FAO Anyone Organising A Coach To Chelsea
By TheLongside.co.uk
October 10 2008
The Longside admin have been contacted by Darren Bentley of Burnley Football Club, they would like us to get a police message across to all supporters groups and people that are organising coaches to travel down to London for the upcoming Carling Cup tie against Chelsea.
A message from the Police.
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"You don't need the 'of' in the title as the O in FAO is 'of'."
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<Wrong or not, these rules have been in place for some time now & I mentioned it/asked in the Accy clarets thread.
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I AM ARGUS
King of merge.
If you're organising a coach let that bloke know which coach company you're going with. If you're not, it doesn't make a blind bit of difference whether you have to contact somebody or not.?
Surely it's advisable for the coach company to know of any restrictions/issues in advance rather than risk the possibility of court action later.?
I really don't see the problem.

As i see it, it total common sense! London is a big place, and there are so many different ways to enter London, that the police will issue instructions on where to meet the police in London, so safe passage to the ground is met!
Simple, its just YOUR safety and the safety of those who are not Chelsea's or Burnley supporters getting caught up in 50+ Burnleys fans under the police cordon, in the Chelsea back yard.
Its just stopping the possible event of Trouble.
No biggie, not "when did this stop being a free country" !!!
BlueClaret, you don't get it do you!!!!!!!!!!!

You confirm with the Police when you are taking a coach to an Away game.
The coach company then either get Police instructions for a pick up point, where you are escorted to the ground.
Where you usually have to be at the pick up point at least an hour before the game.
Or if there is going to be a low police presence you can go to direct the ground.
As an organised coach you are not allowed ANY booze on the coach, and if you stop at a pub you have to be a set amount of miles away from the ground.
Its football, not granny's day at the millennium wheel. This is the point you are totally missing!
Just moaning eh? , how else can you be told? asked nicely, we recommend?, or be told straight off what the consequences are?
The Club has done what it should, if you knew me you would know i have a fair insight into how a game is policed, and have stories that shoots your lack of knowledge out of the water!
So i suggest you think about the consequence of this message not being harsh, and then think of the problems there after!
It's just a message being passed on from the police asking anyone who is organising a coach to Chelsea to contact him.
Somebody please tell me where the problem with that is..??

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Enough already,as usually only your opinions count.
Just leave it now!
Fine by me, Just like a former poster, you can never be wrong even though on this occasion you are just making yourself look stupid!
By the way read ANY other post, i have discussions, if wrong I admit it, you on the other hand are just a nuisance! you pop up in thread posting pictures taking threads off topic, and generally causing havoc, One poster i know is not using the board as much because you post DRIVEL!
(OH AND I CORRECTED YOUR SPELLING)
The Metropolitan Police are very strict on coach companies who fail to notify them that they are travelling or do not adhere to the other instructions that are imposed and the Coach Company could be taken to court if they do not.
Bluenclaret
You really cannot understand can you.
Your above comments begger believe.
One of the instructions will be a Pick up point.
I can tell you now the Police have no problem turning the coach away and not allowing the fans onto the match.
So if he wants to ignore this notice Im sure there will be a fair few fans non to happy..
Its good of the Police and Club to inform people getting their own coaches of this.
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Your above comments begger believe.

"The King Will Rise Again."
Putting on extra coaches because all the fans who would have sorted thier own coaches, only to be turned back?
