Source: Telegraph
West Ham and Millwall should never play again says Harry Redknapp
One man was stabbed as Tuesday night's Carling Cup clash between the bitter rivals was marred by violent scenes in and around the ground.
The Football Association, police and both clubs are all investigating the trouble and former West Ham manager Redknapp, now in charge at Tottenham, believes it should never be allowed to happen again.
He said in his newspaper column in the Sun: "I don't like saying this but I am afraid there is only one answer if the Hammers and Lions are ever drawn to face each other again - put the balls back in the hat and draw them out again.
"When the two names were drawn together it was just asking for trouble and that is exactly what we got because of the history between them.
"And if they ever meet in the league then the game should be played behind closed doors because the human cost of these kind of disturbances is just too high to bear any longer."
More than 200 riot police and 20 police on horseback struggled to contain the violence outside the stadium as running battles rampaged in the streets around the east London ground.
Redknapp added: "I can tell you exactly how many of those mindless morons responsible for the mayhem will be holding their heads in shame today - none.
"And that's because these idiots have no place in the game whatsoever."
