It's all opinions, but from memory our first game at the Amex was a bit feisty certainly at the station and around the ground. The Paddys Day game wasn't too bad but was an early kick off.
There has certainly been an air of tension / trouble around. Last night I didn't think it was as bad as...
I was going to post about this - I am kind of surprised that parents would take their kids (under 12) to a Palace game on a weekday evening given the amount of shit involved. Yes kids 'should' be able to attend every game and enjoy but with any game like this there is always a higher risk of...
What should they have done? Someone lights a flare then drops it, who do you take out ? I understand your point but it is impossible to actually put into practice.
Then 10 stewards go in to a crowd of 2000 which causes more problems, crushing etc....
Arrests last night... seems pretty Sussex focussed?
'A Sussex Police spokesman described the operation as 'challenging', and said: ' By 11.30pm, six people had been arrested.
'A 26-year-old man from South Croydon and a 15-year-old boy from Brighton were both arrested on suspicion of throwing...
Gotta admit the coloured strobe and smoke bombs do look good? Reminded me of Marseille in the Euros against Russian. Difference being the Russians had a bit more fight about them rather than it being for show...
We handled this game like amateurs. Must have known what their lot are like. Why no sniffer dogs for ‘explosives’ ? Would have got pyros.
Happy to stick a drugs dog outside 1901 though !
To be fair there is a public order issue with going into a crowd and picking fans out. They must be confident they’ve got good clear CCTV.
Either way FSF will be involved and make sure both clubs and police made to look into it and improve