FSF Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 No, your eyes don’t deceive you, this actually happened. Forgive us for blowing our own trumpets, but it’s not as if the police are going to do it for us on this occasion Last week saw an almost unprecedented apology from one of the country’s top policemen to a group of football supporters. Ian Hopkins, Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), attended a Fans Forum to personally apologise for the treatment of fans by his officers. For more on this, see the full story: http://www.fsf.org.uk/news/police-say-sorry-to-fans.php The Football Supporters Federation stands up for fans across the country, and it’s good to see that our work is beginning to pay off. We campaigned successfully against the misuse of Section 27 legislation last season, we’ve been working with Sunderland fans in an ongoing investigation into police brutality by Northumbria Police this season, as well as helping fans in individual cases week-in, week-out. The FSF is there for when the sh!t hits the fan, but we’re far more than that – find out more about getting involved and join for free (and get yourself a couple of freebies) at www.fsf.org.uk/join.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Well done to the FSF. Football fans get a very hard time in this country on occasions and the FSF do a great, if often low profile job of protecting our rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSF Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Well done to the FSF. Football fans get a very hard time in this country on occasions and the FSF do a great, if often low profile job of protecting our rights. We'll be doing what we can to change that 'low profile' bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensonio Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Well done guys, shame this never made more column inches in papers or even skysportsnews, would help start building trust with the policing at games rather than the "we're right and you fans are wrong" attitude that goes on at many stadiums up and down the country. I enjoy reading your column in the Mania on saturdays. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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