Police Presence

[sjamesb3466]

Was it just me or were there a crazy number of coppers at the match and especially at the train station after the game today? Most seemed friendly and willing to interact but it seemed like a large show of force for a game with little potential for trouble.

Christmas overtime perhaps or did I miss something?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I never understand why so many police are needed at matches. I remember the obscene numbers at the Goldstone- often on horseback. The abuse they got was horrendous and would involve an instant ban these days.

 

[Bozza]

Lots.

When they drag down a fella from the stairs at the station for nothing more than starting an Albion song they are doing it wrong.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Lots.

When they drag down a fella from the stairs at the station for nothing more than starting an Albion song they are doing it wrong.

Sounds like a very OTT response. Am surprised that police weren't batting an eyelid at all the open cans being drunk on the platform. Is that meant to be allowed or was it just a case of looking the other way to keep things from kicking off further?

 

[Beach Hut]

There were a lot of police at St Pancras as well when the train finally arrived

 

[tiotom92]

To be fair there was a scuffle halfway down the stairs between Derby and Albion fans and on the platform things would have developed had they not been there.

 

[ForestRowSeagull]

There was another 30odd more police waiting at St Pancras for us to get off the train. Very OTT

 

[topbanana36]

lots of trouble in derby town centre with masked muslims today so i guess the police didn't want to take any chances with friendly peaceful football fans.

 

[AnotherArch]

We arrived at the Navigation Inn on London Road (our Derby 'local' - three visits in 2014 !) to find it packed out with our boys. Some were regulars but most were a team that had arrived in Derby at 10 am, for whom the polcice had laid on a special bus to take them straight to the pub and kept them there until 2pm when they stopped serving everyone and put them all on the bus. We claimed 'special privileges', and were served after the bus had gone. According to a steward there were also over 100 Leverkeusen fans in Derby last night and caused some trouble. So the police upgraded the game from a Category C to Category A first thing this morning.

 

[Norman Potting]

I never understand why so many police are needed at matches. I remember the obscene numbers at the Goldstone- often on horseback. The abuse they got was horrendous and would involve an instant ban these days.

I am old enough to remember police horses, I think at all the matches back then. Agree it was a bit OTT, when did Sussex Police lose their mounted section or did they borrow them from the Met?

 

[Mackenzie]

I am old enough to remember police horses, I think at all the matches back then. Agree it was a bit OTT, when did Sussex Police lose their mounted section or did they borrow them from the Met?

They were stabled at the corner of John Street and Carlton Hill opposite Kingswood flats. I used to visit the my grandad in the flats and pat the horses on the way home.

 

[AnotherArch]

I am old enough to remember police horses, I think at all the matches back then. Agree it was a bit OTT, when did Sussex Police lose their mounted section or did they borrow them from the Met?

The Derby police obviously could not find enough horses and dogs quick enough to give these fans the normal guided walking tour of the Derby sights, and so hired them a double-decker coach instead. Quite considerate really, seeing as it was pi**ing down.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I remember the day when there used to be only a couple of British Transport police that travelled on the train from Eastbourne to Hove on matchdays, they were friendly enough!

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I'm getting them some nice new slippers and a pair of pyjamas for Christmas.

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

I'm getting them some nice new slippers and a pair of pyjamas for Christmas.

Thank you. The police have earned those gifts. I do prefer to call them winter celebration gifts.

 

[Dick Head]

Thank you. The police have earned those gifts. I do prefer to call them winter celebration gifts.

I do prefer to call them pigs.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Do you think its better to xmas shop online or in the shops?

 

[Yorkshire-Seagull]

Think it was a lot to do with the Britain First march through Derby town centre yesterday - there was a bunch of them (as you'd expect, overweight white men in army tops) shouting abuse at people. One of them called me a 'c word' because I wouldn't take their shitty little newspaper.

 

[Seagull58]

They were stabled at the corner of John Street and Carlton Hill opposite Kingswood flats. I used to visit the my grandad in the flats and pat the horses on the way home.

Heavy petting or just a cheeky pat?

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Maybe its because derby fans are ********s??