Premier Forced To Step In After Melbourne Arts People Get A Bit Too Artsy

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The Premier of Australia's most cosmopolitan state has today been forced to intervene in a controversial issue.

Jacinta Allan has fronted cameras to announce that she's told the Melbourne Arts Precinct to pull their heads in.

This comes after the people in charge of the precinct decided to get a little bit too artsy with it, and refrain from showing World Cup matches at Fed Square.

Famous for creating unreal memories for Melbournians and incredible imagery for the rest of the nation, Fed Square has often played host to notable national sporting fixtures.

Regardless of time of day or night, Melbournians always always live up to their reputation of getting out to things, by packing Fed Square for a big game.

However, that was set to be shut down by the Arts Precinct for the upcoming World Cup in June/July.

Katrina Sedgwick, the chief executive of the Melbourne Arts Precinct government body that manages the area, announced the decision earlier on Wednesday - citing the actions of poorly behaved fans - ie the one got arrested for being drunk that one time out like 10,000 that were there.

Flares of course are the unsaid concern for the red-wine artsy types who hate seeing the unwashed masses use a public site for their own joy.

Thankfully for the large number of Melbournians who actually enjoy that stupid 'sportsball' thing, the decision has been overturned and matches are set to get a run.

More to come.