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18/09/2018
Cliftonville Will Ban Supporters Involved In Narrow Water Incident
Cliftonville Football Club have said that if the people involved in desecrating the Narrow Water war memorial are connected to their club, they would not hesitate in banning them.
Poppy wreaths, crosses and written tributes were vandalised at the Narrow Water memorial on Saturday, 15 September.
The site is a tribute to 18 soldiers who were killed by the IRA when their convoy was ambushed by two roadside bombs in 1979.
Various reports have claimed Cliftonville football fans returning from a fixture in Warrenpoint on the day were responsible for the vandalism.
In a new statement issued by the Club, Cliftonville said that they had received several enquiries asking if they intend to issue bans to those involved.
The statement continued: "The Club wish to state, that should confirmation be received of the identity of those convicted, then we would have no hesitation in banning them from our stadium.
"Cliftonville have previously banned individuals from Solitude on several occasions. While this is effective in preventing entry to games at our ground, we would call on all Irish League Clubs, the Northern Ireland Football League and the Irish Football Association to help and support us in preventing all banned persons from entering all football grounds.
"We also ask that the existing legislation in regards to Football Banning Orders is more readily applied."
(MH/CM)
Poppy wreaths, crosses and written tributes were vandalised at the Narrow Water memorial on Saturday, 15 September.
The site is a tribute to 18 soldiers who were killed by the IRA when their convoy was ambushed by two roadside bombs in 1979.
Various reports have claimed Cliftonville football fans returning from a fixture in Warrenpoint on the day were responsible for the vandalism.
In a new statement issued by the Club, Cliftonville said that they had received several enquiries asking if they intend to issue bans to those involved.
The statement continued: "The Club wish to state, that should confirmation be received of the identity of those convicted, then we would have no hesitation in banning them from our stadium.
"Cliftonville have previously banned individuals from Solitude on several occasions. While this is effective in preventing entry to games at our ground, we would call on all Irish League Clubs, the Northern Ireland Football League and the Irish Football Association to help and support us in preventing all banned persons from entering all football grounds.
"We also ask that the existing legislation in regards to Football Banning Orders is more readily applied."
(MH/CM)
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