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QPR ‘Til I Die group ?, I am sure this was a WARTB initiative.
A QPR fans group are praying thousands of supporters do NOT turn up to Sunday's Championship celebration on Shepherd’s Bush Green after they organised the bash without permission.
A massive audience heard Anthony Haley-Hassan on BBC Radio London on Tuesday invite all west London to turn up at midday and party.
The QPR ‘Til I Die group also announced via Facebook they wanted to revel and have fun – and hoped everyone in hoops would do the same – but now potentially face a police bill of £10,000 as well as the fallout to any public disorder on the Green.
Hammersmith and Fulham events and football office, chief inspector Steve Riley admitted the get-together was done with best intentions – but was hopelessly naïve.
"From what I can establish there is no public liability insurance, no permission from the council, and even if they do call it off – it is very likely that I will have to deploy at least 25 officers on overtime to be at the Green to make sure order is maintained. At such short notice that will be at a cost to the public purse of around £10,000," he said.
"Frankly, it’s a shambles."
The fans wanted to hold the festival as a means of enjoying the club’s return to the Premiership for the first time in 15 years after the club pulled the plug on its own official celebration.
CI Riley added: "We together with the local authority have had discussions with QPR up to six or seven weeks ago about a formal parade that would close roads, need policing and stewarding. QPR made a commercial decision not to hold it – that’s up to them."
Kishan Parmar from the fans group was going ahead with the celebration as late as Wednesday night until alerted to the danger by Chronicle sport and local police.
He added: "I owe you a drink sometime. It’s a mess."
QPR ‘Til I Die group ?, I am sure this was a WARTB initiative.
A QPR fans group are praying thousands of supporters do NOT turn up to Sunday's Championship celebration on Shepherd’s Bush Green after they organised the bash without permission.
A massive audience heard Anthony Haley-Hassan on BBC Radio London on Tuesday invite all west London to turn up at midday and party.
The QPR ‘Til I Die group also announced via Facebook they wanted to revel and have fun – and hoped everyone in hoops would do the same – but now potentially face a police bill of £10,000 as well as the fallout to any public disorder on the Green.
Hammersmith and Fulham events and football office, chief inspector Steve Riley admitted the get-together was done with best intentions – but was hopelessly naïve.
"From what I can establish there is no public liability insurance, no permission from the council, and even if they do call it off – it is very likely that I will have to deploy at least 25 officers on overtime to be at the Green to make sure order is maintained. At such short notice that will be at a cost to the public purse of around £10,000," he said.
"Frankly, it’s a shambles."
The fans wanted to hold the festival as a means of enjoying the club’s return to the Premiership for the first time in 15 years after the club pulled the plug on its own official celebration.
CI Riley added: "We together with the local authority have had discussions with QPR up to six or seven weeks ago about a formal parade that would close roads, need policing and stewarding. QPR made a commercial decision not to hold it – that’s up to them."
Kishan Parmar from the fans group was going ahead with the celebration as late as Wednesday night until alerted to the danger by Chronicle sport and local police.
He added: "I owe you a drink sometime. It’s a mess."
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