No matches at Elland Rd??

[Yorkie]

Police have warned Leeds United they cannot stage matches at Elland Road next season unless they pay in advance for policing inside the ground.

West Yorkshire Police were owed £82,000 when Leeds went into administration but will receive just £820

 

[Horsham Gull]

they will find the money some how no doubt and still end up owing more to the police by the end of the season

 

[vulture]

Police have warned Leeds United they cannot stage matches at Elland Road next season unless they pay in advance for policing inside the ground.

West Yorkshire Police were owed £82,000 when Leeds went into administration but will receive just £820

2 right as well

 

[Gully]

I didn't think Leeds had been playing football at Elland Road since the mid-90s, surely it is unfair that they should have to pay the police to come and give their accounts the once over.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Police have warned Leeds United they cannot stage matches at Elland Road next season unless they pay in advance for policing inside the ground.

A situation not unknown to the Albion in the 1990s.

Sussex Police dealt with the fact that they weren't getting paid by ensuring that they collected the money due to them from the turnstile takings at halftime.

Those were the days, of course, when Sussex Police were led by a a Chairman of the Police Authority who understood exactly how dodgy the football club could be. We can only be grateful for Councillor Bellotti's prudence in not expecting the Chief Executive of the Albion to honour an invoice.

 

[Silent Bob]

Police have warned Leeds United they cannot stage matches at Elland Road next season unless they pay in advance for policing inside the ground.

West Yorkshire Police were owed £82,000 when Leeds went into administration but will receive just £820

I wonder if St John's Ambulance will follow suit? I hope so.

 

[TonyW]

Police have warned Leeds United they cannot stage matches at Elland Road next season unless they pay in advance for policing inside the ground.

West Yorkshire Police were owed £82,000 when Leeds went into administration but will receive just £820

I've never been able to understand this one.

The police in this country insist on being at footabll matches (fair enough).
But then demand the clubs pay for them being there!!!

If they want to police a stadium, they should bloody-well fund it!!

 

[Trigger]

Not sure if Farsley Celtic would allow such minnows to share with them now they are the biggest club in Leeds?...

 

[surrey jim]

I wonder if St John's Ambulance will follow suit? I hope so.

agreed, it is a shame that they were paid an insulting ammount where as Mr Bateswill do alright from the deal

 

[Gazwag]

The police in this country insist on being at footabll matches (fair enough).
But then demand the clubs pay for them being there!!!

Isnt it part of the safety license for a ground that x number of police are required for x number of persons in attendance.

So what would you rather have, no police at games or more animosity from local residents when their rates bill skyrockets to fund the policing

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I've never been able to understand this one.

The police in this country insist on being at footabll matches (fair enough).
But then demand the clubs pay for them being there!!!

If they want to police a stadium, they should bloody-well fund it!!

Last season on the way to Withdean we saw some teenagers knock down a wall near the ground, they ran off towards Preston Park. Thinking how this could be detrimental to the Falmer bid, and not happy that local residents could easily blame football fans, I tried to report the incident to the Police. I was suprised to be told that the Albion no longer had Police atend home matches and since then realised that at most games its all stewards.

Do we still pay the Police if stewards invite them in to make an arrest or for the Police at Preston Park station in vans and in town after games.

PC Beard would often be seen at away games, did we pay his train fare and buy his wagon wheels!

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Last season on the way to Withdean we saw some teenagers knock down a wall near the ground, they ran off towards Preston Park. Thinking how this could be detrimental to the Falmer bid, and not happy that local residents could easily blame football fans, I tried to report the incident to the Police. I was suprised to be told that the Albion no longer had Police atend home matches and since then realised that at most games its all stewards.

Do we still pay the Police if stewards invite them in to make an arrest or for the Police at Preston Park station in vans and in town after games.

PC Beard would often be seen at away games, did we pay his train fare and buy his wagon wheels!

I saw PC Beard in wickes ,worthing last saturday,two blokes covered in what looked like plaster and shit gave him a chorus,
made me chuckle.

 

[Brovion]

Not sure if Farsley Celtic would allow such minnows to share with them now they are the biggest club in Leeds?...

Not quite true. Most judges still reckon Leeds are currently a bit bigger than Farsley at the moment. But give it a two more years ...

 

[culvers]

I thought we only had to pay the police if they came into the stadium.

 

[e77]

I thought we only had to pay the police if they came into the stadium.

I always though anything outside the stadium was picked up by the taxpayer as well.