Police Presence at Telford

[BrettieAngell]

Got a few txt's saying that the police had turfed out a load of fans from a pub

Yeah we found 2 pubs that were closed, walked 10 minutes or so towards another and there was a group of Southend fans (inc' April and a couple of others) and a load of police outside. One of the pubs had apparently agreed to accomodate away fans but then changed their mind at the last minute, a load of us where then escorted to the ground Football Factory style! ****ing joke!!

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Can anyone conform if the Mad AFC Telford Hit Squads will storming Roots Hall Tuesday week then, any who had conversations with Police yesterday ?

 

[sufcalways]

Im sure we will make them look like muppets on the return leg! We simply do not lose to Telford :unsure:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Can anyone conform if the Mad AFC Telford Hit Squads will storming Roots Hall Tuesday week then, any who had conversations with Police yesterday ?

They don't travel Rich ... something about homework and school i think

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Yeah we found 2 pubs that were closed, walked 10 minutes or so towards another and there was a group of Southend fans (inc' April and a couple of others) and a load of police outside. One of the pubs had apparently agreed to accomodate away fans but then changed their mind at the last minute, a load of us where then escorted to the ground Football Factory style! ****ing joke!!

Well you travelling fans do have a bit of a reputation for "taking" a town!!!

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Im sure we will make them look like muppets on the return leg! We simply do not lose to Telford :unsure:

bad mistake mate.......kiss of death comment!!

 

[BrettieAngell]

They don't travel Rich ... something about homework and school i think

Was funny listening to them sing "Is that all you take away", I look forward to see their couple of taxi's full next Tuesday!

 

[BrettieAngell]

Well you travelling fans do have a bit of a reputation for "taking" a town!!!

Apparently it was because the locals are a bit mental!! :D

There was enough roz around to have a couple standing on the door.

 

[ian_the_girth]

Was funny listening to them sing "Is that all you take away", I look forward to see their couple of taxi's full next Tuesday!

i heard they were coming on a tricyle ?

 

[sufcalways]

bad mistake mate.......kiss of death comment!!

Come on! :D
Its true, I didnt say it yesterday, but with home advantage I can only see us winning. Don't think they will bring too many fans down either.

 

[BrettieAngell]

bad mistake mate.......kiss of death comment!!

nah we will do them!

 

[rowhst101rhall]

Blimey, escorts to the station. Pubs smashed up by home fans! Beginning to sound like Wealdstone away in 1980 (?). Mind you things went totally wrong on the pitch and we won!!

 

[BrettieAngell]

Blimey, escorts to the station. Pubs smashed up by home fans! Beginning to sound like Wealdstone away in 1980 (?). Mind you things went totally wrong on the pitch and we won!!

It was totally over the top but hey what can you do?

 

[rowhst101rhall]

Very much hey ho!

Mind you, as per an earlier post if there were people that felt safer for it, and we're not talking about anything worse than a few idiots sounding off, then you'd like to think it served its purpose having so many police there i s'pose?

 

[Vange Shrimper]

One copper even told me he was from the Hereford branch of West Mercia police, and there wasn't going to be a lot of the old bill at the Hereford/Daggers match yday cos they were all at Telford.

 

[Dan (afctu)]

i heard they were coming on a tricyle ?

We won't have many less than what you had on saturday.

We took 500 in the last round, and 250 to London in the round before that. Probably have around 300-400 there, 500 maybe.

 

[rowhst101rhall]

That'll be a good turnout for midweek, 'cos it'll be a pig of a journey! Mind you at least youi'll all have the hospitality of decent boozers and a pint at the end of the rainbow!;)

 

[ian_the_girth]

We won't have many less than what you had on saturday.

We took 500 in the last round, and 250 to London in the round before that. Probably have around 300-400 there, 500 maybe.

is your chairman doing any deals on away travel coaches ?

 

[rowhst101rhall]

After getting some inside information, I can now reveal the necessity of such a large police presence yesterday. They were mounting an operation to capture a vicious serial killer. A blond haired guy who murdered every Rod Stewart song he tried to sing!!

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

we were informed there were a large presence of police as Telford have a pocket of people that were hell bent on causing trouble, especially some that were drinking in the local pubs.
On hearing this we did quickly make a call to some of our supporters that were not drinking in the ground and to tell them to get themselves over ASAP, which luckily they did.

I assume you meant us lot with the above? Was certainly interesting in the pub - sat down for a drink then got approached by a couple of the Telford lot appartently trying to organise a 'meet' - they seemed under the impression we were bringing a couple of hundred for a dust up. Seemed rather surprised when we told them that wouldn't be the case.

Possibly the strangest potential hooligans I've ever met - after finding that we weren't interested in anything they stood and chatted about what might happen in the game then wished us good luck as we left.

Quite surreal really....!