Aren't the statistics for football related arrests a bit false, in so much as they include any arrests that are made near a ground around game time, even if they have nothing to do with the football at all.
Ways of making and collating arrests then were so totally different as to make all comparisons virtually meaningless.
The big change was when the police stopped playing the part of the biggest "firm" at football matches and started to behave more like police officers.
Quote from: Villadawg on May 02, 2011, 11:44:55 AMThe big change was when the police stopped playing the part of the biggest "firm" at football matches and started to behave more like police officers.this. still tremble at the thought of the sheffield police force
Quote from: joecrow on May 03, 2011, 03:22:42 PMQuote from: Villadawg on May 02, 2011, 11:44:55 AMThe big change was when the police stopped playing the part of the biggest "firm" at football matches and started to behave more like police officers.this. still tremble at the thought of the sheffield police forceMerseyside Police all tooled up joining their mates from Everton and Liverpool was never a joy.