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Police dogs
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1234andcounting
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- Mar 31, 2008
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Those summer holidays have to be paid for somehow.
jevs
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And if they weren't there and it kicked off, you would've been whining about that too.
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No I would have expected the police to have handled it easily enough. If they let the Wolves fans get on the same trains as the Brighton fans why would it have kicked off the minute they took their first steps onto the platform at Brighton. We had to stop and go round one of the ****ing, snarling things. Massive overkill mate.
Train Spotter
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Probably for that 1 Palarse fan we saw about 17:30 at Brighton station wearing his shirt. What a ****!
jevs
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Bank holiday weekend with nice weather forecast
Last game of the season
Away team relegated
Away location sold out
Wolves kicked off last week and there was more potential for them to be a bit pissed off this week
Do you honestly want another Bournemouth v Leeds ?
HawkTheSeagull
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Exactly this. As it turns out Wolves were the total opposite as expected, i expect that the fault of the police for not being mind readers.
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Firstly Wolves are not Leeds and if you really do need the dogs - and I don't see why you do Jevs - then at least keep them back more than 2 yards from where all the fans are passing.
Red'n'Blue
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- Jan 6, 2011
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TBF that is what happened when we played you last season.
Sensationalist.
El Sid
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I am proud of my niece and all her colleagues in the local constabulary who strive to ensure the safety of all supporters of all ages.
They have to be prepared for the worst case scenario with a few knob heads about.
Better safe than sorry, but I guess they can't please everyone.
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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Don't be daft.
They let all the fans mix on the trains, it was rammed and they had no presence in any of the carriages where it could've kicked off.
The dogs could've been vanned round the corner rather than snarling & slavering on the platforms.
Massive over-reaction
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
What's slavering?
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
i prefered the police horses in and around brighton station yesterday-
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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drooling saliva!
jevs
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There was the potential for it to get nasty. Hindsight is a wonderful gift to posess but after last week when Wolves fans kicked off in protest, who know's what could've happened.
As it was, they were a good bunch and in a party mood. it could've easily been the opposite.
As it was, they were a good bunch and in a party mood. it could've easily been the opposite.
You remind me of the police just after they have shot dead some innocent law abiding member of the public. They might have had a gun, or a bomb.
Freddie Goodwin.
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Hopefully some of the visiting police forces take back some of the lessons from the way supporters are generally treated at the Amex.
I appreciate it's not always nice to see other forces drafted in, with horses & dogs, but the potential and intelligence was there for trouble and better safe than sorry, but Albion and the Sussex police have really changed the relationship with football supporters and treat them as what they are, normal citizens, rather than in the past where any football fan was a hooligan.
Looking at some of the visiting police around the stadium, they all seemed pleasently surprised at the friendly atmosphere and the police horses were happy to pose for pictures.
I appreciate it's not always nice to see other forces drafted in, with horses & dogs, but the potential and intelligence was there for trouble and better safe than sorry, but Albion and the Sussex police have really changed the relationship with football supporters and treat them as what they are, normal citizens, rather than in the past where any football fan was a hooligan.
Looking at some of the visiting police around the stadium, they all seemed pleasently surprised at the friendly atmosphere and the police horses were happy to pose for pictures.
Don't get me started
One Nation under CCTV
- Jul 24, 2007
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I am glad you feel like that, I found the police presence on arrival at the Amex from the Station intimidating at best. As for the police dogs and the parade out of the station (Brighton) at the end was nothing more than the march of the guilty. I thought it was so over the top, its surely not beyond the wit of the police to do their job in as unobtrusive fashion as possible. I for one don't want to see them strutting their stuff at football matches.