Huddersfield tickets: Hull City fans victims of police cuts, says Karl Turner
HULL East MP Karl Turner has waded into the row over Hull City travel restrictions, claiming fans are bearing the brunt of budget cuts.
The MP says West Yorkshire Police has gone too far, forcing Hull City fans to use official coaches and releasing just 1,500 tickets for the Championship clash against Huddersfield next month.
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Hull East MP Karl Turner says the police sanctions insinuate Hull City fans are hooligans
Mr Turner said: "If they can prove to me that the reason for this is because they have suggestions a large number of hooligans are travelling to the game then fine.
"But I think it is the savage cuts to the police force and the fact they don't have enough money left to patrol the streets.
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"My concern is people are suffering because of cuts to the police."
Mr Turner has contacted West Yorkshire Police, their Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson and the policing minister Damian Green and is awaiting a response.
He said: "This is very offensive for Hull City fans. It insinuates Hull City fans are hooligans.
"It is lose, lose, as restricting the number of Hull City fans means Huddersfield Town and the businesses in Huddersfield will suffer."
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by takeitinmy
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 12:16PM
“So what happens if you travel on different transport ? Do you get arrested ? I do hope someone tests this. I'm curious of the outcome.
Afterall it isn't a crime been committed...”
by kempton
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 10:47AM
“Maybe Karl Turner can explain why this sort of thing has happened before the Tories came into power. It is just a case of lazy policing. I remember City games being altered under Labour Governments but he didn't claim that had anything to do with the government, which was Labour then. Remember Humberside Police having pubs shut for the arrival of 50 Southend fans or altering the Chelsea Cup game at BP be ause they didn't know how many Chelsea fans would arrive. The game was all ticket and a sell out so it shouldn't have been difficult. Or remember the police wanting an all day ban on alcohol for a friendly against Leeds. Something which had to be ignored as it would have meant no alcohol at a presentation for visiting people showing what a vibrant place was to invest in and a presentation of awards for people in Hull who had added to the city.
How typical for a Labour politician to try and make party political capital out of it.”
by Taxpayer48
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 10:18AM
“Typical of Comrade Turner blaming the Government on this,
It's got nothing to do with politics but he still tries to score points for Liebour.
typical Socialist loser.”
by YorkshireMike
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 7:55AM
“I have followed DaveinLeeds example Mr Turner's and emailed the Police Commssioner who (at least in theory is democratically accountable). His email address is :
contact@westyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk - for anyone else who feels like doing the same.”
by JayOnly
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 2:06AM
“And here's silly old me thinking we live in country with free speech and free movement to travel.
I'm glad I don't live in a police state like Zimbabwe or Syria”
by doch25
Wednesday, February 20 2013, 1:20AM
“We are looking at promotion and we should never deny our team support.
What is being overlooked is SKY want the game at a certain time, so they can show it.
They do it all the time, SKY control our football because our clubs take the money.
I think it is wrong, the police reaction is extreme, but here we are, football supporters controlled by TV and now police constraint, it is pathetic, no other groups are ever discriminated against like this, are Hull FC fans going to be restricted in the same way when they go to Huddersfield in a couple of weeks, NO, yet many of those are city fans too...
Stick your cuts, stick your policing methods and just let us watch our football.”
by spiderboy
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 10:46PM
“JUST AN AFTERTHOUGHT - IF SOME AWAY FANS DECIDED TO GO INTO THE HOME END WOULDNT THAT CAUSE MORE OF A HEADACHE TO THE WEST YORKSHIRE STAZI ? HAS THIS BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH PROPERLY?”
by spiderboy
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 10:42PM
“ITS AN INFRINGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS - FORCING PEOPLE TO TRAVEL BY COACH INDEED - IS THIS 1980S RUSSIA OR SOMETHING?”
by india7
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 5:50PM
“Well done Karl Turner for putting your head above the parapet and coming out in support of Hull City supporter's. This may change things for the better...”
by cafesociety1
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 5:10PM
“Following another posters suggestion.
IF a peaceful protest against discrimination of Hull people were to be planned in Huddersfield on matchday.If 5,000people was the most people who might turn up but possibly only 50 would the police have to provide sufficient officers to cope with the 5,000.
This is of course assuming that fans of other clubs do not also turn up with the potential for a blood bath in the town centre.
I am a peaceful fun loving non drinker and I want to go to the match wih 4,000 oter city fans to try and win 3 points.
We are being discriminated against in my opinion”