Barnsley v Accrington Stanley

A message from the
safety officer
I am pleased to report that over the last few weeks we have seen
a decrease in poor behaviour at home and away matches. The
work on this continues and whilst the number of incidents have
reduced, they haven’t been completely eradicated and so follow
up work has been progressing from the away fixtures at Bolton
Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town.
I’d like to ask all supporters to continue to report any suspicious
incidents and make us aware of anything that doesn’t look
right. It is always easier for us to deal with these reports at the
time rather than a few days later as we have a better chance of
identifying the person(s) involved. There have been two crimes
reported to us this season where we could have taken more proactive
action, but because the reports came in a few days after
the match, it has made it incredibly difficult to make positive
identifications.
The National Counter Terrorism Threat Level is currently
SUBSTANTIAL which means an attack is likely across the UK
although there is no known threat to Oakwell. Please assist us
in keeping everyone safe by reporting any unusual behaviour to
a steward no matter how insignificant you think it may be. The
likelihood is that there will be a justified reason, but we welcome
as much information as possible.
For home fixtures you can report any incident to a steward, or
you can do it anonymously by texting ‘ALERT’ to 60777, stating
what you witnessed followed by the row, seat number, stand and
general description of the person involved.
Paul Davis, Safety Officer