well done knuckledraggers, now the feds have locked down more gatherings of people
that said, it was near to the station (and thus London crowds), plus EA has a mixture of London incomers and also US forces so I can’t really blame the cops for not alloweing this!
Amid concerns over the combination of alcohol and the intense
emotions fuelled by such a large crowd, Suffolk Constabulary has decided it can not sanction the event going ahead.
The festival was due to be launched with England’s opening game against the USA being shown on a gigantic screen on June 12 at 7.30pm.
The organiser’s website was last night even boasting it had signed up R&B star Lemar to perform afterwards.
Plans were also being put in place for the games against Algeria on June 18 and Slovenia on June 23 to be shown at Chantry Park.
However, police believe the potential for violent disorder and the possibility of anti-social behaviour in the neighbourhood is too great.
They are understood to have gathered intelligence that suggested a number of troublemakers could have been intending to turn up at the events, and were concerned what would happen should results go against England.
Football festival gets red card – News – Evening Star
