Inside Out tonight

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jgriffin
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Inside Out tonight

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It is almost unbelievable how many resources and ££££ were spent on the Blues/Villa match this weekend. I know we cannot totally hold rugby up as a model, but ye gods......surface presence, trained riot police x 100s, spotters, undercover......
The 8 coppers (footy fans) who sit bored through our games are not used.... let's hear it for rugby :smt026 :smt026 :smt026

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Imagine what it was like in the 70s/80s?
Some West Ham fans seem determined to go back there too.
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"8 coppers". We have police attend the matches? I don't think I've ever seen any. :smt017

They're not needed.
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ellis9 wrote:"8 coppers". We have police attend the matches? I don't think I've ever seen any. :smt017

They're not needed.
usually see them outside the ground for traffic flow / getting people away quickly

never seen them there before or during though :smt017
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They do attend the games but in a small number and are not immediately visible within the ground.
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Tigerbeat wrote:They do attend the games but in a small number and are not immediately visible within the ground.
I know one of the specials who attends, he's selected specifically because of his lack of interest in rugby. I asked him the other week if he was going to get a selfie with Dan Carter he said "who?"
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I remember the first S African game after they were allowed back in was against the E Midlands (captain Richards,D.). Big police presence because of potential trouble. The police were definitely not picked because of their lack of interest in rugby that day! Outside the ground - constables and the odd Sergeant. Inside, Inspectors making sure no-one stole the posts and a Chief Superintendent checking on the straightness of the halfway line :smt005
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