When I saw that, I was struck by two things. Firstly, there isn’t a chance in hell of the derby match going ahead at that time, then secondly, how can they leave it so long without announcing the TV fixtures and then when they eventually do, one of the timings is something the police won’t tolerate.
“There is a mood change within police match commanders and I would like to think my chief constable would not oppose a move to safe standing. The idea that if people are put in a standing area they will behave criminally is totally wrong”.