'It's not the way we want people seeing our game' - Keith Treacy on throwing of flares in Bohemians derby win

On Friday, Bohemians put in an impressively gritty display to earn the derby spoils at St Patrick's Athletic but unfortunately that has been overshadowed by the throwing of flares onto the pitch early in the second half of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match.

Bohs player Cian Byrne required medical attention after being struck by a pyrotechnic with manager Declan Devine later stating that the defender had sustained "a burnt arm", while the club also received reports from their own fans being struck by flares that were being thrown towards the pitch.

The Dublin club have strongly condemned what happened on Friday, promising "indefinite bans" to supporters found to have thrown flares on the pitch and in a subsequent statement on Monday, they confirmed that, "an Independent Disciplinary Committee of the FAI has imposed a ban on Bohemian FC spectators from attending their next away fixture" which will be at Drogheda United next Monday, 4 March.

Former Republic of Ireland and St Patrick's Athletic winger Keith Treacy was on co-commentary duty for LOI TV at Richmond Park on the night and saw first-hand how events unfolded.

Speaking on this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast, Treacy urged suppporters to channel protests in an appropriate manner and refrain from throwing flares that delay play, potentially endanger players on the pitch and their fellow fans around them.

"This happened in the FAI Cup final as well, flares being thrown onto the pitch, disrupting the play. I understand the frustration towards the League of Ireland, towards the FAI," he said.

"I totally understand that. I've been around the League of Ireland long enough to know there is a huge undercurrent that are just not happy with how it's going.

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