I've not read the Wikipedia pages on civil liability yet, IBS, and wouldn't like to comment in depth. Let me pose this question though, if your suggestion is right, surely the only way that the club could address that risk would be to ban away supporters from 'riskier' clubs? After all, holding supporters back for five minutes does not prevent trouble before the game or away from the ground after it.
Done it ?
That’s probably the route that’s currently blocked and the club are waiting on planning permission to open it up, I don’t know how long or if they have permission yet but they were hoping to have done the job before Christmas
My dad sent a e-mail as well he was told same thing can’t hold them back and would welcome a meeting to discuss the matter.
Thing is there’s always options
1 Build a new exit for away fans
2 send away fans up don street
These are only options I can think of
8000 fans down one small street is begging for trouble
My ex son-in-law is a police officer in the West Midlands and he says away fans at Wolves games are routinely held back if the authorities think there is a need to do it.
Human rights legislation doesn't seem to get in the way there.
Would we even be having this debate if the home and away ends had been reversed from when the stadium first opened?
I think another reason they don't hold them back aswell is the quicker the away fans get out the area the less chance there is of trouble.
The main issue is SYP just couldn’t be arsed to do proper policing.
They expect stewards to do their job for them whilst they sit back and trouser maximum overtime.
They moved the Millwall game because it suited them (not the club) but kept the equally problematic Derby game unchanged.
I'm going to ask this question again.
Would we even be having this debate about the exit strategy if the home and away ends had been reversed when the stadium first opened?