I’m pretty sure that if Accrington Stanley had beaten us in the previous round, and they got beat by Carlisle, then there wouldn’t have been a pitch invasion.

I actually have sympathy with Carlisle United. For them, this is a MASSIVE result, because they beat LEEDS. The JPT means nothing. But to beat Leeds, who Carlisle and every other football fan knows are one of the top 10 big teams in England, is a massive achievement.

Not necessarily for all the right reasons, but if Sky cover a game between 2 third division teams, then there has to be a reason and that’s the same reason that has allowed us to be on ITV so much in the FA Cup!

Big teams like Leeds attract big audiences, big money, big attention and unfortunately big problems.

I just think it’s an issue that we’ll have to deal with while we’re a big fish in a small (3rd division) pond.

Personally, I think it’s a compliment that we are oft mentioned on the main page of the BBC website when things like this happen. I remember when we were in the old 2nd division and it was dull, dull, dull. We’re in the 3rd division now and we get all the attention.

We’re Leeds United. We’ve always had stick, whether it be players, fans or the club. For that reason, I think that’s why we grab all the attention. It’ll sort itself out in the wash. We’ll get back to where we want to be, but it will take a long long time.

MOT

No civilised Leeds fan would condone the actions of the mindless few. Take the incident against Ipswich, it was with the co-operation of fans, police and the club that those idiots were dealt with and rightly so.

So Carlisle, the Cumbrian police force and the F.A must stand up and deal with this situation.

So if there was a problem with a lack of policing/security presence at Carlisle, then the club have nothing to answer for. However, the Cumbrian Police would.

I seem to remember Dave Whelan, chairman of Wigan saying that there were too many police at their matches and suggested that it was an easy cash cow for the Police. No club can dictate how much police presence there is at a football game. As a football club, you just have to pay the fee that the Police charge.

Again, Ken is just being a complete tit. Please don’t side with him. His suggestion to control pitch invasions during his time at Chelsea was to put up electric fences. He’s got some front to come out and have a pop at Carlisle fans.

Don’t look at the footage, take a look at these bunnies and relax

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