I thought all Sunderland fans went on special buses?
While the Nags fans just lick the windows of their buses?
I thought all Sunderland fans went on special buses?
Went over Whiteys head I think.
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Don't know if this has been done, so many threads kicking about. This strained relationship is at breaking point.
The match on February 1 at St Jamesâ Park was a 3pm kick-off until last week, when Northumbria Police moved it to 12.45pm.
That decision has infuriated both clubs, who have issued a joint statement in which they accused Northumbria Police of âfalse and absurdâ behaviour.
Both clubs say that derbies this season in London, south Wales and Manchester have started between 4pm and 5.15pm, whereas the Northumbria force insist they will not police the derby any time after 1.30pm due to concerns over crowd violence.
Last season there were widespread disturbances after the derby match at St Jamesâ Park in April, with one fan arrested and charged for punching a police horse. The force made over 100 arrests.
The joint statement said: âFor Northumbria Police to state they do not direct changes to kick-off times is false and absurd.
âOver a number of years, both clubs have made repeated representations to Northumbria Police to try and reach agreement over kick-off times to enable a 3pm kick-off or later to enable broadcasters to give the game consideration in the majority of their time slots for live coverage.
âIn recent years, Northumbria Police have rejected every request made by the clubs for later kick-off slots.â
The clubs now say they will no longer co-operate with police demands to play the derby match before 1.30pm.
Northumbria Police were unavailable for comment last night.
Can the lying little ****s refuse to police games? Where would that leave us? On news now too.

Had to laugh at the NP spokesman on BBC Look North. "Our statement was factually correct".
It may have been but he never mentioned how the clubs have been pressurised by them into accepting their terms to police games for years.
Half truths and near lies again from our nearest and dearest.

That's not like the police at all, Hillsborough was nowt to do with them was it?![]()
No.....nor the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Tottenham....
That was deemed lawful by a jury of his peers but that's a different thread.
yes...even though that jury agreed 8 to 2 that Duggan was unarmed.
Sorry , as you say, different thread. I'm just angry.
