday's FA Cup tie in Hull. | |
Twelve people were arrested by riot police after crowd trouble at the KC Stadium in which more than 50 seats were ripped out and used as missiles. | Twelve people were arrested by riot police after crowd trouble at the KC Stadium in which more than 50 seats were ripped out and used as missiles. |
Hull City said in a statement that a significant number of Millwall fans had "arrived with the single intention of causing maximum disruption". | Hull City said in a statement that a significant number of Millwall fans had "arrived with the single intention of causing maximum disruption". |
Millwall pledged to "rid this club of the element that caused problems". | |
Both Hull and Millwall fans were among the 12 people arrested, but most of the trouble was confined to the North Stand, where Millwall supporters were seated. | |
Compensation sought | |
Hull chairman Paul Duffen said: "There is no place for this kind of mindless hooliganism in football. | Hull chairman Paul Duffen said: "There is no place for this kind of mindless hooliganism in football. |
"It is an ugly throwback to a bygone era which most clubs have long since eradicated from their culture." | |
The club would seek compensation from Millwall for the damage, he added. | |
In a statement, the Premier League club said: "A full statement will be issued on conclusion of police and stadium investigations, but it is already clear that a significant contingent of the travelling Millwall supporters arrived at the match with the single intention of causing maximum disruption. | |
So-called Hull City fans were also arrested on Saturday and there were problems at other games Millwall executive deputy chairman Heather Rabbatts | |
"Over 50 seats were destroyed together with toilet facilities and concession shutters, all in the North Stand occupied by visiting supporters." | "Over 50 seats were destroyed together with toilet facilities and concession shutters, all in the North Stand occupied by visiting supporters." |
Millwall executive deputy chairman Heather Rabbatts said: "I have already spoken to a number of genuine fans as well as other directors, and we are as one in our determination to rid this club of the element that caused problems on Saturday. | |
"These people will now be identified by other clubs and police forces as potential troublemakers and treated accordingly. | |
"We at Millwall will continue to take responsibility for doing everything in our power to rid ourselves of a criminal element which clearly sees big games involving our club as an opportunity to indulge in anti-social behaviour. | |
"While Millwall's name was again the one that hit the media headlines, so-called Hull City fans were also arrested on Saturday and there were problems at other games, just as there have been during the course of the season." | |
Known troublemakers | |
Humberside Police have warned they are planning to make further arrests after studying video surveillance of the crowd trouble. | |
A force spokesman said an operation to counter the violence had worked well, as officers and stewards prevented the two sets of supporters coming together in the ground. | |
He said about 500 known troublemakers were among the Millwall fans. | |
Trouble first broke out among rival supporters in the 18,639 crowd before kick-off in a section of the North Stand where Millwall fans were closest to Hull supporters. | Trouble first broke out among rival supporters in the 18,639 crowd before kick-off in a section of the North Stand where Millwall fans were closest to Hull supporters. |
There was further trouble during the second-half in the opposite end of the North Stand. | There was further trouble during the second-half in the opposite end of the North Stand. |
Hull beat the League One side 2-0 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1989. | Hull beat the League One side 2-0 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1989. |