Presumably after the disgusting behaviour from a section of the Swansea support last season, their fans are facing a bit more hassle in gaining access to the City Ground this time around. They’ve been allocated just over 1,000 tickets initially, with a further 1,000 available if they’re required.
Fans will be asked to provide ID when purchasing tickets, either season tickets or other forms of identification, as well as identification for any fellow fans they are picking tickets up for. This identification will be stored alongside their seats to enable easy tracking of either direct trouble-causers, or at least those who acquired tickets for anybody causing hassle at the ground.
Whilst it must be irritating for the majority of decent Swansea fans, having witnessed the appalling behaviour they exhibited last season at Forest, I think it’s justified. It will hopefully enable those fans who do just want to support their side to do so with limited – or at least easily punishable – aggro from the meathead fans in their fraternity.
Fixtures between Welsh and English sides always seem to have an edge to the atmosphere that can descend into unsavouriness quite readily, so steps taken to minimise this meet with my approval, and will hopefully enable the non-thug element of the Jack Army to travel without so much stigma attached to them.
With a bit of luck, Nottingham’s police will have a bit less of this to deal with (click to read more).
Feh. If England is so full of shit, don’t come here – and sing in fecking Welsh!
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Seen some trouble today just as I was about to catch my train home, Almost went in the pub next to the train station but opted for one further down the road, not sure what happened after but seen a few swansea fans shouting come on nottingham boys, one was bleeding from the ear and was arrested moments later… waste of space…