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Just cancel Aston Villa’s match

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olderandnonthewiser · 06/11/2025 13:57

A massive waste of public money policing a game where violence is so expected that schools have had to close early.

It’s just a game. Just football. Shouldn’t be a drain on public services.

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queenofwandss · 06/11/2025 14:02

I completely agree with you. Why should taxpayers fund the policing of these things if people can’t behave reasonably? Just make it a televised match on BBC.

RaspberryRipple2 · 06/11/2025 14:02

Just a game? The ticket revenue is probably approaching £2m, let alone the tv rights, advertising, catering, parking etc etc. not to mention they are in a completion with millions of pounds of prize money riding on it. It’s hardly a kick about in a park. A match can’t just be cancelled without breaches of contract all over the place. The VAT income alone will more than compensate the additional cost of policing, I’d have thought (given that the police are being paid anyway).