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jgriffin
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by jgriffin » Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:37 pm
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
BTW my mate runs a domestic violence/rape unit for a chunk of Brum. Her squad is a quarter the size it used to be. Gets me really angry.
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tigercaspian
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by tigercaspian » Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:00 pm
Imagine what it was like in the 70s/80s?
Some West Ham fans seem determined to go back there too.
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by ellis9 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:02 pm
"8 coppers". We have police attend the matches? I don't think I've ever seen any.
They're not needed.
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Tiger_in_Birmingham
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by Tiger_in_Birmingham » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:46 pm
ellis9 wrote:"8 coppers". We have police attend the matches? I don't think I've ever seen any.
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

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Tigerbeat
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by Tigerbeat » Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:49 pm
They do attend the games but in a small number and are not immediately visible within the ground.
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by Stu_F » Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:54 pm
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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Old Hob
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by Old Hob » Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:28 pm
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

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