Claim that Millwall fans took drugs at Wembley
MORE misconduct by Millwall fans at Saturday’s League One play-off final at Wembley, including alleged drug-taking, are laid bare in a complaint made to FA chief executive Martin Glenn.
An email written by a horrified Club Wembley member who works in football says staff failed to deal with supporters who invaded the pitch at the end of the game. It comes at a time when the FA are promoting the sale of corporate hospitality.
The correspondence, sent to Sports Agenda, said: ‘From the comfort of my seat, I was forced to stand on numerous occasions as the “supporters” in front often stood up. The stewards seemed reluctant to intervene.
‘The language of those around me can only be described as disgusting with men and children as young as 11 or 12 goading the opposition supporters to our left. The boys and girls joined the adults in shouting and signalling obscenities. Again the stewards did nothing.
‘At half-time I went to use the toilets and the queues to get in all of them were horrendous. When I got closer it was clear the areas were full of smokers and the smell of tobacco and cannabis was overpowering. I even saw someone snorting cocaine at one of the sinks.
‘I reported this to stewards, who did not seem too bothered, and I also alerted the police. Again it should have been obvious to the stewards what was going on but nothing was being done.’
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