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Descriptier, PRE MATCH BRIEFING FA CUP SEMI FINAL GIVEN 14.4,89
F A CUP SEMI FINAL - FRIDAY 14 APRIL 1989
Ladies and Gentlemen
The event tomorrow is the FA Cup Semi Final beteen Liverpool and
Nottingham Fore,t. The kick o~f is at 3 o’clock ~hi$ a~ternoon’and
the gates will be open at 12 noon. : "
However, ~here will inevitably be a number of suppor~ers who ar..rlv.e :"
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early and we stroll have a certain numberof gat.es in. all parts of ~.{~e. : .
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ground thay will be capable of opening ~rom llam and w~ wli.l :i:": . i:.
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endeaveur ~,o get people into the ground as qulcklY as l~gli.bie".
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I must ~tres~ that if tupporters do not have a ticket T.hen whatever
they say they will not be allowed into the ground.
The ground ha~ a capacity Of 54,000 people ~, It is an all-ticket "
match and all tickets have been sold so ~here Is no room ~or anyone i
who does not have a licker because we will break saCety limits.
The ,tedium has been divldecl to ensure maximum ,egr,gation and: &O !’;.’:~
reduce any possibility o public dl~order,
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