Bit OTT. Plus Crazy time to play a match like that.. Armed police to be used in derby day operation in Sheffield Armed officers are involved in the derby day policing operation in Sheffield today Read more at: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/armed-police-to-be-used-in-derby-day-operation-in-sheffield-1-8953927
What a load of ********. At what point do you think they'd actually shoot someone? It's like a shitty little school kid acting up for a teacher knowing full well they can do nothing about it.
Yep, not many outside of Sheffield are bothered... https://www.owlstalk.co.uk/forums/topic/266429-national-view/
It's not because opposition fans are likely to shoot each other. Lol !!! It's because there has been a peak in terrorist activity in Sheffield.
Most major towns/cities can't be more than 10-15 mins from armed response team on the ground, so I think its about preventing acts of terrorism, or at least deterring them.
There are always two BMW X5 armed response vehicles outside Oakwell every time we kick out. One is black plain - and one is fully marked up. Both of them have the armoury "coffins" in the back. I couldn't say whether there were guns in them - but i've seen at least one of the regular officers patrolling Donny station with his machine gun and luxurious beard in the same X5. I guess the massed crowed of fans held up by the gates at the railway crossing would be a perfect target for a truck based terrorist attack and these boys are there to stop it. I don't think they'd target normal fans though, however much trouble millwall caused.