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SPORT: Police gear up for big Posh match with rivals
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POLICE have drawn up crowd control plans for the visit of 3,000 fans of Peterborough United's rivals Northampton Town on Saturday.
Posh are playing host to their League Two rivals at London Road, and the atmosphere is expected to be more charged than usual as both teams are pushing for promotion.
Past clashes have seen the hostility between the two sets of supporters spill ovADVERTISEMENTer into violence, and officers are preparing themselves after Northampton fans snapped up their ticket allocation for travelling supporters.
Pc Steve Pollard, who is in charge of matchday policing, said the game is a category C for policing – meaning it will have the highest possible police presence.
The pre-match build up and the game itself will be monitored by seven police teams, each containing up to seven officers in each.
They will be given back-up from six police dogs, and two support units will be on standby.
Pc Pollard said: "It's a local derby and the away support will be far higher than for other games this season.
"It is category C, but the amount of police we have got on should mean we are well prepared for any event. And we will be policing London Road and the city centre before, during and after the game."
Adi Mowles, chairman of the Posh Independent Supporters' Association (PISA) said: "The rivalry is bordering on hatred. It is far more fierce than with any other club, and it definitely goes both ways. There are people who want to get involved in violence, but the police do tend to keep trouble under control nowadays."
A hardcore of 27 Peterborough United hooligans have been banned from London Road
SPORT: Police gear up for big Posh match with rivals
« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 31 March 2006
POLICE have drawn up crowd control plans for the visit of 3,000 fans of Peterborough United's rivals Northampton Town on Saturday.
Posh are playing host to their League Two rivals at London Road, and the atmosphere is expected to be more charged than usual as both teams are pushing for promotion.
Past clashes have seen the hostility between the two sets of supporters spill ovADVERTISEMENTer into violence, and officers are preparing themselves after Northampton fans snapped up their ticket allocation for travelling supporters.
Pc Steve Pollard, who is in charge of matchday policing, said the game is a category C for policing – meaning it will have the highest possible police presence.
The pre-match build up and the game itself will be monitored by seven police teams, each containing up to seven officers in each.
They will be given back-up from six police dogs, and two support units will be on standby.
Pc Pollard said: "It's a local derby and the away support will be far higher than for other games this season.
"It is category C, but the amount of police we have got on should mean we are well prepared for any event. And we will be policing London Road and the city centre before, during and after the game."
Adi Mowles, chairman of the Posh Independent Supporters' Association (PISA) said: "The rivalry is bordering on hatred. It is far more fierce than with any other club, and it definitely goes both ways. There are people who want to get involved in violence, but the police do tend to keep trouble under control nowadays."
A hardcore of 27 Peterborough United hooligans have been banned from London Road