Special operation in place for Burnley and Blackburn Rovers derby (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Special operation in place for Burnley and Blackburn Rovers derby
3:00pm Wednesday 21st November 2012 in Blackburn
By Vanessa Cornall, Crime reporter
LARGE NUMBERS Police officers on patrol outside Turf Moor at the last derby game
SPECIAL measures are being put in place ahead of the East Lancashire football derby on December 2.
Plans have been made to ensure the clash between bitter rivals Burnley and Blackburn Rovers passes without incident.
Representatives from both clubs have been meeting with police to discuss the best way of controlling the crowds ahead of the 12.30pm kick off.
All Rovers fans attending the game will arrive at Turf Moor in coaches via the Blackburn Rovers Away Travel scheme with pick ups from either Ewood Park or GEC Business Park in Accrington.
Coach tickets are £6.50 and are allocated along with match tickets. Fans from Ewood Park have had to apply for the 3,400 away supporter tickets in writing, with no extra tickets held back for sale on match day.
Roads closest to Turf Moor, including Harry Potts Way and Belvedere Road, will be closed prior to the match and at full time to facilitate the Blackburn Rovers coaches, although during the game there will be access.
Officers said they were confident the game would pass without issue and they would police it as they would any other game.
Superintendent Terry Woods said: “We have been working closely with both football clubs planning the arrangements for the match at Turf Moor in December.
“As with previous encounters between the two teams, the same travel arrangements will apply to this fixture and also the game at Ewood Park in March.
“The policing priority for us is simple. To ensure the safety of the supporters and of those involved in the game. We have been consulting with the official supporters clubs of the two teams and have listened to their feedback.”
Fans wanting more information are being urged to contact their club.
Comments(36)
mavrick
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4:08pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96
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4:26pm Wed 21 Nov 12
When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move.
After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.
fabinribblevalley
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5:01pm Wed 21 Nov 12
Nottokeenonthesmellofvaseline
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5:11pm Wed 21 Nov 12
KaiserSoze
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5:29pm Wed 21 Nov 12
DalV AlucarD
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6:12pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96
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7:00pm Wed 21 Nov 12
fabinribblevalley wrote:Couldnt agree more about the scum that exist in society and the ones that attend matches to cause danger to others.
This is the true face of football, unlawful hooligans and criminals. hiding behind the face of football to become lunatics with no respect for man nor beast. It is time for government to look into it and make crucial decisions. I have played and watched football most of my 70 year's but I am now realising it has got to change or be banned. Please don't be misguided into thinking the minority are going to win, they are no longer the minority every ground you go to in the country there are thousands of idiots doing what ever they want and to hell with law and order. It is not just here it is every country in the world people going to watch a match and being subject to every form of crime from stealing to killing. Britain invented the game perhaps they should be the first to ban it.
As ive said many times before the answer to all this is simple:--
ALL CRIMINALS SHOULD FACE THE HANG MAN - easy solution!
1) No need for prisons - massive savings to the tax payer
2) A "good" society will be blooded for our children to live in
3) No more people scared to leave there houses, and harmony for all
4) Reduced carbon footprint and recycling benefits
The only downside would be if an innocent person was wrongly convicted, but surely the benefit of the greater good is more important.
Bazzer
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7:03pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.
makaveli96
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7:14pm Wed 21 Nov 12
Bazzer wrote:Possibly Knuzden
makaveli96 wrote:You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.
Bazzer
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7:38pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:Comrade, I regret to inform you that ANY recognition of ANY court, either Criminal, Civil or Ecclesiastical - which falls outside The Peoples Republic of Blackburn will automatically lead to your exclusion from the Party. Knuzden is almost Gobbinland, Comrade.
Bazzer wrote:Possibly Knuzdenmakaveli96 wrote: The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
ghost of sceptic
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8:29pm Wed 21 Nov 12
Bazzer wrote:Knuzden is in Hyndburn. not the peoples republic.
makaveli96 wrote:Comrade, I regret to inform you that ANY recognition of ANY court, either Criminal, Civil or Ecclesiastical - which falls outside The Peoples Republic of Blackburn will automatically lead to your exclusion from the Party. Knuzden is almost Gobbinland, Comrade.Bazzer wrote:Possibly Knuzdenmakaveli96 wrote: The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
DEO VOLENTE
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9:47pm Wed 21 Nov 12
Deus Vobiscum
jellybiff
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10:02pm Wed 21 Nov 12
gazzandste
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10:52pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96 wrote:Shadsworth lol
Bazzer wrote:Possibly Knuzden
makaveli96 wrote:You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.
makaveli96
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11:04pm Wed 21 Nov 12
makaveli96
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11:06pm Wed 21 Nov 12
One, but you have to unscrew it before you yank it.
makaveli96
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11:07pm Wed 21 Nov 12
QPR can't even win that.
makaveli96
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11:10pm Wed 21 Nov 12
123Jon123
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12:01am Thu 22 Nov 12
Bazzer
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12:22am Thu 22 Nov 12
ghost of sceptic wrote:Comrade Sceptic, thank you for doing your duty. As for Makaveli,Trotsky thought he was safe in Mexico.
Bazzer wrote:Knuzden is in Hyndburn. not the peoples republic.makaveli96 wrote:Comrade, I regret to inform you that ANY recognition of ANY court, either Criminal, Civil or Ecclesiastical - which falls outside The Peoples Republic of Blackburn will automatically lead to your exclusion from the Party. Knuzden is almost Gobbinland, Comrade.Bazzer wrote:Possibly Knuzdenmakaveli96 wrote: The only thing I would like answering would be the consistancy of rules. When we played in March 2010, I was told by a Policman (in the away end) to take my beer to my seat. Lots of Blackburn fans were told this. I agreed with the decision too, because there was a huge chance someone was going to get injured in a crush under the stand. You honestly couldnt move. After the 1-0 win, I was reading the news the day later only to be told Blackburn fans took drinks to there seats illegally. We were told to take alcohol to our seats. This news about fans doing without Police notice wasnt true, and I would tell this infront of any court of law.You mean you would recognise a court outside of The People's Republic of Blackburn?
Roverthere
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7:04am Thu 22 Nov 12
Roverthere
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7:04am Thu 22 Nov 12
Steve BB2
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8:19am Thu 22 Nov 12
This makes a bit of a mockery of the early start of 12.30 to avoid the drunken idiots being around !
I, for one just hope that it is a good competitive game, with football being the winner and making the headlines, and nothing else.
Having said thet I am hoping for a win for Rovers, extending their record beyond 34 years.
hollinsclaret
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9:21am Thu 22 Nov 12
BURNLEYITE39
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9:51am Thu 22 Nov 12
scouse666
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2:06pm Thu 22 Nov 12
MxMave
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4:39pm Thu 22 Nov 12
fabinribblevalley wrote:Its a pity when old people turn bitter.
This is the true face of football, unlawful hooligans and criminals. hiding behind the face of football to become lunatics with no respect for man nor beast. It is time for government to look into it and make crucial decisions. I have played and watched football most of my 70 year's but I am now realising it has got to change or be banned. Please don't be misguided into thinking the minority are going to win, they are no longer the minority every ground you go to in the country there are thousands of idiots doing what ever they want and to hell with law and order. It is not just here it is every country in the world people going to watch a match and being subject to every form of crime from stealing to killing. Britain invented the game perhaps they should be the first to ban it.
scouse666
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5:44pm Thu 22 Nov 12
scouse666
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5:45pm Thu 22 Nov 12
MxMave wrote:Sad old man!
fabinribblevalley wrote:Its a pity when old people turn bitter.
This is the true face of football, unlawful hooligans and criminals. hiding behind the face of football to become lunatics with no respect for man nor beast. It is time for government to look into it and make crucial decisions. I have played and watched football most of my 70 year's but I am now realising it has got to change or be banned. Please don't be misguided into thinking the minority are going to win, they are no longer the minority every ground you go to in the country there are thousands of idiots doing what ever they want and to hell with law and order. It is not just here it is every country in the world people going to watch a match and being subject to every form of crime from stealing to killing. Britain invented the game perhaps they should be the first to ban it.
carrman2
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6:01pm Thu 22 Nov 12
carrman2
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6:01pm Thu 22 Nov 12
Alan42
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4:31pm Fri 23 Nov 12
carrman2 wrote:Absolutely true. The merciless beating of the Burnley supporters in a stand last time at Turf Moor was disgraceful. The police were like animals enjoying themselves with batons whilst the fans could not get away.
The police are intimidating on these games ,ill never go to another, Decent people herded like animals
I am a Rovers supporter incidentally.
we r longside burnley
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7:00pm Sat 24 Nov 12
jellybiff wrote:people can want to fight all they want it will not happen the incident last time was becaause burnley fans were using the away end that season this time it'll be different because they on longside so you'll just get good banter between um
Officers said they were confident the game would pass without issue and they would police it as they would any other game.yeah right i know some plod who are looking forward to this game because it gives them a licence to fight etc .A small game and a town gets closed down .I have been all over the country to games and some have had over 60,000 and i've never seen main roads (bus routes),pubs ,restaurants and even off licences told to close for the day like the plod do every game in Burnley so don't say it's for this game.
The Curator
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7:38pm Sat 24 Nov 12
about it .
Let those who want a good punch up crack on and get on with it . Whilst the rest of us watch the game and have the banter after the game with friends,school and workmates etc.
Both games should be packed to the rafters with fans supporting their teams but no doubt there will be empty seats at both grounds due to a massive over
reaction by the authorities .
CHEERS
floydbrfc
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5:10pm Fri 30 Nov 12
b12simon wrote:If they were treat like adults I think the majority would do
Let's hope both sets of supporters decide to behave like adults.
b12simon says...
3:06pm Wed 21 Nov 12