Western Sydney Wanderers have issued strong requests for the Football Federation Australia (FFA) to withdraw any sanctions that they may place on the club due to misconduct in the crowds during their match against Melbourne Victory on Saturday.
Flares and detonators were ignited by the Wanderers fans in the away end of the stadium. This has led governing body FFA into taking action against the club who have had problems with their fanbase before.
The Wanderers, however, have argued that the implementation of sanctions will not stop poor conduct or behaviour from their fans and will only affect the players.
The club's response to the FFA's accusation that the Wanderers have "[brought] the game into disrepute" has been officially submitted and they now wait to hear the verdict on whether sanctions will be put in place.
The club's chief executive John Tsatsimas said the submission outlined a number of methods they felt might help eliminate pyrotechnic displays like the one they faced during Saturday's game at the Etihad.
Tsatsimas believes that the problem faced at away games are that members of the public can buy tickets to sit in specific supporters sections, as opposed to home games where only club members can sit in the "Red and Black Bloc."
Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat is among many others who have shown support for the Wanderers, agreeing with the club that it would be "totally unfair" for the FFA to dock the A-league leaders competition points.
"They've worked so hard to get the points they've got," Muscat told Fox Sports News. "To be threatened with losing points, I feel sorry for them."
Wanderers players Brendon Santalab and Dario Vidosic denounced the unruly behaviour and conceded FFA needed to act against law-breakers, but not the players.
"We give 100 percent week in, week out, so to punish the players would be ridiculous in my mind," Santalab said.
Tsatsimas told AAP: "We defend all the efforts undertaken by those involved in the club who are good people -- the fans, our members, players, coaches, staff and board.
"They've done nothing wrong in this instance, and penalising the club doesn't eradicate the problem.
"The problem is not within the club. It's people using the club from an external basis for their own personal narcissistic pursuits.
"It's totally unfair - I don't think it's appropriate."
Despite the Wanderers' work in coordinating security with various venues and authorities, Tsatsimas admitted that "there'll always be elements out of our control" at away fixtures.
The next game is the Sydney derby, which draws large numbers of travelling Wanderers fans, including non-members. Police presence will also likely be increased at Pirtek stadium for the next home game against Wellington.
"At the end of the day, if the police can't find them, and security can't deal with them, the FFA can't deal with them and the club can't deal with them, then there's no easy solution," Tsatsimas said.
"What I will be saying is that everyone is working together to get to some point where these morons are eliminated from our game."