Went to the game yesterday and more pissed off about the police than the result. Honestly, they wonder why people hate them then they go and behave like thugs.
Coming out of the ground yesterday, a QPR fan came out giving it large behind the police line, my mate ran up there with his arms out giving it some verbal back, and two coppers grabbed him by either arm, literally dragged him up to the fence. I heard with my own ears one of them going "oi c**t, you want to mind your mouth before I nick ya you silly c**t".
My mate's dad saw his son being dragged away, and ran over and said what's going on, that's my son, they told him to "back the **** off" and shoved him hard back into the road. I turned round to some woman copper and said, literally, "is that really necessary? Come on" and she berated me for nearly treading on her toe. I was nowhere near her bloody toe and even if I was, how was I to know she was standing right behind me?
At this point, the bloke's dad got angry because they shoved him and went back in a bit of a rage so I went to grab him and pull him away, just as another woman copper came steaming in, I got there first and pulled him away from her, getting myself between him and her, and she bumped into me and said "don't ****ing push me son, I've had enough of you lot. I'll nick ya".
Honestly, what an absolute ****ing joke. The whole time, none of us did anything really wrong, except my mate who threw a bit of banter back at a QPR fan who started mouthing first. The police come steaming in, way too heavy handed, no thoughts about handling the situation calmly. They escalate it themselves, make people angry.
I went back to get one of their numbers - this one tall bloke with long grey stubble - who was a complete ######## the whole time. He went to me "want my number do you son? There you go. Now **** off" and literally pushed his shoulder badge thingy into my face.
Arsenal fans in general are a good bunch, and there's no real friction with QPR fans, but it felt like it yesterday. I haven't seen that much trouble with the police at a match ever before. It came across as far too heavy handed, completely out of order. Way over the top. Bunch of power hungry mugs.
worthing_gooner Posts: 1828Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:47 pmLocation: Worthing, West Sussex
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