BobBobSuperBob Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: I'm sure the escorts used to use the old rail track beside Cumberland Rd but that's a metrobus route now, I think. Sounds ideal A carefully steered double decker could sort out a good 20-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Harry said: Makes a mockery of the fact the police have a riot squad stood infront of Section 82 corner whenever there’s a big game. If they station themselves infront of the away end the incident with fighting Inside the ground doesn’t happen. Always baffled me that, and always made me feel like I was a criminal for standing up and watching a football match, being eyeballed for 90 minutes by police and stewards. Maybe the police will have learnt a basic lesson - if there is likely to be trouble inside the ground, it’s likely to be near the segregated area, not at the opposite corner. 2 Maybe it's because the club have requested it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Policing was embarrassing today but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Club and Country said: Policing was embarrassing today but Oh cmmmmmmmon ....... dont tease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, RedLionLad said: Maybe it's because the club have requested it... Must be. I can’t remember a single time where the club has wanted to do something and been overruled by the police or the SAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Oh cmmmmmmmon ....... dont tease The but was an accident however seeing as I’m here Swansea came bang up for it and found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Club and Country said: The but was an accident however seeing as I’m here Swansea came bang up for it and found it Probably the most boisterous I’ve seen from the dear lambs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Happened to chance upon the escort on my way back, a huge number being taken along Anchor Road towards the Centre. Not sure what their final destination was going to be, but if it was Temple Meads, they were taking the less than direct route. I got stuck behind them. It was the most police vans I have ever seen. Don’t think I even saw that many during the riots in London a few years back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, JulieH said: No they didn’t Why were Swansea let out at the same time as City bearing in mind the crowd trouble during the game. Asking for a friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ska Junkie said: I'm sure the escorts used to use the old rail track beside Cumberland Rd but that's a metrobus route now, I think. That was a long time ago. They've used a few different routes, depending where the away lot are drinking pre match and if they are getting train back or private coach. It used to be that they'd take them past the bowlinh place but that was prime for an ambush. Weve come across Millwall, Sheff W & Cardiff before completely lost near the old warehouses on the other side of the park. Theres no way when theres that many away fans you can escort them all safely, unless of course you know what youre doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stortz Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, JulieH said: No they didn’t get in without tickets yes there was fighting in the park Hi Julie, I'd just like to say at the outset that I think it's really valuable that you post on here. But wtf were A&SP playing at today? It's been obvious for weeks that it was going to be aggy this afternoon, but it seems to have taken you lot by complete surprise. I was foolishly labouring under the misapprehension that your strategic decisions were taken with a degree of operational intelligence, but you've been made to look like absolute amatuers. Please try harder in future. Yours, a concerned citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Harry said: Makes a mockery of the fact the police have a riot squad stood infront of Section 82 corner whenever there’s a big game. If they station themselves infront of the away end the incident with fighting Inside the ground doesn’t happen. Always baffled me that, and always made me feel like I was a criminal for standing up and watching a football match, being eyeballed for 90 minutes by police and stewards. Maybe the police will have learnt a basic lesson - if there is likely to be trouble inside the ground, it’s likely to be near the segregated area, not at the opposite corner. Yeah Shocks, but it's much safer for them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Park was absolutely ******* mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 41 minutes ago, JulieH said: No. all groups that came in late had tickets. A group of approx 400 arrived at 15.20 and had tickets . Every other account of their late arrival Ive read numbers the group at nearer 100???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 @JulieH speaking as someone who was at the game with an 8 year old, I think we all deserve an explanation as to why the away supporters were permitted to leave the ground at the same time as home supporters, particularly in light of the trouble that occurred during the match. Most of us don’t go to the game for any other reason than to actually watch the game, especially those of us with children. To get caught up in the disorder as we left the designated family area at the end of the game strikes me as both an entirely unacceptable and completely avoidable scenario. I don’t blame the police for the neanderthal behaviour of some “fans”, but I do expect them to make common sense decisions to protect the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 I saw this group of Jacks over the other side of the bypass intent on trouble. Couple of teenagers and two old enough to know better. They were kicking off about not being able to find their car which they parked at the cricket club. I went windmilling in and directed them round the corner. They had the nerve to taught me with “thanks, you deserve that win and good luck for the rest of the season” bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Videos emerging on social media.... Appears there was a fairly extensive snowball fight between the two groups at Parson Street Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: Park was absolutely ******* mental. Care to elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, YorkshireSection said: Every other account of their late arrival Ive read numbers the group at nearer 100???? Many more than that, they kept on coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, Stortz said: Hi Julie, I'd just like to say at the outset that I think it's really valuable that you post on here. But wtf were A&SP playing at today? It's been obvious for weeks that it was going to be aggy this afternoon, but it seems to have taken you lot by complete surprise. I was foolishly labouring under the misapprehension that your strategic decisions were taken with a degree of operational intelligence, but you've been made to look like absolute amatuers. Please try harder in future. Yours, a concerned citizen. Took the Police dogs by surprise too ....we saw 4 fighting WITH EACH OTHER in the park......Avon and somersets finest. You couldn't make it up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Maybe in future the club should stick to their "policy" of only allowing two and a half grand in the away section. Anyone with half a brain knew what was going to happen , especially at such an emotive match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Many more than that, they kept on coming. Ok bud, was this the group escorted? Seems the OB knew that this large group were trouble yet they were left to their own devices when in the ground and after the game, joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: Care to elaborate? Yeh that spiny round thing where you sit one one side and hang off the other side. Me and the wife nearly brought up our Thachers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, slartibartfast said: Maybe in future the club should stick to their "policy" of only allowing two and a half grand in the away section. Anyone with half a brain knew what was going to happen , especially at such an emotive match! Theres the problem.....Police.....half a brain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufflelufagus Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Maybe in future the club should stick to their "policy" of only allowing two and a half grand in the away section. Anyone with half a brain knew what was going to happen , especially at such an emotive match! I'm not sure how this would help. Surely 2500 away fans would still include the 100 or so intent on trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 28 minutes ago, RedLionLad said: This is the Modern World Probably in the News of the World tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 49 minutes ago, JulieH said: No they didn’t I'm amazed they were giving 3.5k tickets Considering we get shafted for tickets at both Cardiff and Swansea, there really was no need to allow them to have that many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said: Probably in the News of the World tomorrow. ....at least it's a Start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, stephenkibby. said: Probably in the News of the World tomorrow. They were a right bunch of Billy Hunts mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLionLad Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Andy082005 said: I'm amazed they were giving 3.5k tickets Considering we get shafted for tickets at both Cardiff and Swansea, there really was no need to allow them to have that many £££££££'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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