Just how many police?

[Spencer_White]

If this thing comes through whereby clubs have to pay for Police outside as well as inside the ground then Millwall will survive about another 5 minutes.

That police presence at the end will have negated all the attendance money from yesterday.

The club only pay for the presence of the police inside the ground I believe, and this only by request. So surely if the police thought it was in the publics interest to draft officers in from the Thames Valley then the costs will be down to tax-payers and not Swindon Town FC. I'm not sure this correct but it is what I always believed when it came down to costs, that's why we have stewards instead of police inside the ground on most match days.

There is a court case brought by the Met at the moment trying to charge London clubs for the police presence outside grounds.

If it wins lower league football is just about finnished.

[dell boy]

The police will lose that case I'm sure.

What will we have next Police inside nightclubs instead of patrolling the streets outside. Thanks for the info Spencer, if they did win, then the costs could and probably would go on the ticket prices, not just killing Millwall but killing football at grass roots to all smaller football clubs.

[Spencer_White]

The police will lose that case I'm sure.

What will we have next Police inside nightclubs instead of patrolling the streets outside. Thanks for the info Spencer, if they did win, then the costs could and probably would go on the ticket prices, not just killing Millwall but killing football at grass roots to all smaller football clubs.

To me they are just trying to opt out of policing parts of society they dont like.

If they cant afford 100 police at a football game they cant afford it. Will have to be 30 police.