Police close Yellow and Red Lion pub ahead of Watford FC game against Crystal Palace

4:00pm Friday 8th February 2013 in News

A Watford FC fans' pub has been closed by police ahead of the match with Crystal Palace FC this evening.

Officers said they were closing the Yellow and Red Lion Pub in Vicarage Road for this evening due to “concerns around public safety”.

Hertfordshire Constabulary said the decision had been made after officers assessed the security situation around tonight’s fixture.

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Eastsussexhornet says...
4:08pm Fri 8 Feb 13

So not only does it only have one proper trading day a fortnight, on the really big match days, it is closed....

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mk6 hornet says...
4:15pm Fri 8 Feb 13

they must be expecting trouble but this is palace not millwall.

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JohnnyHornet says...
4:28pm Fri 8 Feb 13

What the police probably mean is that, being a Friday night, they don't have adequate resources to maintain safety.

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mk6 hornet says...
4:31pm Fri 8 Feb 13

JohnnyHornet wrote:
What the police probably mean is that, being a Friday night, they don't have adequate resources to maintain safety.
yea but why should we suffer it is our pub the police have to much power

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Guy Bov says...
4:33pm Fri 8 Feb 13

What's the point in having a match day pub not being able to open on match day. Especially crazy bearing in mind palace not noted for their hooligan element and being an weekday evening game can't imagine too many fans get up early enough to the ground to get too hammered.

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kingofpop says...
4:33pm Fri 8 Feb 13

I wonder if the away pub has been closed???

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Mohandas says...
4:48pm Fri 8 Feb 13

Eastsussexhornet wrote:
So not only does it only have one proper trading day a fortnight, on the really big match days, it is closed....
Welcome to prohibition.Do they get a rebate on their business rates or compensation from the police because their job has supposedly been made easier? Do all pubs close near football stadiums eg when Spurs play Arsenal?

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tiger bay says...
5:18pm Fri 8 Feb 13

What a frigging JOKE!!! Hertfordshire police you really are an embarrassment!! The only potential flashpoint will be the Wetherspoons!! Have they closed that?? NO CHANCE...and the Oddfellows which is for away fans?? This is right up there with keeping the Watford fans in for 15 minutes after a HOME game with Luton a few years back!!

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neil-bs says...
8:49pm Fri 8 Feb 13

Not that easy to understand...unless of course there had been threats from LD!

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kingofpop says...
10:59pm Fri 8 Feb 13

Shocking really, typical police though. Why not get pubs in and around to ban away fans as it is them that are trouble makers not watford fans and we get punished....TOO1S!!!
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OAC Bailiff says...
9:58am Sat 9 Feb 13

well done police probably saved a lot of agro

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pwwils says...
10:03am Sat 9 Feb 13

more likely this is a licencing issue, another bas **** up!!!

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crazyfrog says...
10:51am Sat 9 Feb 13

Never heard anything like it, if the police suspected trouble then thats their job to be there and police it, not close the venue and hope it doesnt happen elseware

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HornetJJ says...
1:07pm Sat 9 Feb 13

They were obviously expecting trouble from the Chav Palace fans!

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