Police To
Review Mansfield Tapes
13th April 2006
The police are to study close circuit video tape of
supporters who attended Lincoln City's home match against
Mansfield Town, which took place last Saturday.
There was a particular nasty incident during the match
that saw a flare land inside the Mansfield supporters'
area. It remains unclear as to which section of the crowd
that the flare originated from.
This incident then led to attempted skirmishes between
both sets of supporters. In total, one Mansfield Town fan
and five Lincoln City fans were ejected from Sincil Bank.
Police have now confirmed that they will study CCTV tape
to try and identify the flare throwing culprit. However,
officials from Lincoln City FC are believed to have
already looked at the tapes but found them inconclusive.
This was the second time within a matter of weeks that
both clubs have seen crowd disturbances at their home
fixtures. Two weeks ago, a group of Lincoln City's
supporters clashed with their counterparts from Grimsby
Town. A week last Saturday saw Mansfield's home match
against Oxford United held up for several minutes while
Oxford's supporters were calmed following a controversial
Mansfield goal.
Despite the flare incident, the match between Lincoln
City and Mansfield passed mostly without incident. There
was just one arrest from a crowd of over 6,000 - with the
arrest taking place outside Sincil Bank on public order
offences.
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