A good pitch invasion is a site to behold, when it’s warranted. Pitch invasions for winning a play off semi - where you’ve achieved nothing yet - or staying in the Premier League narrowly despite having a top 8 budget and one of the highest net spends do not warrant pitch invasions. In those scenarios, it’s silly and reckless. And given a player was head butted and needed stitches I think it’s now a case of ‘minority ruining it for everyone’ and pitch invasions should come with a forfeit of the result for the team that does it. You don’t need to sprint onto the pitch to celebrate your team winning. If it can’t be done in a respectful way that doesn’t invade boundaries and put players at risk, it can’t be done at all. How do you stop it though? Vieira last night, lashed out over something you likely would lash out at if someone did it to you in the street. McBurnie kicking a fan to the ground - when stuff like this is happening, when officials are sprinting off as they sound the whistle to avoid it, when players are being hurt, there’s nothing to do but ban it, punish the individuals and punish the clubs.
Is my answer above a fair take or me being a miserable bastard?