Across the region, Merseyside is always divided on Derby day. But one thing the vast majority of fans could agree upon at Anfield when Liverpool played Everton in the Women’s Super League was their condemnation of random pitch invaders, whose mindless actions are causing embarrassment to the city and possible serious repercussions.
A record crowd for the fixture of 27,574 witnessed the game, a large number of which were families with children, yet while those youngsters in the stands were on the one hand being presented with the role models that are the players of Liverpool and Everton’s women’s teams, they simultaneously had to witness the ridiculous antics of a small but growing number of idiots who ruin such occasions by encroaching upon the playing area.
This has been an ongoing problem at both Liverpool and Everton matches for a while now and while the clowning around at first brought the odd titter from observers, those who might have previously cracked a smile soon realised the copycat behaviour is no laughing matter and needs to be brought to an abrupt halt. The Anfield crowd booed the pitch invaders and then cheered when they were tackled to the ground and removed, while the exasperated players waved their arms in disbelief and disgust as the intruders undermined their game and disrupted their rhythm and focus.
