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23-05-2016 01:07 AM #1
the leith police
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23-05-2016 01:08 AM #2
They were excellent on both Saturday and Sunday. Unlike, their useless 'friends' in Glasgow.
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23-05-2016 01:12 AM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
GGTTH
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23-05-2016 01:14 AM #4
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Glory glory.
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23-05-2016 04:59 AM #5
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Seemed to be some trouble on Saturday night? Leith walk closed to buses around 10
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23-05-2016 05:15 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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23-05-2016 05:18 AM #7
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Cheers, my missus drove past the harp and said it was surrounded by police, must have been about 10. Certainly nothing when we got back earlier
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23-05-2016 05:21 AM #8
Police cane out with truncheons but they put them away very quickly, I was speaking to a few of them, all good natured.
One wee copper was seething though, defo a Jambo, pleasing!
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23-05-2016 05:55 AM #9
I thought the Police were great until later last night when without explanatiom they closed/asked 3 pubs to stop serving at almost exactly the same time.
We where in the Alhambra and the atmopshere was amazing. Folk singing, dancing and having a good time. Group of guys outside dancing and a lot of younger folk hanging about just to be part of it. Absolutely no trouble at all.
About 9.15 2 Police vans pulled up and a squad of Police jumped out and started quite aggressively herding people into the pub. After they had a chat with the staff everyone was told to drink up and leave. When we got outside, we walked up the Walk towards home and saw similar scenes at Robbies and the Harp and Castle.
I'm not sure if there had been bother elsewhere and it was a reaction to that but it all just seemed a bit OTT and unnecessary. Meant the night ended on a bit of a sour note tbh.
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23-05-2016 06:05 AM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I think they gave a lot of leeway on saturday due to the occasion but I think the law says you cannot drink outside a pub after 9pm.
In general the police here have been superb and everything has been handled in good humour and understanding of the occasion, unlike the Glasgow mob.
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23-05-2016 07:02 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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23-05-2016 08:37 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yea I must admit that prior to the game they were ok and happy to talk, one of the woman PC's on a horse allowed me to stroke it's nose and give it a polo mint ( not a euphemism ), afterwards they didn't looks as cheerie as they did before.
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23-05-2016 08:43 AM #13
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Police in Edinburgh very much low profile yesterday as they should be.
There to "Protect & Serve", job well done.
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23-05-2016 09:08 AM #14
the leith police
My close friend was the policeman at the head of the bus.
Big rangers fan and said the atmosphere was outstanding, he loved every minute of the parade. He said the message from the top was for the police to 'enjoy' the day and be a 'social presence'.
You wonder what the message from above was for the Glasgow police.....
"A friend of mine once said he liked his women like his parmesan: strong smelling and shaved""Putting a damp spoon back in the bowl is the tea-drinking equivalent of sharing a needle!"
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23-05-2016 09:17 AM #15
Funnily enough I had a good experience of the Glasgow police. The young guy at the high-school gates stopped us from going in, all 4 of us in green and white hibs tops, and said 'are you going to the gym? Can only park in here if youre going to the gym' and kept indirectly saying no, so we turned and on the way out shouted 'off the record, if we said we were going to the gym, would you have let us park?' Young guy turned with a big grin and went 'I'd need to take you at face value sir wouldn't I?' Haha! Very nice guy, also pointed us in a street we could park in.
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23-05-2016 09:23 AM #16
I thought the police were sound yesterday. Did see an older guy getting lead away from Leith Links just before the team arrived. Must be gutted!
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23-05-2016 09:41 AM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The police went into the main crowd and came out with him, he looked worse for wear, I don't know if he took a funny turn or not as the police were very quick to run into the crowd to see to him, looked like too much bevvy and heat wasn't a good mixture, he seemed fine though. Also another older guy around 80ish had a wee turn, was seen to immediately by a couple of police, he stood up and looked fine, long day standing in the sun by the looks of it.
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23-05-2016 11:35 AM #18
Tesco in duke street closed after it was ransacked and Vandalised - this happened in the afternoon about 5pm - was in in the morning and they were belting out Proclaimers tunes for the benefit of the customers - dont know if it was OTT hibs fans or general Thuggery
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23-05-2016 11:41 AM #19
My mate's 16 year old daughter was 'high fiving' the police down at the links and all except one female cop returned her gesture (female cops male colleague gave Lauryn a 'high ten' to make up for it)
Thought the cops were tops yesterday, well done to all of them.
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23-05-2016 01:43 PM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLess talk, more gifs. 21.05.16
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23-05-2016 01:58 PM #21
The police presence was absurd outside Robbies on Saturday night, about 30 police officers surrounded the fans (Who were just singing and having a drink) then up rolled a police dog, who done nothing but drink a puddle of alcohol. Then 20 minutes later all the cops were mingling with fans.. Very strange scenes.
Brilliant atmosphere though.
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23-05-2016 03:56 PM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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23-05-2016 04:13 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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23-05-2016 04:15 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I can't stop laughing at the bit about the police dog.
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