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Reply from Ed Ashwell to a Liverpool fan who complained about their treatment at Stamford Bridge on Wed
Mr Talman
Obviously I cannot comment specifically regarding your complaint about police action. The entry of the away fans was orderly and controlled until just before kick off when a large number of away fans, many who had been drinking heavily, tried to get in, some without tickets, some with forged tickets and some with tickets from our match in 2005. Some tried to force there way in, entering two to a turnstile and some tried to jump and force gates. In the interests of the safety of all concerned and to ensure there was no overcrowding inside the stadium it was necessary for the club and police to take action to prevent the unauthorized entrance of a large number of ticketless fans. I trust this puts the incident into some perspective.
Regards
Edward Ashwell
Head of Security
Those cheeky witty scouser's, you gotta love 'em. Salt of the earth, greatest fans on earth,blah blah f**king blah
Let do these f*cking scumbags!!
Reply from Ed Ashwell to a Liverpool fan who complained about their treatment at Stamford Bridge on Wed
Mr Talman
Obviously I cannot comment specifically regarding your complaint about police action. The entry of the away fans was orderly and controlled until just before kick off when a large number of away fans, many who had been drinking heavily, tried to get in, some without tickets, some with forged tickets and some with tickets from our match in 2005. Some tried to force there way in, entering two to a turnstile and some tried to jump and force gates. In the interests of the safety of all concerned and to ensure there was no overcrowding inside the stadium it was necessary for the club and police to take action to prevent the unauthorized entrance of a large number of ticketless fans. I trust this puts the incident into some perspective.
Regards
Edward Ashwell
Head of Security
Those cheeky witty scouser's, you gotta love 'em. Salt of the earth, greatest fans on earth,blah blah f**king blah
Let do these f*cking scumbags!!