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Blackpool Football Club met with Lancashire Police and supporters' groups in a fans' forum last week to discuss the ongoing concerns regarding policing at recent home matches.
20 delegates from supporters' groups attended, along with Blackpool CEO Ben Mansford, Director Brett Gerrity and the Club’s Ground Safety Officer, Steve Needham.
Despite the overall success with the management of matchday strategies, issues still remain with the dispersal of both home and away supporters out of Bloomfield Road. Lancashire Police, represented by Chief Inspector Dave Hannan, explained why various different exit strategies had been used during recent matches, in an effort to find the most practical solution and gave reasons why some of the police tactics had encountered problems. They acknowledged that mistakes had been made and the routing of home and away supporters together out onto Bloomfield Road was not the best solution.
As a consequence of the meeting, Lancashire Police and the Club have agreed that going forward, away supporters will exit the East Stand via the North East corner and will be routed left onto Central Drive. The Field Street gate to the north will remain closed until all fans have dispersed. This will come into effect from tonight’s game against West Bromwich Albion. The Club recognises this will cause inconvenience to some but will benefit the majority of fans in their peaceful exit from the stadium.
A follow-up ‘fans forum’ will be held in a few weeks’ time to assess what progress is being made and what changes, if any, are required
 
Blackpool FC fan banned from all football grounds after smoke bomb thrown on to pitch during Preston North End derby
A teenage Blackpool fan was banned from all football grounds for a year after admitting lobbing an orange smoke bomb onto the pitch at Bloomfield Road.


Joshua Ayres’ stunt came during the Seasiders’ local derby game against Preston North End on October 23, Blackpool Magistrates’ Court was told this week.

Apprentice mechanic Ayres, of South Shore, admitted throwing the smoke bomb and was slapped with a football banning order.

He must also pay £189 in costs.

Defending, Steven Townley said it was the first derby game between the two rival sides in 12 years, with Ayres setting the device off when Blackpool scored.

He threw it onto the turf as smoke billowed out.
Deputy district judge Jane Hamilton told him: “I am making the banning order because what you did may encourage others to do the same.”

Ayres had already been banned from Bloomfield Road by the club, the court heard.

Before any one asks why there is only a post about a Pool fan being banned and no knobbers, the answer is simple - he was banned following his actions after Pool scored.
Knobbers had frugg all to celebrate ✌👌

Of course they could have banned the knobbers captain for throwing his skippers armband on to the pitch🤣

 
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