What do you think these people who wouldn't have a pleasant pint together are going to do before the game now? Stay at home and play tiddlywinks instead? Or just go to other pubs?
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
[Albion] Pubs closing for Palace game ?
- Thread starter H block
- Start date
What do you think these people who wouldn't have a pleasant pint together are going to do before the game now? Stay at home and play tiddlywinks instead? Or just go to other pubs?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising Darren Balkham and his colleagues - I don't doubt that they know far more about this stuff than me.
However, doesn't this just slightly shift any problem, and not that far? You don't have to walk much further than the Caxton or the Battle to find another pub. Where does the perceived trouble area end?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Is The Eagle shut for this game ?
I was going to go and drink in the Caxton for the afternoon and look for some Palace fans to fight, but now it's closed I guess I'll just stay at work for the afternoon, drink only water and get to the ground by sustainable public transport just in time for kick-off instead.
John Byrnes Mullet
Global Circumnavigator
There will probably be a few hundred Palace fans who will just come down for the drink and trouble and not be bothered about going to the game.
Hotchilidog
Well-known member
- Jan 24, 2009
- 8,692
That is not an unfair point, I think this more to do with reducing the risk of potential disturbances at the station (of which there is a still a risk) which will be dealing thousands of people between 6 and 7. Keeping the immediate area as clear as they can with return of rush hour commuters and fans going to the game is probably the main motivation for this policy. I would expect any muppets looking for some extra curricular activities will have planned to meet far from the station anyway.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Heard a tidy firm of 300 are going to the beach for the day they are trying to blend in all wearing black should be hard to spot.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,300
so we have reports of 2/3 pubs closing. so is this a couple of pubs taking their own decision or actually police telling them to close (seems not given the couple closing). on previous form all pubs will be home only except the 'Spoonies, to which the Palace will be escorted to and from.
So the Evening Star is shut, The BoT is 'private party' - so probably just the normal pre-match regulars anyway, but with door control, and the Caxton is fully open, but have said they will have door staff and are not going to welcome rowdy twats.
It's hardly the era of prohibition, is it?
It's hardly the era of prohibition, is it?
- Thread starter
- #50
And the Sussex police and the Met have basically reduced both teams away support by a thousand. Ah not to worry,
That part is shit, but is a separate issue altogether.
Isn't is actually the case that they have reduced Palace's support by 1,000 but increased Albion's by 1,000 (if people buy the tickets)?
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
to be fair, there was about 100 atalanta ultras causing mayhem in Liverpool over a couple of nights last week. My mate who is an Everton fan sai every one of their fans who came over were up for a punch up..after the game it was like syria seemly. They were singing songs about the 96 too!
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
A "tidy firm"
Will they be doing litter duty on the beach too? they will have to mingle with hundreds of people taking photos of the Starlings Murmuration.
Lovely. But this is partly my point- actual Italian Ultras coming over to properly kick it off is a completely different kettle of fish to a load of Nigels from suburban Surrey. The Police really should be able to cope with that.
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
Well it looks like you do know more than the rozzers, spreading out the fans can only make it harder to police.
- Thread starter
- #57
Interesting. So the police discussing with local pubs about - quite rightly - security measures can in no way be linked to the police discussing with the club the Nigel’s allocation and getting it reduced. Thought you might be able to discuss the two together but such a gulf in topics best we leave it then. We’ll wait for the clubs announcements concerning allocations about Man Utd, Spurs, WHU and maybe a couple more clubs who have a few silly Billy’s at a later date.
Like you say though,
- Thread starter
- #58
Oh they did it for us did they ? Excellent, more tics for us for all the big home games then. Good spot Bozza. Bit of inside information eh
Linked obviously. But different.
The police and clubs have come up with the unnecessary 2,000 limit. That's one response to a perceived issue.
The pubs each get to choose THEIR response. As far as this thread goes, only the Evening Star's seems drastic.
The BoT is normally full and not letting anyone in, pretty early on the day of a big game anyway, so calling that a 'private party' isn't really going to change anything - just gives them a 'right' to turn away anyone they don't like the look of.
The Caxton again - not closing or limiting numbers - just reserving the right to turn people away if they don't want them in. Why shouldn't they? The fella has just got the keys to the place, and it's been open about two days since an expensive refurb - in his shoes I'd reserve the right to be careful, too.
- Thread starter
- #60
What !!! They were unleashing commas in there as well. Swines.