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We are harderSo why is it different when they play at SOL?
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We are harderSo why is it different when they play at SOL?
"Northern Rail will also be providing a direct train service from St Peter's station in Sunderland to Newcastle Central Station specifically for supporters travelling to the match - this will leave at 11.55am."
I don't get this bit. Why is there a train starting its journey from St Peters?![]()
They normally send the empty ones through as well.Between 25-30 coaches from SAFC, how many from the branches ?, so around 1 400 supporters will be using the bus service, and 1 200 using the metro, wont happen , but if more fans want to use the buses on the way back ?
I see what you're saying, but if it was the other way round you'd have our lot saying that we are being herded and victimised and it's unfair etc.I can see that, but it doesnt make sense. The reason was supposed to be less policing, they dont treat it the same way when they play us, its just off you go up there, why should they be escorted and have their arses wiped when our lads have to walk through the manky bastards?
buses picking up in the city centre. what odds on the police messing up the metro/trains by keeping fans outside sunderland station then forcing them all onto the buses?
Pretty much what I was going to ask,
Northern Rail will also be providing a direct train service from St Peter's station in Sunderland to Newcastle Central Station specifically for supporters travelling to the match - this will leave at 11.55am.
There will be direct Metro services for Sunderland supporters on match day. These services will only stop at St Peter's and Central Station and will leave at 11.58am and 12.06pm.
So do we have to go to St. Peter's?
I see what you're saying, but if it was the other way round you'd have our lot saying that we are being herded and victimised and it's unfair etc.
The derby match always provokes a negative response towards the police from a contingent of both sets of fans, but generally speaking they do a class job. If I was a cop the last thing I'd want to do would be to police the derby.
That was a long time ago, if you're right in what you say then fair enough.OK, here is an example of the bias of our local police force. In the play off semi final, at Roker, mags got tickets and jumped up and were escorted to the Roker end. A few days later the police issue a warning that any Sunderland fans in the wrong part of the ground in the second leg will be ejected, so I had to stand for 90 minutes with the dirty bastards. Oh I also phoned a call in a the time when they had some top copper on explaining it all, he could not answer my question "why the difference in policing policy?" In fact after he had waffled on for 10 minutes the commentator asked, "Does that answer your question John?" my response "No"
That's what I'm thinking, we were told before the Bendtner penalty game that busses were coming after being told no more metros were available.
That was a long time ago, if you're right in what you say then fair enough.
I am almost certain there is no bias in police planning and response on the derby these days though. It may be handled differently but that doesn't indicate bias. As long as the day goes safely the police aren't bothered. In fact the less arrests made the better it looks on them so it is absolutely in their best interests to keep it safe for everyone.
why are they I went to the pdc 3-0 got there and back no bother didn't take to long to get there or anythingwe're going down to Quayside for about 11am. Free buses are horrendous, likewise the train/metro from Sunderland have been a farce in recent years
Guessing they're just mentioning St Peters because it's the nearest to the ground - all the Metros to St Peters will be coming from South Hylton and therefroe pass through the town. They should clarify this though because since they're football specials only stopping at Central Station along the way, they could leave South Hylton and be told to only stop at St Peters and then Central Station.
If it's the latter then it's yet again a ploy to make it as awkward as possible and put as many off using the trains as possible, which is a joke again, because why not just let them stop at Sunderland Central Station instead of St Peters when they know fine well everyone who gets the train drinks in town?
Even if I did I wouldn't be able to say so on here. I work for the emergency services.Do you by any chance work for the police? I thought arrests looked good for them
That was a long time ago, if you're right in what you say then fair enough.
I am almost certain there is no bias in police planning and response on the derby these days though. It may be handled differently but that doesn't indicate bias. As long as the day goes safely the police aren't bothered. In fact the less arrests made the better it looks on them so it is absolutely in their best interests to keep it safe for everyone.
Just my opinion mate. I don't claim to be an expert but I take interest in how these things are handled.
why are they I went to the pdc 3-0 got there and back no bother didn't take to long to get there or anything
Absolute disgrace. The only options we have to get there are by bus, train , metro, car , walk , run . I want to fly , it's a disgrace that there is no facility to do this.Clear whats happening here, usual unorganised queue outside the metro, coppers dont let anyone on, everyone forced onto the bus.
http://m.sunderlandecho.com/news/lo...es-to-newcastle-for-tyne-wear-derby-1-7794760
Have you been to an away derby?Just my opinion mate. I don't claim to be an expert but I take interest in how these things are handled.
Exactly, either they're saying it's going to be deployed and first port of call is St. Peter's then straight to central, or assuming people know it'll go to Sunderland main station then St. Peter's then Newcastle central, but it's not clear at all.