Football Is Over - Policed Say FSF

25 July 2010 00:19
Game is over policed says fans rep Amanda Jacks who was today standing for re-election at the Football Supporters Federation Fans Parliament at Wembley Stadium, has said that 'football fans in England and Wales are over policed and subect to heavy handed policing week in, week out'.Ms Jacks is involved with police and legal issues on behalf of the national organisation for supporters which can trace some of its roots back to Herbert Kendall in Coventry in 1921 and speaking on Radio 4's Today programme and she said: "The demographic of match going fans has changed dramatically, with many more families, children and women."What we are saying to the police is judge us on our behaviour at the time, and not our reputation."

Source: FOOTYMAD