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Perplexed

Perplexed

Local economy being crippled by the ridiculous situation, many Barnsley fans have commented the same

Local pubs could have had 4000 fans spending money in them with a 3pm ko but would have been empty

It was also near impossible to get refreshments pre match as it took almost half hour to get into the ground

Complete shambles they couldn’t even cater for 2000 fans at half time

The club and locally economy must have lost tens of thousands of pounds every home game , makes no sense whatsoever
 
SYP are an absolute joke!

On the train there from Leeds, the single police officer recording our fans, saying we were being anti social and not respecting others then started pushing our fans to try and get a rise out of them.

Barnsley are a joke also for the lack of food on display.

Only positives I have from yesterday were the result and East Dene working man’s club for opening up to us when they didn’t need too!
 
Cadleywhite said:
Definitely think earlier planning for Gentry Day next season needs to happen.
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I’m certainly not sticking up for South Yorkshire Police here so please hear me out.
PNE Police has indicated that forces use a National database to asses risk for matches.
If that’s the case then there must be something on that database to suggest there have been issues in the past.
If that’s the case then let’s hear what problems there have been and get them sorted without ruining Gentry Day.
 
I’m sure you’re right and no doubt the police approach to this game came from planning operation at the top. There is a balance to be struck definitely, prepare for potential issues and ensure fan safety but not treat everyone as potential hooligans. I happen to think PNE police tend to get this right, read something recently about ‘policing behaviour not reputation’ which has got to be the way to go. Low key and approachable. SYP starting point is usually heavy handed and they could learn a thing or two from other forces including at our club.
 
Yoowell said:
I’m certainly not sticking up for South Yorkshire Police here so please hear me out.
PNE Police has indicated that forces use a National database to asses risk for matches.
If that’s the case then there must be something on that database to suggest there have been issues in the past.
If that’s the case then let’s hear what problems there have been and get them sorted without ruining Gentry Day.
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I went to Barnsley on Gentry Day in 2013 and I must admit that the behaviour of some of our fans was very bad on that occasion…

A lot of drunkeness and a lot of anti-social activity, maybe that reputation has stuck with us.
 
Ando60 said:
I went to Barnsley on Gentry Day in 2013 and I must admit that the behaviour of some of our fans was very bad on that occasion…

A lot of drunkeness and a lot of anti-social activity, maybe that reputation has stuck with us.
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Sadly, it seems, that a few of our neanderthals thought it amusing to smash seats up this time too.
 
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