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| Football urged over police costs | Football urged over police costs |
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| Senior police officers have urged football clubs to shoulder more of the cost of policing matches. | Senior police officers have urged football clubs to shoulder more of the cost of policing matches. |
| Policing games in England and Wales cost £8m a year, officers told MPs, and the contribution from clubs was "inconsistent" with the costs involved. | Policing games in England and Wales cost £8m a year, officers told MPs, and the contribution from clubs was "inconsistent" with the costs involved. |
| Clubs should part-fund policing pubs and town centres on match-days as well as inside grounds, they argue. | |
| But Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan, who has fought police over match costs, said extra charges would be "unfair". | But Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan, who has fought police over match costs, said extra charges would be "unfair". |
| The row comes on the eve of the publication of next season's fixture lists. | The row comes on the eve of the publication of next season's fixture lists. |
| 'Not fair' | 'Not fair' |
| Lower league clubs have warned they may have to put up ticket prices if they have to pay more for policing. | Lower league clubs have warned they may have to put up ticket prices if they have to pay more for policing. |
| I don't think it is fair we should pay for policemen to stand in the town centre and make sure these supporters behave themselves Dave Whelan | I don't think it is fair we should pay for policemen to stand in the town centre and make sure these supporters behave themselves Dave Whelan |
| Some Premier League clubs have been in dispute with local police forces about policing costs on match days. | Some Premier League clubs have been in dispute with local police forces about policing costs on match days. |
| Wigan took the Greater Manchester Police to court in 2007, claiming they had been overcharged for policing costs and were paying much more than other sides in the region. | Wigan took the Greater Manchester Police to court in 2007, claiming they had been overcharged for policing costs and were paying much more than other sides in the region. |
| Mr Whelan told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee, who are looking into the issue, that charging clubs for town-centre policing would be unjustified. | Mr Whelan told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee, who are looking into the issue, that charging clubs for town-centre policing would be unjustified. |
| Policing fees could kill football - Whelan | Policing fees could kill football - Whelan |
| "I don't think it is fair we should pay for policemen to stand in the town centre and make sure these supporters behave themselves," he said. | "I don't think it is fair we should pay for policemen to stand in the town centre and make sure these supporters behave themselves," he said. |
| But the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said police were expected to keep order across a wide area and laws should be changed to allow them to charge more. | But the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said police were expected to keep order across a wide area and laws should be changed to allow them to charge more. |
| "The background is that there has been an inconsistency in the way football matches have been policed and the charges for them," said Acpo's Derek Smith. | "The background is that there has been an inconsistency in the way football matches have been policed and the charges for them," said Acpo's Derek Smith. |