Hull City fans plan protest march over Huddersfield travel row
HULL City fans are being urged to join a protest march before tomorrow's (Saturday) match against Nottingham Forest.
Tigers' supporters will walk behind a banner which reads 'we are not criminals we are free fans'.
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Hull City fans at the KC Stadium
The protest is against the plans by West Yorkshire Police to implement travel restrictions for Hull City fans wanting to travel to the away match at Huddersfield on March 30.
Sanctions by the police mean fans will have to travel to the Yorkshire derby either on official coaches from Hull, or park up at Hartshead Moor Services on the M62, collect their tickets and be driven to the stadium on official coaches, irrespective of how they travel to the game.
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Hull City fans have also only been given 1,700 tickets, when the away stand capacity is 4,000.
Anyone wanting to join in the march should meet at the West Park gates (near Parkers pub) at 2.30pm.
Fans will then walk to the KC Stadium.
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by George_Tiger
Saturday, March 16 2013, 8:49AM
“Protest from parkers to the ground? Wow what a march..... This story is getting very very boring. It's annoying but just watch it on sky! Now, onto more important things, 3 points today please!”
by Daveinleeds
Saturday, March 16 2013, 12:33AM
“Penniner
not the point at all”
by penniner
Friday, March 15 2013, 11:47PM
“While i sympathise with Tigers fans,the reality is you took 1300 to Bolton,1000 to Palace and barely 400 to Burnley-a club 25 miles from Huddersfield- so it is doubtful you would take over 1700 to Huddersfield anyway. Your away support is way down on what it was when Phil Brown was manager.”
by archieboden
Friday, March 15 2013, 8:21PM
“This story is getting boring. As commented previously, if Humberside Police had placed such restrictions on supporters of ANY visiting team to the KC it would not have made the HDM”
by Woodhey
Friday, March 15 2013, 6:54PM
“Protest march.
Who do you think you are. Kopites?”
by Northern_Red
Friday, March 15 2013, 6:28PM
“Would the police have shown this level of discrimination had it been one of the premiership big boys ie Man Utd etc?... And i`ll bet the answer is No..”
by killer127
Friday, March 15 2013, 5:45PM
“Organising a protest march, what a waste of time, all this will do is make the club look a bit silly and childish, a bit like the fans of TWS who marched through Leeds to complain about Ken Bates.
I am a season ticket holder and I will be at the game tomorrow, but I have also resigned myself to the fact that futile protests and complaining will not achieve any further capitulation by the WYP, and I will be watching the Huddersfield game in the pub, supporting my local in my local pub, now if all the protesting fans did that and no one travelled to the game, it would have a far greater impact, and would achieve bigger national headlines, Sky would have to explain why they are televising a game with no away support, and the pundits would discuss the situation.
I am sure the local publicans would welcome the extra trade, and perhaps HDM could publish pictures of pubs packed with fans cheering on City.”
by ianhale1965
Friday, March 15 2013, 5:22PM
“For God's sake grow up!!!!!! Plain and simple refuse to attend. and Hull City must support you. If not then let them play with no-support. not difficult, no support then no game!!!!! Hull City....... Support YOUR FANS!!!!! I am so fed up of this , sorry to be blunt , BS!!!!!!!! Not being funny but WE SUPPORT YOU for crying out loud!!!!!”
by SnothillBaz
Friday, March 15 2013, 4:23PM
“I wonder if face-recognition videos will be in use?
I personally don't agree with this kind of march, but can understand the frustrations of loyal, law-abiding, regular City away supporters.
I don't think it's about hooligans or thugs, it's more about the YWP budget, they most likely cannot afford to police the game and surrounding areas properly due to the overtime budget on Easter Saturday.
Personally I blame Sky for having such a massive say in which teams are televised and when, and the greedy FA for signing up for such a crazy deal.
Football should belong to the fans.”
by steetontiger
Friday, March 15 2013, 4:20PM
“I fully agree with john0906. I've watched Hull City since 1964. I'm a season ticket holder and a law abiding citizen of West Yorkshire and now thoroughly ashamed of the West Yorkshire Police.
They say 'the Police have intelligence' but that is an oxymoron.
Totally unwarranted, unjustified and disproportionate restrictions.
I hope a 2.30pm start for the protest march isn't too late as we all need to be in the KC for kick off especially as Notts Forest are bringing 3,500 fans. Note that there are no restrictions even though they had 43 arrests, 11 alcohol related, last season, compared to Hull City's 14 arrests and 0 alcohol related!”