Melbourne Victory releases statement denouncing anti-social travelling Wanderers fans MELBOURNE Victory has released a club statement denouncing the behaviour of travelling Western Sydney Wanderers fans at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Arguably the most entertaining A-League game of the season was overshadowed by fan violence before the match and the use of flares and detonators by some parts of the away section. "Melbourne Victory Football Club wishes to express its disappointment at the unacceptable and inappropriate behaviour of some travelling Western Sydney Wanderers FC fans at AAMI Park on Saturday night," the club statement read. With no incidents in the 11 rounds prior, Melbourne Victory has now implored Football Federation Australia (FFA) to take the strongest possible action, after flares and detonators were let off in the away supporter bay throughout Saturday night's A-League fixture. Given the pending return of Western Sydney Wanderers on January 14, we believe significant sanctions and extensive planning are required to ensure there is no repeat of this behaviour. Melbourne Victory's absolute priority is, and always has been, to ensure football fans experience the safest and most enjoyable environment possible. The club continues to support Victoria Police with its investigations and awaits a swift response from FFA. Western Sydney has confirmed it will make its own statement on Tuesday. On Sunday Shootout, Fox Sports football host Mark Bosnich launched an impassioned plea for fans to enjoy the game, but within the legal limits. Watch what he had to say at the video at the top of this page.