With the big club in the area not playing today it's a day in the events control suite for me alongside @WMPFootballUnit assisting the silver commander for the Villa Albion game
Birmingham City FC Police
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Birmingham City FC Police
@BCFC_WMP
We are the Force Football Unit for West Midlands Police.
This account is to provide info and updates for Birmingham City FC.
Club contact: PC Colin Barlow
- The last 3 home games vs Millwall, Leeds and Sheffield United all games with recent history of disorder, police resources reduced on all 3 games, just 2 arrests (both away fans) over the 3 games, no disorder, and no home arrests or ejections
- 0 Blues arrests again today at this fixture, a credit to their club again
- All the very best wishes for the gent who suffered a cardiac arrest during the game, fingers crossed for a full recovery, brilliant work by all the medical staff involved
- Over 300 mile round trip on a Friday night, mid January, live on SKY, utmost respect to all @BCFC fans making the trip tonight to Norwich, safe journey to all
- Male has been arrested for the racist gestures which I was made aware of just before the end of the game
- 1/2 @nufc @northumbrianufc the match commander from Saturday,CI Nick Rowe would like to praise the exemplary behaviour of the 4600 Newcastle
- Impeccable behaviour by @bcfc fans at the final whistle yesterday, the wolves fan who ran onto the pitch and towards the blues fans was arrested and will be appearing at court in the coming days
- Imagine the scenes in that away end, looking forward to next season already
- 19 year old male has been arrested for an offence under the Malicious Communications Act from an offence which took place on Sunday, further updates will follow
- 2/2 fans who travelled to Birmingham on Saturday for the game, a credit to the club @northumbrianufc @NUFC
- So 3 home games in the space of 6 days, 1 CAT C game vs Leeds and then 2 games where we deployed just a serial of half a dozen officers on each game, total crowd of the 3 games nearly 50000 and just 1 arrest and 1 ejection over the 3 games, both of those away fans
- 0 arrests and 0 ejections of @BCFC fans at this game last season,all Blues fans a credit to their club on the day