Time for football to pay the full cost for additional policing

[Parvo]

As above..In these times of austerity is it acceptable for taxpayers to be subsidising the multi million pound football business , by paying for the police manage badly behaved supporters whilst the public are suffering from an increase in crime?

[gym_rat]

the clubs do pay for the police, directly and indirectly.

[Parvo]

they do, directly and indirectly.

 

they pay for policing in the ground and around the stadium.....anything further afield has to be burdened by the tax-payer.

 

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and when they are paying mega bucks to share holders and players why should I subsidise them and get burgled into the bargain?

[gym_rat]

they pay for policing in the ground and around the stadium.....anything further afield has to be burdened by the tax-payer.

 

where would you say there responsibility should end? Shalesmoor? Park Square? Rotherham?

 

and when they are paying mega bucks to share holders and players why should I subsidise them and get burgled into the bargain?

 

 

are the players and club not tax payers too?

[Parvo]

Bankers are tax-payers too and I don't hear many people shouting that that justifies big subsidies as the expense of our policing

 

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where would you say there responsibility should end? Shalesmoor? Park Square? Rotherham?

 

 

 

 

are the players and club not tax payers too?

 

I actually think that policing cost outside the ground should only be for the traffic control involved........clubs should pay for the management of any unruly behaviour,

as is the case with....cricket, rugby, tennis, equestrian events, swimming events etc etc etc

 

football is not a special case

Edited March 7, 2013 by Parvo

[curriechick]

I agree if they can afford to pay the players stupid amounts of money each week then the bill for policing should be small change for them.

[andygardener]

Tricky one. The police not the club make the call on the wide area policing, if a cash strapped chief constable can get an officer paid for standing at hillsborough corner but not apprehending a burglar it could cause problems.

[gym_rat]

Bankers are tax-payers too and I don't hear many people shouting that that justifies big subsidies as the expense of our policing

 

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I actually think that policing cost outside the ground should only be for the traffic control involved........clubs should pay for the management of any unruly behaviour,

as is the case with....cricket, rugby, tennis, equestrian events, swimming events etc etc etc

 

football is not a special case

 

 

you`re been a little bit silly, the police bill the club for the costs associated with policing the event.

[Parvo]

Tricky one. The police not the club make the call on the wide area policing, if a cash strapped chief constable can get an officer paid for standing at hillsborough corner but not apprehending a burglar it could cause problems.

 

hmmmmm maybe we could sue?

[geared]

So whats with the recent court case then?

 

FWIW Rooney was on the news this afternoon, his pay is 200-250 thousand pounds a week