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been given info today regarding the police in brugge,anyone around the ground without tickets is going to be hauled off to a compound.any one heard similar ?the flight and hotel deal my mate was on has been cancelled full refund given

 

Surely that's against human rights law?

 

i think human rights are for people from other country's that break the law in England so they cant be deported ,i dont think that law applies to us

 

The toon fought the law and the toon won


Edit: Or will. Maybe. Probs not. Still.

 

That's worying, I do know one or two going without tickets, the fact that your mates hotel and accomodation has been canclled kind of reinforces the statement. Had it just been the hotel that cancelled I would have assumed they were pulling a fast one in an effort to get more money from someone else, but I can't see Airline companies following suit.!

 

Your human rights, given by the European Convention on Human Rights (enacted in UK law itself largely by the Human Rights Act 1998) are applicable in any member state of the EU.

Anyway, Brugge is a cracking place, if you have time there, go and check the old town out, really is good.

 

[video=youtube;5lHTtF8HpCM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lHTtF8HpCM[/video]

 

I've been to basically everywhere in In Bruges

The tower with all the steps is bloody hectic with huge American tourists getting tired and trying to go back down the whole way

 

The ****? They should be putting up a screen for fans to watch the game!

 

utter ****e that mate. For a start it is against the law as someone has already said. As members of the EU its our given right to go to any public place in the EU without prejudice. Also its how can that be policed? Football grounds are busy places on match days.

But, to be on the safe side i would suggest anyone without a ticket simply stays away from the ground and enjoy Brugge city.

 

Sounds like scaremongering to me. Though having got a ticket if I want it, that won't affect me. Tash is right.

 

Seems that all of this info has been confirmed by their chief of police over there Rudy Saron, I don't know what to do now. I've already paid for flights and hotel over there for me and my lass. Was hoping to just go to the stadium the day before when we arrive and try my luck, scared to go now in case I get lifted. Are there any other people going over there without a ticket? Hopefully I'll be able to see it in a pub in Market Square without any hassle:



Ticketless Newcastle fans face arrest in Brugge

DON'T TRAVEL ... ticketless Newcastle United fans have been warned they face arrest in Brugge.

Published on Tuesday 23 October 2012 10:48

NEWCASTLE United fans who travel to the club’s European game in Brugge without a ticket were today warned: ‘We’ll arrest you!’

Northumbria Police have been asked by Brugge Police to warn fans off travelling without a ticket for the Europa League clash on Thursday, November 8.

Up to 8,000 Magpies fans were expected to head to Belgium, but the club has been given an alloocation of just 1,470 tickets.

The club had requested a far larger allocation, based on the numbers of fans wanting to travel, but their pleas fell on deaf ears.

Under UEFA rules, the home club is only obliged to allocate five per cent of its stadium capacity to the away team.

In this case, with the Jan Breydel Stadium able to hold 29,472, it has meant a small number of tickets for the Toon Army.

Commissioner Rudy Saron of Brugge Police, has provided the following advice for the travelling supporters:

1. If you do not have a ticket, please do not travel to Brugge.

2. Supporters without a valid ticket for the match will be prevented from travelling to the stadium, and anyone found in the vicinity of the stadium during the whole of matchday without a ticket will be arrested.

3. No tickets will be sold for the match after November 5 in any part of the stadium.

4. Any Newcastle United supporter found in any part of the stadium other than the allocated away fan section will have their ticket confiscated and be ejected.

5. If you are in a public place in Belgium (including inside a football ground) the law allows the police to demand official photographic identification such as a passport or drivers licence, etc. If you are not able to produce such you will be arrested and detained for 12 hours.

6. Newcastle fans in the segregated area will probably not be held back in the stadium at the end of the match, but fans in the Category One seats in the main East Stand will definitely be held back for a short period while the home fans in the adjoining areas leave first.

7. There will be a meeting point for NUFC fans in the Market Square in the city centre. It will be opened on matchday from noon to 6pm. NUFC fans will be able to get information about the town, the match and ask help for any problems they are faced with during their stay in Brugge.

8. The local police are willing to guide NUFC ticket holders for the fixture from the town centre to the stadium. A rendezvous point and a starting time will be announced well in advance on matchday itself via Twitter and other means of communication.

9. If NUFC fans want to go individually to the stadium they are advised to take a taxi to the Doornstraat (visitor’s entrance). They are advised not to make use of public transport.

10. The official coach parking at the stadium is only allowed for those who have registered with NUFC and the Police and have been given an official pass in advance.

11. Local police will provide twitter hash tags to communicate with fans. The two tags used will be: #politiebrugge and #CLUNEW

Chief Commissioner Daniel De Groote Federal Police has provided the following advice for Newcastle United Football Club fans travelling to Belgium:

1. If anyone arrives at any border control point in Belgium and they are drunk, under the influence of drugs or they are disorderly, they will not be permitted entry into the country.

2. If anyone arrives at any border control point in Belgium and they have alcohol in their possession it will be confiscated.

3. If any fans are intending to travel to Belgium and enter via the port of Zeebrugge as a foot passenger and subsequently travel to Brugge, they must pre-book their bus ticket through P&O Ferries at the port of Hull, as there are insufficient travel options to account for the number of foot passengers that are booked to travel.

 

What a ****ing joke. ****ing Belgian ****s.

 

Harsh to say the least, my nephew is travelling via the ferry from Hull, he'll definitely have problems, there's quite a few of them all ticketless, travelling.
You may still be able to travel safely Finbad, if you still wish to take advantage of your travel arrangements, because you're travelling with your lass and not a group of lads, hope you can salvage something.

 

It says nothing about Newcastle United fans IN THE CITY...

Simple solution: Stay away from the Stadium, find a few friendly bars, occupy them!

 

It's a ****ing real shame as few clubs would take 8000 to ****ing Brugge and its denying the toon its right to do what it does best.

 

We'll just have to hammer them on the pitch then

 

Take Brugge

 

Its quite a surprising stance from from the Belgian authorities. Normally when foreign invaders enter their country they just let them in and let them tickle their bellies. Perhaps if we all talk with a German accent they'll be okay....

 

Anyone know if the game is on TV?