Keith Hackett details police intervention after ‘crazy’ Sheffield Wednesday vs Sheffield United incident
Local police are likely to be heavily involved following an off-the-ball incident between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.
That is according to former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA referee, Keith Hackett, who exclusively told Football Insider that one fan could be visited at his home after an object was thrown at Tyrese Campbell.
Patrick Bamford made a surprise appearance for the Blades as Chris Wilder‘s side claimed their fourth Championship win of the campaign to move within one point of moving out of the relegation zone.
Campbell opened the scoring after just 11 minutes, which sparked this entire situation at Hillsborough, before he netted again three minutes into the second half, and Tom Cannon added a late third.
Tyrese Campbell has an object thrown at him at Hillsborough
Whether it was a water bottle or a lighter, whichever fan had the bright idea of throwing something towards Campbell is likely to face dire consquences as a result.
It is highly likely to be a lifetime ban from Hillsborough, but it could also result in a police investigation due to the severity of the situation, and rightly so.
Of course, much of that will continue behind the scenes, so former head of the PGMOL, Hackett, has given a brief overview of what can be expected following this weekend’s clash.
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Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former referee said: “I was at the match, and I saw the object thrown. On this particular occasion, I thought referee David Webb handled it quite well.
“He didn’t expose it; he just picked the object up, ran to the technical area, gave it to the fourth official, and from there, the process cuts in.
“The ground control is advised, the police are advised, and then the police start searching videos to determine the people involved.
“On some occasions, if it’s been seen, it could go to a court of law and be dealt with, not by the football association, but by the police because it’s a police matter.
“That person has put a player or match official at risk. That becomes quite a crazy situation to deal with. When you go to games, the cameras are incredible, so they have the ability to search through footage.
“They’ll get to know their seat number, their ticket number, and address, then there will be a knock on the door, and off he goes in the back of a van to court. That’ll be the process.”