{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2c4553685069f99ff974b3/6ae7e3e6ecb76dfeb116495e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"“It’s DEGRADING” – Why Are A-League Fans Policed Differently?","description":"<p>Hand in your drums. Behave yourselves, and you might get them back.</p><p><br></p><p>That’s what the RBB were told before Saturday night’s Halloween clash between Macarthur and the Wanderers. Police treated the game like a Sydney Derby, so the Wanderers fans answered with 20 minutes of silence. Peacock and Slater ask why football is still the only sport in Australia that gets policed as a collective. A punch-up at the AFL is a few individuals, but a flare at the A-League means the whole crowd is the problem. Robbie remembers the day he watched police provoke trouble at a Wanderers game, and they’ve got a fix the APL could act on now.</p><p><br></p><p>Then it’s the stories you only get on Straight Yellow. Jamie Carragher’s run-in with Aston Villa. The night John Kosmina grabbed Robbie by the neck in the tunnel. Clive Palmer giving the half-time team talk at Gold Coast United and threatening to sue Fox over a pie. Plus Richard Peil’s airport gym genius, Man United in freefall, and Robbie’s Melbourne Cup tip.</p><p><br></p><p>Are A-League fans being treated unfairly? Tell us in the comments 👇</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:28 - Liverpool v Arsenal &amp; VAR</p><p>01:33 - The fans: why football gets policed differently</p><p>03:44 - The early Wanderers days, the RBB &amp; Buzz Rothfield</p><p>04:35 - Macarthur v Wanderers: RBB told to hand in their drums</p><p>05:48 - The day Robbie watched police provoke the RBB</p><p>08:11 - 20 minutes of silence &amp; why noise is treated as a threat</p><p>09:31 - Empty stadiums &amp; the fans who stopped going</p><p>10:10 - No football on the screens at the local club</p><p>11:05 - The fix: an ex-police commander working for the APL</p><p>13:36 - Jamie Carragher v Aston Villa</p><p>16:27 - The night John Kosmina grabbed Robbie by the neck</p><p>18:21 - Clive Palmer &amp; the Gold Coast United circus</p><p>21:16 - The pie that nearly got Fox Sports sued</p><p>22:10 - When the A-League was must-watch</p><p>23:41 - Promotion, expansion &amp; the 30-game target</p><p>25:00 - What basketball got right</p><p>25:28 - Richard Peil’s offer &amp; the airport gym</p><p>28:05 - Man United in freefall</p><p>31:20 - Robbie’s Melbourne Cup tip</p><p>32:27 - Mailbag &amp; outro</p>","author_name":"FanaticsTV"}