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[gisabeer 409]

I got back to the bus last night after the game oblivious to the fact that the fans had kicked off in piccadilly square as i had watched the game at Albert square but it never suprised me in least given the lack of crowd control that i witnessed on the run up to the game.

 

I took up a position in albert Square with two mates to watch the game but as the kick off time approached it became pretty evident that there were far too many people within the square perimmeter and in some areas tempers became very heated and eventually for our own safety we decided to vacate the official fanzone area. The entrances to the fanzones created a bottleneck effect as the crowds grew throughout the day and you could feel the pressure building up if you were unlucky enough to be inside the zone.

 

 

There were policemen on show at the entrances to the fanzones but once you were inside there were none at all. There was no way they could control the crowd should anything kick off, and as we know it did. The MGP force made a major error in designing these zones and when it came down to it they couldnt police the areas properly and they must accept some collective responsibility for the trouble that followed.

 

I dont though condone the actions of those who took part in the violence that followed through the night and i did witness a few situations on the way home in the city centre but if anyone is going to asks questions about the events that happened yesterday then they should look at the bigger picture and the actions of all that took part, starting with MGP force.

[Gazza_8 233]

I've just started a thread and had a wee rant about the exact same thing mate. Utter shambles!