I'd have been more impressed if the club had put out a statement on Saturday or Sunday acknowledging that there were serious crowd control issues that were being urgently investigated.
There's STILL nothing on the website, for example.
Just had this back from the club, following my email at the weekend:
The very predictable "lessons have been learned" line being rolled out.
I get the cynicism but what else do you actually expect them to say? They have to acknowledge mistakes somehow
How about stating what lessons have been learned and advising how things will be different in the future or the steps that they are going to take to try to make things better going forward. When you hear that lessons have been learned from whatever organisation do you actually believe what is being said? Invariably, I don't.
its very simple - hold them in for half hour after the game then escort them to the station - thats it - nothing else needs to be done - the trust need to get all over this and make sure this nonsense doesn't happen again next year
Only just catching up with this thread so someone’s probably already made the point, but surely you can understand why they’d be reluctant to do this?
To be honest I am with Doucher here, this is the solution.
There are cameras everywhere, if they smash stuff up it will lead to a ban, where there aren't cameras, fine Millwall.
Met officers have body cams for a reason and should be well equipped to deal with a handful of rowdy football fans.
The way it was handled was a joke, and simply wouldn't happen at the majority of other grounds. We are a victim of being too nice/well behaved collectively here. If we had a bit more about us (not saying that's right) they wouldn't dare keep us in as it would be more trouble than it's worth.
Our reputation as a family club precedes us and that is why the Met took the measures that they did.
I'd have been more impressed if the club had put out a statement on Saturday or Sunday acknowledging that there were serious crowd control issues that were being urgently investigated.
There's STILL nothing on the website, for example.
It seems you get a reply if you write directly to them. Perhaps they are waiting for the post.
I'd have been more impressed if the club had put out a statement on Saturday or Sunday acknowledging that there were serious crowd control issues that were being urgently investigated.
There's STILL nothing on the website, for example.
It seems you get a reply if you write directly to them. Perhaps they are waiting for the post.
Not the case at this stage from what was sent to them on Sunday afternoon by myself
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There's STILL nothing on the website, for example.
When you hear that lessons have been learned from whatever organisation do you actually believe what is being said? Invariably, I don't.
There are cameras everywhere, if they smash stuff up it will lead to a ban, where there aren't cameras, fine Millwall.
Met officers have body cams for a reason and should be well equipped to deal with a handful of rowdy football fans.
The way it was handled was a joke, and simply wouldn't happen at the majority of other grounds. We are a victim of being too nice/well behaved collectively here. If we had a bit more about us (not saying that's right) they wouldn't dare keep us in as it would be more trouble than it's worth.
Our reputation as a family club precedes us and that is why the Met took the measures that they did.