Not entirely sure, I'm all for high profile policing but surely policing methods have moved by now ? Personally I think it's an issue with the police rather than a few rock apes. A few years ago I happened to be staying at a hotel in Austria and got talking to a Met police officer. He openly...
Personally I find it a sad reflection on both football and the mentality of the police towards football supporters that the situation in the photo arose. Seriously, how do a few knobheads from both sets of supporters manage to turn the clock back to the 80s ? Palace or not, football supporters...