The Footie Thread

[4LEX]

Not Premier League games

Depends on the teams involved and crowd sizes, I appreciate the bigger clubs will always have larger numbers of Police required.

Looking at the fixtures for this weekend in London I'd be surprised if even 200 Police were required and most of those would've been Fulham v Chelsea. Very few risk supporters in London, unlike the last few weeks. Next weekend looks even clearer..

 

[theoneandonly]

Football has made a mistake and we all know it. No amount of excuses can change that now.

 

[theoneandonly]

Talk now of London games being called off next weekend too.

 

[Tashyboy]

On the BBC site

Some matches could be affected by a lack of resources such as policing, but issues will be resolved on a game by game basis.

? am sure we have had that discussion on here. ?

 

[PJ87]

On the BBC site

Some matches could be affected by a lack of resources such as policing, but issues will be resolved on a game by game basis.

? am sure we have had that discussion on here. ?

Yeah apparently it was rubbish

Obviously London will be effect next week, rest of country less so as the queen's coffin will be in London after making her way down slowly

Then it's all in one place so to speak

 

[rudebhoy]

Rangers v Napoli has been put back 24 hours, away fans now banned from that game and the return fixture.

As crazy decisions go, that’s got to be right up there. How many fans from both sides are going to be screwed?

Why is it ok for away fans to travel to English sides next week, but not to Ibrox?

 

[PJ87]

Rangers v Napoli has been put back 24 hours, away fans now banned from that game and the return fixture.

As crazy decisions go, that’s got to be right up there. How many fans from both sides are going to be screwed?

Why is it ok for away fans to travel to English sides next week, but not to Ibrox?

The reasons given are lack of police available.

As I keep saying..people are seriously under playing how stretched the police will be until the funeral

Football is an unnecessary distraction

 

[rudebhoy]

The reasons given are lack of police available.

As I keep saying..people are seriously under playing how stretched the police will be until the funeral

Football is an unnecessary distraction

The Queen is being flown from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday, yet there are not enough police to cover a game in Glasgow over 24 hours later?

Meanwhile, Ajax fans are allowed to go Liverpool on Tuesday, Salzburg to Chelsea on Wednesday, Dortmund to Man City on Wednesday, PSV to arsenal on thursday?

Doesn’t make any sense at all, and screws over 2 sets of fans.

 

[PJ87]

The Queen is being flown from Edinburgh to London on Tuesday, yet there are not enough police to cover a game in Glasgow over 24 hours later?

Meanwhile, Ajax fans are allowed to go Liverpool on Tuesday, Salzburg to Chelsea on Wednesday, Dortmund to Man City on Wednesday, PSV to arsenal on thursday?

Doesn’t make any sense at all, and screws over 2 sets of fans.

Depends which police force is assisting in London I guess.. or higher security on the day before In Scotland and then the force need a day off so will be less of them about?

There is so much more important things going on right now than football, it will resume after the bank holiday

 

[rudebhoy]

Depends which police force is assisting in London I guess.. or higher security on the day before In Scotland and then the force need a day off so will be less of them about?

The ironic thing is Celtic and Rangers are now playing CL games on the same night. Celtic game kicks off at 17.45, there will be a few thousand Celtic fans watching in City Centre pubs. 50,000 Rangers fans will be making their way to Ibrox for an 8pm kick off. Lots of police needed to make sure there is no bother.

I seriously doubt so many Strathclyde police are needed in Edinburgh on the Tuesday, but if that is the case, play the game on Thursday and let the away fans come.

 

[BrianM]

Rangers v Napoli has been put back 24 hours, away fans now banned from that game and the return fixture.

As crazy decisions go, that’s got to be right up there. How many fans from both sides are going to be screwed?

Why is it ok for away fans to travel to English sides next week, but not to Ibrox?

It’s a shocker, my sister is a forensic scientist for the police in Edinburgh and says they are absolutely flat out.
They would be better cancelling it.
Two wrongs don’t make a right and all that.

 

[Tashyboy]

?

 

[PJ87]

How bizarre that a child born last Sunday has already lived through two monarchs, two prime ministers but, more surprisingly, only two Chelsea managers ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

How bizarre that a child born last Sunday has already lived through two monarchs, two prime ministers but, more surprisingly, only two Chelsea managers ?

Give it a few months

 

[PJ87]

Give it a few months

if the fixtures had been on last weekend might have been 3

 

[Orikoru]

Are this weekend's fixtures definitely off as well? Is that confirmed?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Are this weekend's fixtures definitely off as well? Is that confirmed?

Not yet, I don't think. I saw they were going to leave it up to clubs in negotiation with local police. I'd expect London based games to be off, all others on.

On funnier matters, Juventus game yesterday. 2-2, last minute goal to Juventus. Goal scorer takes his shirt of, why, just why, run around gets booked. It's his second yellow so it's a red. The goal gets rules out by VAR . Two more players get sent off in the melee. Game ends 2-2.

 

[fundy]

Are this weekend's fixtures definitely off as well? Is that confirmed?

Nope, Championship and below are resuming from tomorrow, theyre still deciding what to do re premier league games it seems (they may try and move games out of london so the away side plays at home)

 

[GB72]

Are this weekend's fixtures definitely off as well? Is that confirmed?

Not seen anything official posted. This morning it was being looked at on a more individual basis depending on policing etc with some matches being potentially switched out of London.


Can see the Spurs match being an issue if there are problems with playing in London as they cannot move it to Leicester as the Tigers are at home that day and both clubs cannot play home matches on the same day.

 

[fundy]

Not seen anything official posted. This morning it was being looked at on a more individual basis depending on policing etc with some matches being potentially switched out of London.


Can see the Spurs match being an issue if there are problems with playing in London as they cannot move it to Leicester as the Tigers are at home that day and both clubs cannot play home matches on the same day.

Surely if they switch it they'll just play on Sunday at Leicester?

Brentford v Arsenal most likely off it seems, cant see how they play in London on the Sunday