Newport County fans have reacted strongly to a newspaper story targetting alleged 'hooligan' behaviour at their game at Ninian Park in February. South Wales Police are making the allegation stating that their officers were subject to stone throwing and troublemaking behaviour. By contrast, most County fans at the game witnessed appalling and cynical police behaviour particularly at the end of the game when mounted police and police with dogs charged at Newport supporters including children. To the Newport fans attending the game the police behaved in an over zealous and uncontrolled way. Our reporter at the game stated "Outside the ground police opened up their batons on the Newport fans as the escort was about to start. Several fans were wounded and felt it was unnecessary resulting in a charge at the police by about 50 or so Newport lads, more baton wielding commenced". Unfortunately, news outlets like the Argus and Echo have chosen to ignore the mal-treatment of County fans and the inappropriate policing of the event in what is supposed to be our capital city. It's much easier to trot out police propaganda and characterise fans as hooligans.
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