Do they accept the terms that the WYP place on the sale of tickets? We as fans can choose to boycott or choose to go. The club has to make a choice and it has, it has accepted the terms on which ticket can be sold. I just cannot for the life of me see what the problem is. Pray tell me what do you think they should have done, instead of me having to justify the clubs decision why dont you comment either way and perhaps we could debate the rights and wrongs. **** me its like talking to a ****ing brick wall on here at times.
The club are selling tickets so they have agreed the terms of doing so. They might have moral reservations, which is a totally different thing altogether.
My mate is a Blackburn supporter and always travels with me when we play Burnley, he wears his Blackburn shirt and supports us against them - he hates them! Some who use this board have met him. Personally I think it gets a bit anal.
The club feel that if they return the tickets, then they are depriving fans of a free choice, which is exactly what they are criticising WYP for doing. They believe that the choice of boycotting the game should be a personal one, one decided by the individual, not by the club.
I don't disagree, they are selling them, having reluctantly accepted the terms of sale, which is what I said. It's a moral dilemma, but they have made the right decision. My only point throughout the debate is whether or not, after elevating the issue to national scrutiny, a individual boycott will add to the overall objective. I certainly accept that individuals must make their own decision and should face no criticism or peer pressure whatever they decide. If the club were able do so so, I would have supported returning all of the tickets as that would have been a huge statement; especially if the majority of vocal fans supported the move; but individual boycott seems to me to be a bit of an empty gesture now and attending pubs in Hudds is risking the good work accomplished so far. But each to their own.
They had to stop the game for fowl play. Blackburn will be fined over this but it'll only be a poultry amount.
You are probably right. With their personal wealth it'll be chicken feed to the Venky's. They won't even fillet
More or less correct ^^^^ this. Now it appears that the damage is done. Both many Huddersfield and Hull City fans WILL boycott this game and there is already a march planned from Huddersfield town centre to the ground or as near as they can by both sets of fans. The Terriers are expecting the gate to be at least 10,000 down from capacity for the game. From whats been said so far it could be many more. For those who are planning to PARK UP @ Hartshead Moor service area and have booked there match tickets from the KC ticket office they will be charged £32(adult price) as there is a small extra charge being made for the buses needed to ferry fans to the ground. Has this ever been mentioned ?
The feathers will be flying in the summer though. Blackburn look to heading for a fire sale of talent this summer after missing out on a PL return. Not surprised with a 40+ playing squad. NB. No DJC in the matchday 18. Was he late back from breakfast i wonder ?
Club statement... Hull City’s away game with Huddersfield Town on Saturday 30th March has been given the security categorisation of C+IR by West Yorkshire Police. This is the highest possible security categorisation, and, despite Hull City having no record of fan trouble or disorder, West Yorkshire Police have placed draconian restrictions on the freedom of our fans who wish to travel to the match in their usual way. Since the imposition of this unprecedented level of security categorisation, we have been endeavouring to remove, or at least reduce, the categorisation which places an unpalatable slur upon the club, its fans and its home city. During this process we have been in close consultation with the Football Supporters’ Federation, who represent football fans across the United Kingdom. The result of these efforts has been a loosening of the travel restrictions but there has been no amendment of the security categorisation. As a consequence Hull City has, as a club, been left to reflect upon both the feelings of its own supporters and the implications for away fans in general. We have compared the policies of forces such as West Midlands Police with West Yorkshire Police, who operate under the same national ACPO and FA guidelines, yet apply them in diametrically opposing manners. In listening to fans we recognise, and empathise with, the deep sense of grievance over West Yorkshire Police’s effective criminalisation of Hull City supporters. Therefore whilst reluctantly accepting the increase in ticket allocation and slight reduction in travel restrictions as the most practical solution for fans wishing to attend the match, we have also decided to support a protest march organised by the Football Supporters’ Federation, aimed at highlighting the treatment of away football fans. The march from Huddersfield Town Centre to Huddersfield Town’s John Smith’s Stadium is planned to begin at 2:30pm, arriving at the stadium at 3:00pm at which time the march banner will be handed over to Hull City supporters attending the match. The banner will then be displayed across the empty seats in the away end. In taking this twin-track approach Hull City is addressing the broad range of opinion amongst its fans, which allows for a freedom of choice to protest WYP’s security categorisation through the march, a boycott or match attendance. The key message that both the Football Supporters’ Federation and Hull City are seeking to highlight is that football is a spectator sport that is made complete by the presence of fans, home and away, with singing, banter, rivalry and a little rough humour; all of which combines with the match itself to create the heady cocktail of atmosphere that gives fans a great day out. Without fans, football stands at risk of becoming a dry, sterile affair lacking such emotion and passion that supporters so enthusiastically provide. At the same time Hull City announces the formation of its Fans’ Liaison & Advisory Group (FLAG), which will engage with fans to bring added life and spectacle to the KC Stadium on match days and allow fans a presence and voice in shaping the match day experience. FLAG’s first meeting took place on Friday 15th March and will convene on a regular basis. http://www.hullcityafc.net/news/article/huddersfield-a-statement-2-721512.aspx?&pageView=full
