Harrisblade
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SYP Intelligence eh ?
Never, ever, ever has there been a problem between us and Rotherham fans and you'd think they'd know this
But think of the fees
"Data collected from the respective clubs and police forces show that the Black Cats were handed the most expensive invoice of the 2017/18 season, charging £55,413 to marshal the Tees-Wear derby."
"Amanda Jacks, a caseworker at the Football Supporters’ Federation, said that some games are “over-policed”, with too much public money spent unnecessarily on supplying extra officers.
She added: “Within crowds of thousands of people, there will only be a few individuals who pose a risk to safety, but as soon as a police force puts a high-risk category on a match, then lots of officers will be there"
“There’s very little external scrutiny around the policing of football, except the incentive to look at it that is financially-driven.”
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/16372456.public-pay-101000-to-police-just-8-football-matches/
