On being kept prisoner at the New Den

goldstone · Mar 1, 2014

5.17pm before they opened the gates and we were permitted to leave ... that's about 25 mins after the game ended. Unacceptable. According to the police it was "for our own protection"! I can look after myself perfectly well thank you if I meet some Millwall supporters. They are woosies outside the protection of their stadium.

I shall be writing to the Millwall Chief Executive and the Police Complaints Authority questioning what authority they have to lock us up against our will.

Chicken Runner61 · Mar 1, 2014

goldstone said:
5.17pm before they opened the gates and we were permitted to leave ... that's about 25 mins after the game ended. Unacceptable. According to the police it was "for our own protection"! I can look after myself perfectly well thank you if I meet some Millwall supporters. They are woosies outside the protection of their stadium.

I shall be writing to the Millwall Chief Executive and the Police Complaints Authority questioning what authority they have to lock us up against our will.

You won't want to park in Bennets Field from next Saturday then

grummitts gloves · Mar 1, 2014

Didn't have a problem with it personally. It's Millwall, it's to be expected. If it saves any Albion fans having any kind of unwanted confrontation with their meatheads, of which there are plenty, then all well & good.

Pavilionaire · Mar 1, 2014

Count yourself lucky you got out as early as you did, and don't bother wasting other people's time.

Quinney · Mar 1, 2014

It was a lot longer wait last year.

Wozza · Mar 1, 2014

goldstone said:
5.17pm before they opened the gates and we were permitted to leave...

Long wait last year too. Expected.

Cheeky Monkey · Mar 1, 2014

goldstone said:
5.17pm before they opened the gates and we were permitted to leave ... that's about 25 mins after the game ended. Unacceptable. According to the police it was "for our own protection"! I can look after myself perfectly well thank you if I meet some Millwall supporters. They are woosies outside the protection of their stadium.

I shall be writing to the Millwall Chief Executive and the Police Complaints Authority questioning what authority they have to lock us up against our will.

Value for money. You pay £9 to go to the cinema you may as well get there in time for the trailers, and stay to watch the credits roll at the end. Millwall should have been charging you for the extra Senegal Fields experience they included gratis in your ticket price.

MissGull · Mar 1, 2014

Millwall supporters were kept in for the same amount of time at our place, Completely expected.

Beach Hut · Mar 1, 2014

Exactly as expected and rather the neanderthals were cleared off and stay in a safe area personally.

Pogue Mahone · Mar 1, 2014

We got away far more quickly than last year, and even with the problems with the trains we were home by 7. Big fuss over sweet FA.

drew · Mar 1, 2014

Great, so the OP is a billy big bollox and can look after himself but what about others who can't or maybe have kids with them! Hey, sod the collateral damage, it's every man for himself!!!

Ali_rrr · Mar 1, 2014

Don't know about today, but last year we were in that holding place for ages. Did you expect differently?

TottonSeagull · Mar 1, 2014

What a strange thread! A 25 minute wait and it would be just a wait on the platform anyway??

Max Paper · Mar 1, 2014

No problem with it, in fact I was surprised we got moving so quickly as last year it seemed a lot longer!

Gazwag · Mar 1, 2014

Wasnt an issue at all everybody was in their way to the station before the coaches were allowed to leave stop being a drama queen

worthingseagull123 · Mar 1, 2014

goldstone said:
5.17pm before they opened the gates and we were permitted to leave ... that's about 25 mins after the game ended. Unacceptable. According to the police it was "for our own protection"! I can look after myself perfectly well thank you if I meet some Millwall supporters. They are woosies outside the protection of their stadium.

I shall be writing to the Millwall Chief Executive and the Police Complaints Authority questioning what authority they have to lock us up against our will.

Yes the police have legal authority to hold fans back.

Mowgli37 · Mar 1, 2014

Don't see the problem with it, we did the same to them and have done to a number of other sides, why should we be any different? Most of the Millwall lot were all bark and no bite but it only takes one idiot to cause a tragedy, better safe than sorry.

clapham_gull · Mar 1, 2014

I had a good chat with a few of our finest after the game. They all thought it's not quite correct as well. It's quite dangerous at that gate. I pushed into the side and took a bit of a knock on the elbow. Nothing to write home about but I'm not elderly or a child.

One Police said it was better when they let you go up onto the walkway immediately but held the away crowd back further up.

Thought the MET were good today but I think they always are in that ground. They've seen it all before. I do wonder with some police though particularly BTP. The attitude appears to change. More willing to pick people up for being a bjt drunk and disorderly whilst in the ground it's more of a I want to go home, you want to go home so can you please just f### off.

One Teddy Maybank · Mar 1, 2014

Quinney said:
It was a lot longer wait last year.

Longer by at least 20 mins, this year was relatively ok in comparison.

Barrel of Fun · Mar 1, 2014

I thought working in the travel industry, you would be well versed with delays and being penned in to airports/stations and so on.

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