Football related in as much that there was a football match on featuring an English team with supporters in a vulnerable position through drink (not necessarily drunk), unfamiliar location, time of night and in small groups possibly splitting up because of their hotel location. And the nature of...
Not sure what Balkham and Albion’s team of stewards actually did in Rome. I didn’t see them at all, esp at the end when there was no information on what to do or where to wait, or indeed how the bus service would operate. A few tannoys with Announcements in English might have relieved the crush.
Other than the obvious trouble with locals the night before the match, the main access problems were largely due to the antiquated concrete stadium built for athletics and the consequent behaviours of the police, authorities and Roma’s ultras. Let’s show off that the UK, particularly Brighton...