Slightly off-topic, but not much. There were a large number of Kent Police involved on Tuesday, judging by the number of vans parked in the road. I would have expected Sussex Police and the Met?
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[Albion] That Footage Of Vermin Breaking Into The Amex...
- Thread starter Tom Hark Preston Park
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Thunder Bolt
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There is footage of a smoke flare being thrown at the turnstiles as a distraction for when the fire exit was opened, so two points of entry.
Falmer Flutter ©
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Our fault for having fire exits.
Thunder Bolt
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Kent Surrey & Sussex are interchangeable now, even though they're still separate forces.
portlock seagull
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If High turnstiles are a safety issue then how do more than double get in and out of Old Trafford safely? Not to mention numerous other stadia most of which is relatively modern. Reading for example? Fact is we should put in for away fans only and learn from the event. Or we could choose to not do so and risk happening again in future. Not even the brainless would try to get in knowing it’s one at a time using a scanned ticket. No way Tuesday would happened at the aforementioned grounds and many others. Impossible. Just as it would have been at the Goldstone. How I miss that clunk clunk rattle
It was a real Saturday afternoon is here moment!
Se20
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Whilst the HF were at fault, and I have criticised them elsewhere,I hope the Sussex constabulary investigate their own plans for the game.
Treating everyone as a potential hooligan is not a good way of policing a football match, never mind a fiery local derby.
Reports of on the ground coppers admitting they didn't know what was happening, and blaming those upstairs.
The reports of knives and knuckledusters helps their cause, but the policing was a shambles.
Treating everyone as a potential hooligan is not a good way of policing a football match, never mind a fiery local derby.
Reports of on the ground coppers admitting they didn't know what was happening, and blaming those upstairs.
The reports of knives and knuckledusters helps their cause, but the policing was a shambles.
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I know what you are saying, but this happens at Selhurst for BHAFC too. The Clubs know that whilst the large % of their fans would embrace that approach in the spirit with whoch it is given, the % that would embrace it as an opportunity for mayhem demands that it just can't be practical. Just about every other fixture at the Amex is like that, boadly trouble-free from what know/see. I assume the same at most games at your place too..
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Or we could chose not to lower ourselves to the level of South London sewer rats. Seems to me the main lesson to be learnt from Tuesday is to have adequate security in and around the the entrance to the away end, a suitable mix of police and stewards. And speaking of stewards, what gives with importing busloads of disinterested stewards from the visiting club? No way should the sewer rats have been allowed to take the piss by setting off smoke bombs from exactly the same place in the away end for most of the match without any kind of steward intervention. Didn't we used to have proactive Response Stewards? Whatever happened to those? And I can think of at least one Withdean-era steward who would have been absolutely salivating at the prospect of being able to respond to the little scrotes on Tuesday night in the only way they'd understand.
LamieRobertson
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HF are more than just at fault they are responsible ..We've had the likes of Millwall Leeds etc..perhaps a bit of bother ..but at least they stick together and are more interested in the football ..can’t say I saw much of that on Tuesday
I have a modicum of sympathy for those turning up with a ticket and not being able to get in etc...but your chap Parish seems to be encouraging this lot ..what has he said post Tuesday? *u** all from what I can see
portlock seagull
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Im in agreement, it’s sad but it would prevent again and can’t imagine many away fans being upset because it’s the norm, we’re the exception. But yes the club and authorities have a lot more than they’re willing to answer for. Major failures on their part, Rentokill probably been more effective dealing with the ‘rats’ as you call them!
Pretty pink fairy
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Did not know that, ta
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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The scum training ground is in Bromley and they have a big catchment area there which is in Kent
Pretty pink fairy
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Pretty pink fairy
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No sh-- Sherlock.
skipper734
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No trouble in or around the Stadium then. Spot the difference. At the time I thought this was a bit of overkill, appears not.
portlock seagull
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It is overkill when none of those people make a blind bit of difference as we now know. Honestly, a row of card cutouts have more of an effect. At least they’d get in the way. There is absolutely no point employing any of these people other than to tick a box including the Police. To think our ticket prices could be lowered if we used cheaper, recyclable cardboard cutouts is surely up for discussion at the next fans forum? The case for is now overwhelming.
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