Statement: OVF working with FSF to raise Police complaints
OVF would like to ask Vale fans to be patient as it works with the Football Supporters Federation on an effective complaint about excessive policing measures at Port Vale FC.
Statement:
onevalefan.co.uk (OVF) editor and life-long Port Vale supporter Rob Fielding spoke at length to Football Supporters Federation (FSF) case worker Amanda Jacks about how to raise objections to excessive policing measures at Vale Park. A number of measures have been agreed on.
Rob commented: “I’d like to thank Amanda for her invaluable guidance.
If it achieves its objectives of fair and balanced policing for Port Vale games, it will be worth it…
“To produce an effective and coordinated response to the ridiculous over-policing at Port Vale is going to take some time. I would appeal to fans to be patient as I work on recommendations from the FSF which may take days or even weeks to be achieved.
“However, once they are, I will asking the local media, the Port Vale Supporters Club, all Port Vale fans and the fans and Supporters Clubs of other League One teams to back this protest against the excessive policing at Vale Park.
“This is the beginning of a lot of hard work but if it achieves its objectives of fair and balanced policing for Port Vale games, it will be worth it.
“Bear with me, because there’s a lot more to come…”
Notes for media:
Port Vale supporters have been outraged by excessive policing at Vale Park. A selection of related stories giving background to this issue can be found below:
onevalefan.co.uk (OVF) is an independent, award-winning Port Vale supporters website, founded in 1996.
The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) is the democratic organisation representing the rights of fans and arguing the views of football supporters in England and Wales.