Pirates fans threw firecrackers onto the pitch at Orlando Stadium and fought with fans from SuperSport United. The Pirates fans were angered by the sending off of Benni McCarthy, and a 3-0 win by United. The PSL, however, refused to apportion blame to a specific group of fans, saying only that a "faction" was responsible. Attempts to clarify the PSL's stance were unsuccessful. The PSL official in charge of the disciplinary committee, Ntietso Mofokeng, was not available for comment yesterday. PSL acting CEO Cambridge Mokanyane said the league would "not tolerate such behaviour".

On three occasions firecrackers were thrown at United goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez, once resulting in a minute-long stoppage when referee Robert Smith took the players to the centre circle.

Plastic bottles were thrown onto the pitch. Mokanyane said: "What we saw. cannot be condoned.

"It is not good for us or for the image of football."

But on Pirates' website yesterday, fans expressed their disgust. "Referee or not, we as fans were pathetic and barbaric destroying our own stadia," said a Pirates supporter named Okonkwo. Assassin of Orlando said: "This time we are going to pay! How many suspended sentences do we have pending?"

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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

I'm not surprised!! The RODENT FC boss,aka Toothferry Khoza is also in-charge of the PSL.
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Aug 28, 2012

Papage

The adviser to the PSL is the director of Pirates, what do you expect, fine your own team? it will never happen and moreso the Chairman of the PSL is who? the owner of Pirates and rioting fans. the question is, Is the any Governance in PSL?
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

What faction are you talking abt Mokonyane? Are u blind? Get the video footage and you'll see that the faction you talk abt is the RODENT FC IDIOTS.
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Aug 28, 2012

marete3

A very tectical coach Gavin, pushed pie-rats fans including the coach to misbehave, can't handle loss?????????shame on pie-rats.........
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

I wish that the RODENTS burn the stadium after they get another TREBLE(3-0) from swai-swai.And the blame will be on another faction and not the RODENT FC supporters.
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

@Papage
The adviser to the PSL is the director of Pirates, what do you expect, fine your own team? it will never happen and moreso the Chairman of the PSL is who? the owner of Pirates and rioting fans. the question is, Is the any Governance in PSL?
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Exactly!!!This MORON Mokonyane is undermining our intelligence.
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

This week is very peaceful!!!!!!!!!
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Aug 28, 2012

Makhosini0408

Those so called hooligans under the guise of supporters should be brought to book. Its about time that the PSL employs the same techniques that Engalnd is using in terms of rooting out this idiots from the beautiful games. They are a bunch of ill informed undesirables and an embrassment to most of us, who enjoys soccer. Only fans behave like this.

PSL must take actions and yes we need to be fined. Let us not become technical, Pirates need to accept that they are responsible for those spoiled fans, who wants their team to win at all costs. Whatever they did, did not change the scoreline, why do it in the first place?
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

@Marete3
A very tectical coach Gavin, pushed pie-rats fans including the coach to misbehave, can't handle loss?????????shame on pie-rats
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Their new name is FIRECRACKERS FC.
kE!KE! KE! KE!kE!KE! KE! KE!kE!KE! KE! KE!
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Aug 28, 2012

ancnduntsu

@Makhosini0408
Those so called hooligans under the guise of supporters should be brought to book. Its about time that the PSL employs the same techniques that Engalnd is using in terms of rooting out this idiots from the beautiful games. They are a bunch of ill informed undesirables and an embrassment to most of us, who enjoys soccer. Only fans behave like this.

PSL must take actions and yes we need to be fined. Let us not become technical, Pirates need to accept that they are responsible for those spoiled fans, who wants their team to win at all costs. Whatever they did, did not change the scoreline, why do it in the first place
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Khoza is applying Zuma's(his son in-law) tactics in the PSL.
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