Six days after Melbourne Victory fans' violent derby pitch invasion, Football Australia is set to hand down heavy sanctions to the A-League club.
Victory responded to the FA show cause notice on Wednesday.It is a difficult proposition for FA, who need to balance coming down hard on Victory and adequately holding them to account without crippling the club financially and heavily punishing the majority of good fans.
The game's governing body will also need to decide how to handle Western United's home game against Victory at AAMI Park on Boxing Day, especially in terms of fan attendance. United would have counted on Monday's game as one of their big earners and largest crowds of the season. Four men allegedly responsible for attacks on Glover, the cameraman and security guards have already been charged by Victoria Police.
Another nine people, aged between 17 and 28, are facing a range of police charges including criminal damage and disrupting a match.About $150,000 worth of damage was caused to AAMI Park during the pitch invasion and about 80 flares or fireworks were set off, police say.City were leading 1-0 before the match was abandoned.
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