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    Dirty Tackle

    Everton pitch invader handcuffs himself to goalpost in protest against discount airline

    By Brooks Peck | Dirty Tackle – Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:24 PM EST

    Goodison Park pitch invader brought his own cuffs. (Reuters)

    A pitch invader managed to handcuff himself to Joe Hart's goalpost during Everton's Premier League match against Manchester City at Goodison Park. The match was halted for about five minutes as police had to bring out a set of bolt cutters to pry the agitated man off the pitch.

    His reasoning for the protest didn't seem to have anything to do with the game or the clubs involved, though. He wore an anti-Ryanair shirt in reference to the Dublin-based discount airline and he seems to do quite a bit of protesting against them and their allegedly nefarious recruitment practices. Here's a video of the same man (apparently his name is John) pleading his case against the airline.

    So it seems he chose the match only for its media spotlight and not because he wanted to force Man City to bury Carlos Tevez up to his chin in sand or make Marouane Fellaini cut his hair.

    Cops unsure what to do with a man who already handcuffed himself. (Getty)

    And off to jail he goes. (AP)

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    • Andy
      Andy  •  Lisbon, Portugal  •  1 month 18 days ago
      Lets be honest, most of us do actually want to bury Tevez up to his chin and it's better to use a jcb and dig a hole than handcuff yourself anywhere.
    • Esli
      Esli  •  3 months ago
      Should've left him there, he would've uncuffed himself after a few shots were blasted his way.
    • Bizzle
      Bizzle  •  3 months ago
      I loved the link to this story that said "theory on why" as if this was some unexplained science mystery.
    • FOX MULDER
      FOX MULDER  •  3 months ago
      They should have just left him there looking like an idiot for the rest of the game then arrested him after.
      • Victor
        Victor 3 months ago
        it would have been better if he got hit in the face with a ball when they scored in that box
      • Dallen A
        Dallen A 3 months ago
        Are you kidding? He would of had the best seat in the house.
      • life of Reilly
        life of Reilly 3 months ago
        we call it a match not a game.
    • Jeffrey H
      Jeffrey H  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      They should have left him there and let each player from the two teams take a shot at him to teach him to never do that again..that is what I would have done
    • gogo
      gogo  •  3 months ago
      the fan should have jumped in and blocked a goal and taken the ball instead
    • Frank N. Stein
      Frank N. Stein  •  3 months ago
      some fans just get so attached to a sport
      • A Yahoo! User 3 months ago
        literally
      • P42
        P42 3 months ago
        Was thinking, did this guy even read the story. Then the dim light bolb flickered on.

        Very funny. that you for the good laugh:)
      • Adam
        Adam 3 months ago
        I'm growing quite attached to this post.
    • y. a.
      y. a.  •  Petah Tikva, Israel  •  3 months ago
      should have left him there, had a shoot-out; first team to hit him 5 times wins the match!
    • glyn
      glyn  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Who complains about a DISCOUNT Airline?
    • Jason
      Jason  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
      I handcuffed myself to a basketball hoop once, got some serious hangtime!
    • Aaron B
      Aaron B  •  Charleston, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
      He handcuffed himself to a goal. I would hardly call that extreme.
    • ball s
      ball s  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  3 months ago
      Good job man stand for what you believe in.. Me i believe police there have goofy hats. I'd just cuff myself to post to see goofy hatted police come arrest me.
    • Kaley
      Kaley  •  Honolulu, Hawaii  •  3 months ago
      I do not have a problem with sports but with the stupid people who do not give a crap about others, he is a loser for disrupting something that means so much to a lot of people.
    • MYVIEW
      MYVIEW  •  3 months ago
      You wanna know how to stop that kind of stuff in a heart beat? Leave him handcuffed and pull his pants down and move away from him!
    • J
      J  •  Rock Hill, South Carolina  •  3 months ago
      Are the goals fixed to the ground? If not I think they should have just hauled the goal off to the side with him still stuck on it and put in a new one. Then leave the fool stuck there overnight. See how much he enjoys that.
    • Zachary
      Zachary  •  3 months ago
      Why not have some target practice for the soccer players?
    • Easy Money
      Easy Money  •  3 months ago
      Just think if they would have pepper sprayed or tarazed him while handcuffed to the post. That's how you send a message to those wanting to rush the field.
    • SHARKY
      SHARKY  •  3 months ago
      The players should have lined up and had a free kick!
    • queencap
      queencap  •  3 months ago
      my girlfriend owns cuffs too, but they are black, fuzzy, and smell of Abe Vigoda's bathrobe
    • Mark C
      Mark C  •  Winona, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      What a #$%$.
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