Fordy62

Happening to fans at our club? Are you for real? Do you not remember what happened?

Who do we think is to blame for the 'draconian' legislation football fans face? A. Football fans B. anyone else Sadly, all the derby match proved is that such measures are absolutely justified and absolutely necessary. Fans of any other sport don't misbehave with such startling regularity and guess what... Rugby & Cricket fans can drink while watching the game, go into the ground drunk and pretty much drink as much as they like. But in the case of football it's all someone else's fault.

But we have hundreds of people in here, including yourself, that appear to be experts in policing! Brilliant.

Anyone care to complain that the Louis Carey testimonial was over policed?

No Eddie, you've got me wrong. I have no inside knowledge of this matter, it goes without saying that i wouldn't be on here commenting on it if i did. I'm just saying that in order to obtain the best evidence, the element of surprise is a pretty good tactic. I would really like to know exactly what it is that the police have done this morning to upset so many on here? Let me ask you this... how many were arrested versus how many ran on the pitch? I'm guessing not a very high proportion. I said at the time that it'd be unlikely that the police would go after those that had only entered the playing area. I suppose the dawn raids issue is upsetting some? Well you're most likely to catch someone at home at that time. If the police had gone round at lunch time, they may have gone out for the day. So they'd need to go again, and again, and again. By which point the suspect knows that they're coming and if he so wishes, can seek to evade arrest. The more times people have to go out to attempt to arrest said people, the more expenditure on resources there is. I'm afraid that's going to have to be the end of contribution for me.

clearly.

I'm sorry that I can't respond to this as I'd like to for fear of disclosing too much, but needless to say it's never ideal to telegraph to suspect that he/she is getting arrested. And your whole post is full of assumptions you're using to try to evidence your point. Quite an easy response there. I'd say Northumbria/Warwickshire Police aren't doing their job properly. It's pretty simple, don't do anything wrong and you'll have nothing to worry about... (although I'm well aware that there are corrupt coppers out there).

You seem to be of the opinion that no one should get their comeuppance? Unnecessary escalation? I know time is a healer pal, but have you not forgotten exactly what went on? Sure a few people ran on the pitch, but you rather fittingly seem to have forgotten that people were hit by coins and chairs. Would you rather just sweep it all under the carpet? This isn't about police killing people, or raiding the wrong houses, it's about football fans who took things too far that night. They deserve to get arrested by whatever means possible. As for writing to said suspects, what a ridiculous suggestion!

Here's a novel idea. When are you most likely to catch someone at home? The fact people are slating the police is pretty embarrassing.

Oooh, oooh, I love catchphrase. Is it "couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo (an invisible one while a duck looks on puzzled)?

Surely you can't be serious?

The bluebirds are painting the town red. Quite clever I thought.

Were you aiming for irony with your last word?

You win some, you lose some. Through thick and thin I love Bristol City. Relegation? Give a shit.

Oh well. I'd rather be relegated tonight than on the last day of the season, on 55 points, when word filters through that some other team has scored a 96th minute goal.

It doesn't feel right when games don't mean anything.

I'll take that all day long.

A performance that on the stats, appears to have battered Brighton.

Cue Adomah wonder strike...

Wales?

Are the BBC stats a joke?

Eh? Barnsley? Peterborough? Wednesday?

Ok, so we lost an away game. No big deal. Keep winning st home and well be just fine.

On the plus side, try scorer from Gllllloooooooooossssstttteerrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

He'd be wrong.