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Quoted from MarinerWY

Glad to hear the police reacted well and fair play. Hope you're brother is OK now.

I had a different perspective of the policing in the stadium. I thought their strong presence in front of the advertising boards escalated things (it was the polar opposite to Notts County where they took a backseat during the match) and saw some very aggressive behaviour, including a copper grabbing a fan by the scruff of the neck and appearing to square up to him before pushing him away. I don't care whats been said to you, your job as a police officer is to not rise to that. Also saw some badge numbers covered up which is always a worrying sign.

I thought their way of approaching it wasn't conducive to diffusing situations: no dialogue and aggressive. Seen police handle things much better tbh.

I saw some with numbers removed/covered up which is always a concern.

Interestingly, I think there was a clash of approach within the same police force. I saw some coppers being sensible and just standing back and realising people were just enjoying their day, I saw others forcibly pushing people for essentially standing in a spot.

My own view is that had you removed the line of coppers in their over the top jump suits and get up akin to what your mam used to get you from Mad Harry’s, I suspect there’d have been little or zero disorder, just as we saw at Notts County and have seen at numerous other games up and down the country.

Covering the first three rows with that silly black sheeting made zero sense either.

And before people give it the whole, ‘if you do nothing wrong you don’t have anything to worry about’ nonsense, it’s simply not true.

Borehamwood, my father in law, never been involved in any sort of disorder at football in his life, searched and then spoken to like a piece of shite by a thug for rent. I’ve been herded and spoken to like shite various times at various places, I once got pushed at an away game, in fact several times and once I was even guided towards a train that I wasn’t getting on Becauee I was going the opposite direction, simply because I was a football fan so i must be going back home.

There’s a huge issue in the way football is policed and the way stewards behave. Many coppers will agree with this and it causes huge problems length and breadth of the country.

I remember speaking to our copper a couple of seasons ago, there was s game where he offered some decent intel and the likes…the primary force ignored him and essentially said ‘we know best’…

Quoted from TAGG

We're you there??
Have you ever been young?
Have you ever seen overzealous stewarding?
Police profiling, as in any away fans are scum.
The head steward was an absolute div and the copper in charge had a face like a smacked bottom all game and looked like he couldn't wait for the next bundle in.

It was a great game and great day out but there are always miserable twits about who just can't wait to put a downer on things.

Your right to defend simpleton behaviour is there for you . I hope you enjoy it 👍

That happened in front of me yard dog,
Your brother didn't  look to pleased with the steward.

Quoted from RobDef1

Just clicked the link provided, so we are talking about 6 people among nearly 8,000, and you think that's:

A. Newsworthy
and
B. Letting the club and fan base down?

Talk about storm in a teacup...

I have no wish to prolong  this nonsense - but I seem to recall that these few thugs deeds were recorded at 4 pm.
Obviously dedicated fans there to watch the game  - not.

Quoted from It Bites

Your right to defend simpleton behaviour is there for you . I hope you enjoy it 👍