"Now it's enough. The incident clearly shows that today's rules need to be changed", writes the football players' association on its website.
Magnus Erlingmark, who was at Gamla Ullevi, reacted strongly when the supporter took himself in.
One becomes dismayed and sorrowful that it should have to happen. Now the player is not physically injured, but he could just as well have done it and been knocked down, says the secretary-general.
Erlingmark and the Players' Association take a clear stance that the match should have been interrupted, and that "the safety of the players and other actors on and around the pitch must be secured".
He thinks that clear protocols need to be put in place that already beforehand clarify the players' opinion in such events.
"Can be difficult"
Because I think that as a player, you are so emotional and adrenaline-filled in connection with a match, it can be difficult to make assessments.
Then Öster had a discussion, where they in principle had three options.
One of these, according to Öster's coach Martin Foyston, was that if they refused to play, they would have risked a 3–0 defeat.
And it's clear that if you're leading 1–0 and only have three points previously, compared to if you had had 18 points, then you might have made a different decision, says.
Match delegate Per Svärd told Expressen that they, after discussions, were unanimous in the meeting about continuing the match during the evening, if the security at the short side was strengthened.
All were unanimous, even if other information had figured, he said.
"Will be important"
The Players' Association has, after the incident, been in contact with players from both clubs.
Öster did not feel entirely comfortable with having to take a stand on the issue, and when it came to "Blåvitt", they didn't even get the question, as I understood it, says Erlingmark.
aspect the Players' Association finds unacceptable is the length of the game interruption due to the match meeting.
Erlingmark says that the issue will now have a high priority at the Players' Association.
Absolute. It will be important for us with very much dialogue with our members, so we have meat on our bones when we have meetings with the other stakeholders in football.
