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Published Date: 28 October 2009
By Neil Goulding and Claire Lewis
YOBBISH Manchester United fans left a trail of damage in their wake after going on the rampage at Barnsley's Oakwell stadium last night.
United fans smashed their way into food stands and ransacked them during the Carling Cup clash at Oakwell.

Eight catering staff were trapped inside a food kiosk and had to barricade themselves in a store room for around 25 minutes as fans broke in and stole cash from the till and food from the shelves.

Stewards on the pitch also had food thrown at them during the violence, which marred United's 2-0 fourth-round win.

One police officer attempting to arrest one of the fans involved suffered a minor eye injury during the disturbance.

A South Yorkshire Police investigation into the trouble is now underway.

Were you at the match? What do you think of the destruction caused by football fans? Join the debate by adding your comment below.

Police and football club staff will monitor CCTV footage from the ground to try to identify all those involved in the rampage.

Championship club Barnsley is also considering launching a claim for compensation from Premiership team Manchester United for the damage caused by their fans.

A police officer in the ground last night said: "We responded by arresting three people for breaking into the kiosk. Some of these fans that broke into the food kiosk also threw food items at some of the Barnsley stewards."

A Barnsley FC spokesman said the fans responsible for the trouble inside the ground had caused "substantial damage".

He added: "The club is going to launch a full investigation as soon as possible after substantial damage was caused in the concourse of the north stand.

"A complaint has been made to the police and we will be taking a look at CCTV footage of the incident before we can comment further."

A heavy on-pitch police presence was visible during the trouble.

Barnsley 0 Manchester United 2 - MATCH REPORT AND SLIDESHOW

Police in riot gear were pelted with bottles as they attempted to restore order in the concourse of the north stand and police dogs were employed to drive fans back from the pitch.

Two Barnsley fans were led away from Oakwell by police officers after invading the pitch during the game.

And at around 11pm another two people were arrested after fans jumped on to a railway line in an attempt to stop a Barnsley to Sheffield train before it had started moving.

Altogether eight arrests were made - four away fans and four Barnsley supporters – who were detained in police custody overnight.

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  • Last Updated: 28 October 2009 10:10 AM
  • Source: Sheffield Star
  • Location: Sheffield
 
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BobBookah,

28/10/2009 09:20:21
Catch these scumbags and force them to report to a police station every time their team is due to play a match. Failure to report should means an automatic £500 fine.
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Handsworth,

28/10/2009 09:23:44
What witb all these strikes and threatened strikes it looks like in every direction we are going back to the 70s and 80s.
They won what more did Man Utd supporters want? Trouble is that their Manager thinks he can abuse everybody and get away with it and the supporters think they can do the same. It must be nipped in the bud.
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Sensible Poster,

28/10/2009 09:27:31
Didn't Barnsley fans do this to Notts County's ground not long back?

What goes around comes around Barnsley fans.
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Mosbroman,

sheffield 28/10/2009 09:27:38
Best ban them from the competition or make them play to empty grounds !But, of course, the team have too high a profile for such a thing to happen...that only(rarely) happens to teams in lower divisions when their supporters act like lunatics!
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moose,

sheffield 28/10/2009 09:38:20
Bl--dy Idiots all of them but tell me How do you stop a Train that isn't moving ???? im intrigued
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BillyJoeBob,

28/10/2009 10:05:54
The only way this can be be prevented in the future is to come down hard on the football club, by playing behind closed doors; taking points away or chucking them out of the competition...but as it is Man Utd, nothing will happen because they are above the law!
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Barnmeg1,

28/10/2009 10:50:34
who really cares, man utd fans were trying to bring it up standard like old trafford, as u cook food on a stove and have toilets outside, i know its day to day living that u are used to, but outside barnsley its a different world. championship ground more like a non league ground.
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stephen Adamson,

Leicester 28/10/2009 11:02:26
I hope the idiots arrested are made to pay for the damage they have caused. These arrogant yobs think they can get away with anything when they are visiting a smaller club.
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Mosbroman,

sheffield 28/10/2009 11:20:26
Moose....you "stop"it from "starting"!
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RamonFlick,

Sheffield 28/10/2009 13:02:19

This is the main reason why Man Utd are so disliked around the country by ardent supporters of other teams imo. It's a myth it's just because they're successful and people are envious.

In my experience they've always had a significant number of arrogant, disrespectful bullies following them.

Add to this a large number of non-Manc fans and a manager who appears to show he thinks they're above the football laws.

It's about time the football authorities stood up to them, but don't hold your breath with the current incumbents.
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