Flares, flights and intel: How police stopped violence on Devon derby day

[Egg]

I should declare an interest - this was written by a good pal of mine - but, IMO, it’s a properly good read:

www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/flares-fights-intel-how-police-3471183utm_source=sharebar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sharebar

 

[Alistair20000]

Linky thing not working

 

[Spoonz Red E]

This should do it ...

Flares, fights and intel - police stopping violence on Devon derby day

Devon Live and Plymouth Live spent the day with Devon and Cornwall Police to see how they kept the streets safe when Exeter City played Plymouth Argyle

www.devonlive.com

 

[Alistair20000]

Thanks Spoonz.

 

[grecIAN Harris]

An interesting read.

 

[Alistair20000]

Anybody know the policing costs yesterday ?

 

[Greyhound]

"Expectations are high. They haven't watched their team perform yet." (Describing the pre-match mood of Argyle fans in the city centre.)

 

[HH12]

Anybody know the policing costs yesterday ?

Just over £6k

 

[Alistair20000]

Just over £6k

Thanks. Thought it might have been more with so many Plod around.

 

[Oldsmobile-88]

The policing for a the 1976 League Cup tie in August at SJP..A load of Janners were rounded up & penned into Northernhay Park pre match...Intresting E & E report..Policing football was reactive rather than proactive in those days,hence loads of trouble.
Not great quality photo,but 29 arrests & a train wrecked were the main points of the report.