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Security at the Blackpool game...

killerandflash
killerandflash Posts: 69,854
in General Charlton
Anyone know why this was so much tighter than other comparable home games this season? Bag searches inside the ground, police on horses outside when there wasn't a hint of any conflict between the fans?

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  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,699
    edited December 2014
    London on high security alert
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    I did wonder why there was a heavy police presence
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,735
    edited December 2014
    The police horses don't mean much. The police like to use football matches to give the horses experience and exercise, even when they are not needed. It also gives the street cleaners something to do afterwards . . .
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    The `Cleaning supervisor' code was given out twice before the game and all the fire doors closed.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    Add to this the "unprecedented system failure" of the air traffic control system yesterday, and cops with machine guns in the Trafalgar Square area on Thursday night.

    Sounds like UK on high alert as HartleyPete says.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,228
    Lots of rough looking rockabilly types in the Lib : - )

    I'd guess the bag searches were to do with the idiot throwing the smoke bomb.

    But it might just have been a routine test day.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    The Blackpool firm is hard as rock.
  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,054
    guinnessaddick said:

    The Blackpool firm is hard as rock.

    Cut them in half and they've got Blackpool written right through them.

  • Spanish
    Spanish Posts: 856
    Maybe they knew how bad we were going to play ? Could have caused a riot !
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    guinnessaddick said:

    The Blackpool firm is hard as rock.

    Millwall would lick them.

    yuk.
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  • WayneK
    WayneK Posts: 639
    DA9 said:

    I did wonder why there was a heavy police presence

    They knew you were back. :-)

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    I had wondered if it was because Millwall had the afternoon free after playing on Friday evening? It certainly seemed out of proportion to the opposition, who were of Lower West stand levels of intimidation :-)
    Airman Brown said:

    The police horses don't mean much. The police like to use football matches to give the horses experience and exercise, even when they are not needed. It also gives the street cleaners something to do afterwards . . .

    Don't we get charged by the police, so that if they up their presence, it costs us more?
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Valiantphil said:

    Add to this the "unprecedented system failure" of the air traffic control system yesterday, and cops with machine guns in the Trafalgar Square area on Thursday night.

    Sounds like UK on high alert as HartleyPete says.

    UK is on a high state of alert. The terrorist threat level is currently at 'Severe', the 4th highest out of five, defining an attack is highly likely.

    Sadly, London + events attracting large (relatively!) crowds are an attractive target.

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    guinnessaddick said:

    The Blackpool firm is hard as rock.

    And the tower above everyone,
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    DA9 said:

    I did wonder why there was a heavy police presence

    All the police are heavy, it's due to lack of exercise and sitting in their cars eating doughnuts all day.
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,338
    But interestingly, for the first time I can remember, no security in the shop. (Or at least none that I could see).

    I know us Addicks are a decent, law-abiding bunch but surprising to my mind.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:

    But interestingly, for the first time I can remember, no security in the shop. (Or at least none that I could see).

    I know us Addicks are a decent, law-abiding bunch but surprising to my mind.

    There is no stock to nick by all accounts.....
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    Fortune 82nd Minute said:

    But interestingly, for the first time I can remember, no security in the shop. (Or at least none that I could see).

    I know us Addicks are a decent, law-abiding bunch but surprising to my mind.

    That was Ben Haim's job but he found himself wandering up Harvey Gardens hoping Bikey would cover it for him
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    I did not get searched myself.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Pencil case alert.
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  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    they were tipped off some one was carrying one or two too many nik naks than usual.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    Henry Irving said:

    Lots of rough looking rockabilly types in the Lib : - )

    ..day.

    I guess Perry is back then ;-)
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,735
    edited December 2014
    killerandflash said:

    I had wondered if it was because Millwall had the afternoon free after playing on Friday evening? It certainly seemed out of proportion to the opposition, who were of Lower West stand levels of intimidation :-)

    Airman Brown said:

    The police horses don't mean much. The police like to use football matches to give the horses experience and exercise, even when they are not needed. It also gives the street cleaners something to do afterwards . . .

    Don't we get charged by the police, so that if they up their presence, it costs us more?
    Traditionally the club gets charged for police inside the ground. If Charlton add gratuitous fixtures - friendlies - the police are able to make full cost recovery, which is the main reason we never play teams that would bring significant support.

    So no, Charlton wouldn't pay for the cavalry as far as I'm aware. Unless they are called into the stadium, presumably. I'm sure the club pays - through the various planning agreements - to clear up what they leave behind, though!
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    edited December 2014
    I wonder if there is any link with todays events in Sidney, Ghent, and even the track issue at Cannon street, in the wake of the CIA torture report.

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