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Should have been bigger? Again, maybe with hindsight you can say that, but the number of police around was vast and pulled from many other forces beyond Sussex I believe. When the first pyros started going off I though "the police will appear soon", but they didn't. Little did I, or most of us...

My 15-y-o daughter was unnerved by it as well, and she's been to a lot of games with very heated atmospheres from when she first attended an Albion game at a few weeks old. Our kids are well aware of the numerous terrorist incidents that are sadly all too commonplace and when there's suddenly...

I saw 2 pyro sniffer dogs there last night, shortly after I left you as it happens.

Many of Palace's own fans have questioned their own club's relationship with a certain group of their supporters and the way, for example, that they are able to receive blocks of tickets for away games. This group of fans have, previously, upset their own with their use of pyrotechnics at away...

And another point: There was a huge number of police dealing with the issues outside the ground when this was going on which would, I'm sure, have limited the ability to respond inside the ground at the same time.

If the stewards try to wade in then it all kicks off massively. In these situations, it is surely the best approach to use other means (CCTV etc) to deal with the culprits later.

I saw two dogs, spaniels I believe. I commented I'd never seen sniffer dogs at the Amex before and I was told they were there for pyro purposes.