Blues match police crowd management

[Legion]

Can we please have the same traffic management road closures for ever home game. Must have taken 10 minutes off my normal departure

No thanks. Took ages to get back to the car the long way round then got stuck in traffic.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I sit in the DE upper.  I didn't see a blue nose from the time I arrived at the pub at 9.45 until I got back home at 2.30.
I couldn't hear them either, were there any there?

Same as me, although i did get offered out by one when we leaving. Two mins outside he drooled/shouted, i politely advised him that it would take me at least ten mins to walk around the ground

Very poor from them today, not even in the top 6 of noisy/boisterous fans

[exigo]

Would have been nice if London Midland had actually laid on some trains from Aston, having asked thousands of fans to go there.

[wittonwarrior]

Would have been nice if London Midland had actually laid on some trains from Aston, having asked thousands of fans to go there.

The queue was the biggest I have ever seen just to go up the stairs.

[Dave]

Would have been nice if London Midland had actually laid on some trains from Aston, having asked thousands of fans to go there.

The queue was the biggest I have ever seen just to go up the stairs.

We thought that would probably be the case, and just walked back in along the canal. Only took around 45 minutes from the North to the Wellington.

Although if you're aiming for any station but New St. it obviously doesn't really help.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I sit in the DE upper.  I didn't see a blue nose from the time I arrived at the pub at 9.45 until I got back home at 2.30.
I couldn't hear them either, were there any there?

I didn't see a single blues fan all day

[Phil from the upper holte]

It was magic

[QuintonVilla]

I sit in the DE upper.  I didn't see a blue nose from the time I arrived at the pub at 9.45 until I got back home at 2.30.
I couldn't hear them either, were there any there?

I didn't see a single blues fan all day

Couldn't hear any in the ground either.

[Lsvilla]

Me and the Mrs walked from Moor St to New St about 10.50 to get the Aston train and had the misfortune to come across about 25 older blues giving it loads claiming to be looking for villa etc and making their way into New St presumably for their special. Was a bit concerned tbh because there didn't seem to be many old bil about, but once they were avoided the day was fine and post match the coppers seemed to have it sussed

[Ads]

They must have left their voices on the coach. One rendition of Wipe the Snot and that's about it.

[amfy]

The most relaxed I have ever felt at one of these derbies. On the way up the ground I felt a massive sense of occasion with no undercuurent of things about to go off.  The police themselves were polite, smiley and friendly - they knew they had it covered, This is how today was supposed to feel. I know one Blues coach passed with its windscreen smashed in, but haven't heard of anything else yet. So compared to some of the madness of previous fixtures - well done WMP.

[Three Spires Villa]

Agree WMP were very nice, me and my son said that. Didn't see or hear any of them ha ha

[Andy1874]

Anyone know how many coaches the clowns bought ?

[Pat McMahon]

Anyone know how many coaches the clowns bought ?

I got stuck at the Crown & Cushion for 10 minutes as the police blocked traffic at the top of Aston Lane for a while. I reckon there must have been about 20 coaches - they were escorted along the flyover towards the Bartons.

[Pat McMahon]

Ps I agree with Amfy - very well organised by the police and good natured too. The least aggressive mood I can recall for this fixture.