| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 with 1247 views | homer_123 |
It isn't and was never going to be.
Matches will go ahead only if there are enough police around. Was always the case. |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 with 1252 views | ElderGrizzly |
Spoiler alert - they won't.
The scale of preparation from a security and policing perspective for an event like this is unprecedented.
Quite funnily, the police/security services are asking World Leaders to arrive for the funeral on commercial flights and they won't be permitted to travel to the funeral in cars.
Literally doing a park and ride for Presidents and PMs on a bus. |  | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:08 - Sep 12 with 1208 views | J2BLUE |
I would imagine most games over a certain crowd level will be off. It's a shame we don't have an away game at one of the minnows. |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:09 - Sep 12 with 1185 views | leitrimblue |
Yer, can smell um from here |  | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:10 - Sep 12 with 1175 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 by ElderGrizzly |
Spoiler alert - they won't.
The scale of preparation from a security and policing perspective for an event like this is unprecedented.
Quite funnily, the police/security services are asking World Leaders to arrive for the funeral on commercial flights and they won't be permitted to travel to the funeral in cars.
Literally doing a park and ride for Presidents and PMs on a bus. |
We now have an environmental friendly monarch. |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:11 - Sep 12 with 1174 views | Oldsmoker |
| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 by homer_123 |
It isn't and was never going to be.
Matches will go ahead only if there are enough police around. Was always the case. |
So, in hindsight, they cancelled the wrong weekends games. |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:12 - Sep 12 with 1163 views | homer_123 |
| Arsenal off on 14:11 - Sep 12 by Oldsmoker |
So, in hindsight, they cancelled the wrong weekends games. |
Yep, that would be one way of looking at it. | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:12 - Sep 12 with 1159 views | homer_123 |
| Arsenal off on 14:08 - Sep 12 by J2BLUE |
I would imagine most games over a certain crowd level will be off. It's a shame we don't have an away game at one of the minnows. |
Might even be more geographical - i.e. the further away from London, the more likely games might go ahead. | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:17 - Sep 12 with 1117 views | ParisBlue |
| Arsenal off on 14:12 - Sep 12 by homer_123 |
Might even be more geographical - i.e. the further away from London, the more likely games might go ahead. |
The bit I don't understand is with all the planning, why the delays in announcements? They must know the impacts on policing for next week, it's just maths at the end of the day.
Unless of course the delays are to deter people from making plans (a double bluff). |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:17 - Sep 12 with 1112 views | N2_Blue |
| Arsenal off on 14:11 - Sep 12 by Oldsmoker |
So, in hindsight, they cancelled the wrong weekends games. |
No hindsight needed. It was always the wrong weekend to postpone as I said at the time.
Still such a dumb decision. |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:19 - Sep 12 with 1092 views | homer_123 |
| Arsenal off on 14:17 - Sep 12 by ParisBlue |
The bit I don't understand is with all the planning, why the delays in announcements? They must know the impacts on policing for next week, it's just maths at the end of the day.
Unless of course the delays are to deter people from making plans (a double bluff). |
I'm assuming it's to do with 'where' they get the police numbers from? As I say, obviously those forces closer to London will likely provide the bulk and they'll work out from there. | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:20 - Sep 12 with 1089 views | J2BLUE |
| Arsenal off on 14:17 - Sep 12 by N2_Blue |
No hindsight needed. It was always the wrong weekend to postpone as I said at the time.
Still such a dumb decision. |
Agree. You would have thought a much loved queen living to 96 would be the cause for a respectful celebration of her life and service more than anything else. | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:23 - Sep 12 with 1066 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Arsenal off on 14:10 - Sep 12 by GlasgowBlue |
We now have an environmental friendly monarch. |
Who has spent the last 3 days flying backwards and forwards to Scotland in a private jet.
Yes, I know... | | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:33 - Sep 12 with 973 views | PrideOfTheEast |
| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 by ElderGrizzly |
Spoiler alert - they won't.
The scale of preparation from a security and policing perspective for an event like this is unprecedented.
Quite funnily, the police/security services are asking World Leaders to arrive for the funeral on commercial flights and they won't be permitted to travel to the funeral in cars.
Literally doing a park and ride for Presidents and PMs on a bus. |
Reckon our game will be off? |  | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:33 - Sep 12 with 972 views | Illinoisblue |
| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 by ElderGrizzly |
Spoiler alert - they won't.
The scale of preparation from a security and policing perspective for an event like this is unprecedented.
Quite funnily, the police/security services are asking World Leaders to arrive for the funeral on commercial flights and they won't be permitted to travel to the funeral in cars.
Literally doing a park and ride for Presidents and PMs on a bus. |
Can’t the army be deployed to help with crowd control etc? |  |
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| Arsenal off on 14:35 - Sep 12 with 959 views | EastTownBlue |
| Arsenal off on 14:12 - Sep 12 by homer_123 |
Might even be more geographical - i.e. the further away from London, the more likely games might go ahead. |
I also imagine forces with specialist resources, I’m sure the mounted sections will be in demand. | | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:37 - Sep 12 with 919 views | N2_Blue |
| Arsenal off on 14:20 - Sep 12 by J2BLUE |
Agree. You would have thought a much loved queen living to 96 would be the cause for a respectful celebration of her life and service more than anything else. |
It was just odd. It disrupted the ordinary person at very short notice.
There could then have been some very moving moments all around the country at football grounds with minutes silences, the national anthem and probably some interesting applauses as some games entered their 96th minutes!
Then this weekend coming would have been a the sport downing tools for a couple of days to show respect with no worries about security, policing etc and people would have had plenty of time to make arrangements, especially if travelling overseas etc such as the Norwegian supporters club were. | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:39 - Sep 12 with 886 views | BloomBlue |
| Arsenal off on 14:04 - Sep 12 by ElderGrizzly |
Spoiler alert - they won't.
The scale of preparation from a security and policing perspective for an event like this is unprecedented.
Quite funnily, the police/security services are asking World Leaders to arrive for the funeral on commercial flights and they won't be permitted to travel to the funeral in cars.
Literally doing a park and ride for Presidents and PMs on a bus. |
To be fair they also did the bus thing for Diana's funeral |  | | |
| Arsenal off on 14:41 - Sep 12 with 855 views | Oldsmoker |
| Arsenal off on 14:37 - Sep 12 by N2_Blue |
It was just odd. It disrupted the ordinary person at very short notice.
There could then have been some very moving moments all around the country at football grounds with minutes silences, the national anthem and probably some interesting applauses as some games entered their 96th minutes!
Then this weekend coming would have been a the sport downing tools for a couple of days to show respect with no worries about security, policing etc and people would have had plenty of time to make arrangements, especially if travelling overseas etc such as the Norwegian supporters club were. |
There was no guidance from No10.
That's no surprise 'cos she hasn't got a clue about football.
Spoiler : She's supports the budgies  | |
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| Arsenal off on 14:50 - Sep 12 with 804 views | Garv |
| Arsenal off on 14:37 - Sep 12 by N2_Blue |
It was just odd. It disrupted the ordinary person at very short notice.
There could then have been some very moving moments all around the country at football grounds with minutes silences, the national anthem and probably some interesting applauses as some games entered their 96th minutes!
Then this weekend coming would have been a the sport downing tools for a couple of days to show respect with no worries about security, policing etc and people would have had plenty of time to make arrangements, especially if travelling overseas etc such as the Norwegian supporters club were. |
I disagreed with it when it was announced and I still do on some level - I was bored on Saturday - but I understand it and I don't think 'odd' is necessarily the right word.
Logistically it probably was the 'wrong' thing to do, taking into account fixtures and scheduling and how the coming weekend will be affected as well, but ultimately a historic occurrence, and the events that followed, got in the way of every day lives and football matches. I imagine the relevant sporting authorities can live with that.
I also think it's naïve of some people to think all silences and applauses would have been observed properly.
Overall it's okay to be on the fence about it. I would have preferred to be at PR on Saturday but I get why I couldn't be. |  |
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