Ouch! This Leicester City fan was in 'wrong place' at the 'wrong time' during Madrid police clash.. See what happened after and fans comments

Eyewitnesses said some fans were hit by police batons as trouble continued on Wednesday afternoon

Andy Rudkin, A Leicester City fan said he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" when he was arrested by Spanish police following trouble in Madrid.


As a result, he and his father, along with six other men, have been handed four-month suspended prison sentences.

The club, Leicester City, are working with Uefa and the Spanish authorities to discover the "full facts" behind scuffles involving fans in Madrid.

These are the various comments arising from this incident

Manwell Pablo said:

“To clear this up they are connected to the police, but actual Spanish police are what you find anywhere, helpful and their to assist and protect you.

Yesterdays clashes and most clashes involve a division called the civil guard, they deal with situations involving large crowds that could potentially turn hostile. They're military trained, I want to say they date back to Franco but not certain. Even the locals are shit scared of them, in fact I think there is a Spanish saying relating to getting into more trouble than warranted to do with being pulled over by a civil guard for speeding.

For me, and this being someone caught up in it having literally just arrived in plaza mayor as the worst of it proper kicked, it's a difficult one. I don't know why they encouraged everyone to congregate there as a square with hundreds of Leicester fans around the outside and a heavy civil guard presence in the middle was just red rag to a bull for both parties.

Ulitimatley, I forever hear British people talking about immigrants and visitors to our country having to respect the way our country works and abide by our rules etc. We were out of order make no mistake about that, a acting the way we did crowds from any country or any back ground would of been treated the same if they hurled a smoke bomb at the civil guard which is what caused the biggest fracar. This is just the way their country works and if you want to be mad at anyone I'd be angry at the people that dictate that that is acceptable behaviour not wishing death on men carrying out orders in a manner they have been trained to do so. And I think this is it really a lot of us don't seem to understand in Spanish terms they were acting perfectly acceptably.”


Cardiff_Fox said:

“You are naive if you think the police suffered injuries. They look like robocop. Doesn't make our fans any better but the whole relationship between police and the court system is easy to corrupt.

In civil law, the Police ring around the judges and find out whose free within 48 hours. The Police appoint the judge themselves. It's why I'm certain nearly all of these arrests will lead to fines. Sentences mean open proceedings

3 officers injured according to the Spanish courts.

100 or so of our "fans" behave, very publicly, like animals and you'd rather believe the Spanish legal system is corrupt.”

Munzie said:
“I have the pleasure of working in Madrid on a regular basis. Having been at the game and in Mayor Plaza during the pre-match incidents, I was embarrassed with the actions of some of our fans.

1) I appreciate every club has it's element of a moronic following. Ours were clearly on show on Friday evening and Saturday morning/afternoon. Thankfully, these idiots are in the minority and will hopefully be identified via the extensive CCTV around the square and be held accountable and hopefully banned. As already discussed, they ruined it for the rest of us.

2) That said, it wasn't just the flares and abusive chants, by a few, that caused the carnage. It was the actions by a larger group of so called 'innocent' fans that added to the situation. The amount of litter generated throughout the day caused the police major concerns. I'm not talking about the odd crisp packet or an empty can. There was crap thrown everywhere. People were leaving empty glasses on the floor, that inevitably got kicked over and smashed - a massive headache for all given the amount of tourists and kids around. With over 2k Leicester fans mixing with other tourists it was also inevitable that there wouldn't be enough seats for everyone. Whilst I appreciate that some fans were buying their own beer and food from nearby shops and then taking a cheeky chance of sitting at one of the restaurant tables to consume these, it was embarrassing to then watch some of them take offence and argue with the restaurant owners when they were asked to vacate for waiting (paying) customers. In some instances, chairs were thrown or broken as a result. Naturally the restaurant owners complained to the police.

3) I appreciate that us blokes sometimes loose our peeing accuracy after a few beers. Some of our lot couldn't hit a barn door! As for others, they have really weird toilet habits that should only be seen on some specialist websites. This resulted in some of the small bars having to shut down their facilities. The knock on effect - rather than leaving the square to find an alternative (there are quite a few) some resorted to p*ssing up the side of historic buildings in plain view of all and sundry, including the police. No doubt the Japanese tourists have some great pics to treasure!

4) We are in a foreign city, with a different culture and different rules. I am not in agreement with how the Spanish police handle these scenarios but their tactics are well documented. You cannot stand by and reason with them once they have been given the nod to deal with the situation. As soon as the handful of morons started throwing things at the police, they moved in. Our morons then dispersed into the innocent crowd at Usain Bolt pace. How were the police to know which ones to go for? Their orders were to break up the situation.

In summary, like the rest of our European tour to date, I have loved every minute. On this occasion, pre-match, I should have been sitting in a very sunny, historic, part of Madrid, savouring the moment. Instead, the actions by quite a few, made me sad. Sad for our reputation as a club and as a nation. We wouldn't act this way in our own country or on our own doorstep. We have achieved so much good (in terms of reputation) over the last few years for it to be torn from us by afternoons like Wednesday. Madrid asked us to gather in Mayor Plaza and enjoy ourselves, not take a dump in front to them.”