The Greatest Rivalry in Football
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Fans miss out on derby startAngry Albion fans missed the first 10 minutes of last night’s match against Wolves after being held back at the Metro stop by police.
Around 550 officers had flooded the city centre to prevent hooliganism.
Pubs were also closed before the game, which Wolves lost 1-0.
But dozens of Albion supporters on two pre-booked trams were forced to wait at the St George’s stop in Bilston Street until after 7.30pm until both had arrived. They were then escorted on the quarter-mile walk to Molineux by police.
Just two arrests were made out of the 24,000 fans who attended, although pockets of trouble flared around the city.
Fans confronted each other at around 9.50pm behind the Chubb buildings in Fryer Street but were moved on by police.
Half an hour later in Market Street a fight was broken up by 11 officers in riot gear.
Wolverhampton city centre was almost a ghost town as every bar and pub obeyed a police order to stay closed after 5pm.
The force helicopter hovered over the Wishbone bridge on Bilston Road after the final whistle as Albion fans, again flanked by police, made their way to The Royal Metro stop.
West Midlands Police spokeswoman Jaspreet Jagdev thanked supporters from both clubs and local businesses for their co-operation.
See if Villa/Blues improve this weekend
Softies...
if that had been Boca-River Plate, there would have been death and destruction...blood...erm...fire...brimstone...
you get the idea...
Well the early kick-off didn't prevent trouble earlier this season at St Andrews. Don't think the black country derby is as hostile as the Villa/shit one these days. Baggies fans forget that we were their derby prior to the early 80s when the rivalry with Wolves started in the lower divisions.
Shit on the City.
taking things too far?
Arrest in post-match murder probe Police were today continuing to question a man on suspicion of murder after a man, believed to be a football fan, was fatally struck by a car in Birmingham.
The incident happened after the derby clash between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park.
The victim, 26, was hit by a Volkswagen Golf in Aston Hall Road, close to Villa Park. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
West Midlands Police said the suspect was in custody and being questioned
dimpkins wrote: taking things too far?
Arrest in post-match murder probe Police were today continuing to question a man on suspicion of murder after a man, believed to be a football fan, was fatally struck by a car in Birmingham.
The incident happened after the derby clash between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park.
The victim, 26, was hit by a Volkswagen Golf in Aston Hall Road, close to Villa Park. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
West Midlands Police said the suspect was in custody and being questioned
Yep, bad news and we had walked past the spot it happened 30 mins earlier. Police are now saying it was a Villa fan driving but there are various conspiracy theories that they are trying to stop things blowing up. Regardless of his team a 26 year old went to a game, saw his team tonk their local rivals, left the game on a high but never got home. Tragic. RIP mate.
