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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Chico Hamilton III on June 25, 2010, 01:49:36 PM

Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: Chico Hamilton III on June 25, 2010, 01:49:36 PM: This is good news. What's the difference between this siuation and the Villa fans who were locked in a cage for the afternoon at Nottingham station?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/10412281.stm
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: Mark H on June 25, 2010, 02:15:47 PM: Locked in a pub miss a 5-0 loss and given £2k each sounds like a good afternoon to me !!!

On a more serious note good to see that the police have been brought to book on what is clearly a bad operation on their part
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: Risso on June 25, 2010, 03:36:41 PM: Love this statement:

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"At the time the use of the powers was new and we have since taken steps to improve our understanding of the legislation to try to prevent this from happening again; by dealing with the cases within legal services, we made a saving on handling fees of over £16,000."

So you've paid out nearly £200K thanks to the police being heavy handed, but you "saved" £16K? With that sort of efficiency, the deficit will soon be gone.
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: peter w on June 25, 2010, 04:00:15 PM: Difference between then and now is that the police couldn't give a shit about us back in 1990, and importantly neither did the law, or enforcement agencies.
Title: Re: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: Chris Harte on June 25, 2010, 04:06:53 PM: Quote from: "Chico Hamilton III"
What's the difference between this siuation and the Villa fans who were locked in a cage for the afternoon at Nottingham station?

Three coach loads of fans versus Sheffield Wednesday in August 1991 (BFR's first game as manager) also. Not allowed off the coaches before kick-off and driven back to Brum without a single stop.
Title: Re: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: dave.woodhall on June 25, 2010, 04:27:21 PM: Quote from: "Chico Hamilton III"
This is good news. What's the difference between this siuation and the Villa fans who were locked in a cage for the afternoon at Nottingham station?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/10412281.stm

Everyone loves football now.
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: MoetVillan on June 25, 2010, 04:30:56 PM: Except Alan Green. I dont know why they employ someone to comment on football who hates the game so much
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: MarkM on June 25, 2010, 08:18:32 PM: Nottingham Station, I was there that day.

Bloody hot, no water, people with tickets not allowed out, police dogs, abuse from Police, people passing out, escape commity. then a trip back to brum. Not to mention the train broke down on the way.

Be nice to have got a hand out for that trip!

Mark
Title: 0% Villa - Stoke fans win compensation
Post by: ktvillan on June 28, 2010, 09:20:12 AM: I love the way they say they were "acting on intelligence". Shame they find it so difficult to act with intelligence.