Hapoel Tel Aviv responded this morning (Thursday) to the discussion held yesterday at the court of the Football Association regarding the events of the derby, during which the media that came to cover the discussion were removed from the hall - and according to the club, the words were taken out of context.
The red fans, photo: Ami Shoman
The club's statement reads: "Since last season, the club has been working systematically and thoroughly to catch lawbreakers at games, throwing objects, flares, fans who break into the field, and more. The club has hired a private photography company, one of the top in Israel - and invests tens of thousands of shekels in locating lawbreakers and punishing them." .
"Fans who were caught violating the order at the team's games were immediately punished by permanently banning their membership, civil lawsuits, personal complaints were filed with the Israel Police - and the club is constantly pursuing detection and identification, when even in the last game against Bnei Rayna, a number of fans were found who violated the order in the derby game, When the security guards waited at the entrances with details about those fans. The things speak for themselves, the club does not miss anything, not even half of anything, in regards to dealing with the prevention of violence. These are not empty statements, actual references to the actions carried out are regularly placed before the court."
"The above actions are carried out first and foremost out of the belief and desire to give the thousands of subscribers and ticket buyers an enjoyable viewing experience, free of violence and disorder, that the stadium will become a safe place for entire families who want to come and cheer on their team.
" "Regarding the discussion that took place last night (Wednesday) It should be noted that in some cases, the media leaves the discussion at the request of the groups when there are sensitive topics, names of minors caught, photos, personal details, etc.
In addition, the representatives of the club did not at all suggest, at any point during the discussion, that the derby matches would be held without an outside audience, it was not said that the Hapoel Tel Aviv fans behave like a criminal organization - and this is only some of the things that came out of the discussion and were taken out of context at best."
"Due to the conduct of this discussion, this morning a request was submitted to the court through the legal department of the football association that, in the future, the club will insist that the discussions do not take place when representatives of other clubs are present at the discussion. The fact that the teams played against each other does not require a joint discussion, since each team has The inherent sensitivities of all, the data that is submitted to the court - and there are things that may lead, beyond image damage, to personal damage to those present at those hearings."
"We are confident that the honorable judges, before making a decision that may directly affect the value of sportsmanship later in the season, will take into account the many efforts that the club is making in locating that handful of lawbreakers who cause tremendous damage to thousands of fans who are punished time and time again for doing no wrong - and of course to the club , who suffers image and financial damages because of that wrongful behavior."
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