- DCMS committee hears chief constable Mark Roberts’ warning
- Football fans banned from drinking in view of pitch for 36 years
Britain’s top football police officer has told MPs that families inside stadiums could be soaked in “lager shampoos” whenever a goal goes in if the alcohol ban is lifted.
Chief constable Mark Roberts of Cheshire police also warned that growing clamour to end the 36-year prohibition on drinking in view of the pitch was a “dangerous argument” that would lead to more violence.
