Fans refused and ‘sent back to Chesterfield’ after ugly scenes at Grimsby train station

Fans were refused and ‘sent back to Chesterfield’ after ugly scenes at Grimsby train station prior to the National League game.

Supporters arrived at Grimsby Town Railway Station and were turned away by the British Transport Police with the incident said to have taken place on at around 12pm on Saturday.

The lads arrived in anticipation of getting to get to the game after making the 80 mile journey from Derbyshire across to North East Lincolnshire.

Slightly over the top reaction by the Grimsby old bill pic.twitter.com/mEqzBAlwQy

— The Football League Lads (@blinkudie) December 11, 2021

A video has been published onto social media with the views racking up fast, and in it, you can see over 20 police officers blocking Spireites fans from gaining access to exit the station.

Tryone Fuller, 43, claims the fans at the station were sent back on a train back to Derbyshire – even though they had paid tickets to attend the game.

He said: “We got off the train and before we knew it, there was a strip of police officers blocking anyone from passing. There was police dogs there too.

“All we wanted to do was pass to watch our football club. The officers said we couldn’t pass and they refused to tell us why.

“We were only trying to trying to watch our football team at the end of the day.”

He adds to Grimsby Live: “We travel all over the country to watch our team. I’ve supported Chesterfield for 30 plus years and I’ve never not been allowed to leave a train station.

“Just because we wear masks and wear hoodies, does that make us criminals?

“I’d paid good money to watch my team play today. What hurts most is being denied that opportunity because I absolutely love Chesterfield.”

A similar confrontation took place back in October when a man claimed British Transport Police forced Notts County fans onto a wrong train at Grimsby Town Station.

British Transport Police have been approached for a comment.

Police sending fans home who have tickets!!!! pic.twitter.com/StzTBKSKFr

— The Football League Lads (@blinkudie) December 11, 2021

To clarify, these fans are being sent back to chesterfield with tickets for the Grimsby game, 500-700 others that used the train have got to grimsby no problem… Nothing to do with wrong platforms etc etc pic.twitter.com/1eCqhp1ouF

— The Football League Lads (@blinkudie) December 11, 2021

Twitter users reacted with fans refused and ‘sent back to Chesterfield’ after ugly scenes at Grimsby train station…

@MattWWoolwich: I’ve never been to a Grimsby Chesterfield game at either ground that hasn’t been dreadfully policed. Humberside and Derbyshire Police among the most aggressive and antiquated at policing football in the whole country.

@salbre81: Humberside are awful. Notts fans had a lot of trouble there, father and son just wanting to see a game forced on trains to Sheffield

@JB413561: @FairCop_ these people cant keep on getting away with this.

@MushRFC: @JONESYCANEATER grimsby old bill up to there old tricks

@jimmystirling: Batons over their shoulder and everything. Bullies mate. Pathetic.

@JMMCR94: Police are nobs, but going to a football match in mobs with balaclavas on isn’t exactly the best look now is it?

@safetywatto: That’s a fkn disgrace. On what grounds are they sending them back? When did uk turn into a facist state?

@richyfoster: This happens for every big National League club at Grimsby. Disgraceful.

@wxmcjw: Get a solicitors on it, nice bit of compo there

@NCFCadam: Grimsby police once again. Forced our fans home on the wrong train, nothing new here.

@Richard90640750: Got to say it wankers them police wen our fans got tickets that makes me angry!! an takes the piss!! just coz we top of League the fans shud have justice for this not the police bend there own law!!

@SilviRich: State of them acting like football fans are from the middle ages. Would’ve been interesting to see their reaction if they got a few Insulate Britain hi-viz jackets out.

@Kmariealvey: At it again I hate Chesterfield but no need

@StuWallis: Humberside Police hahaha, again and again

@Joeeeeeee_96: There’s a certain animal emoji that is appropriate for these loons…

@TomWilliams0003: Good job they wasn’t holding up a motorway mind

@ENGkemish94: Biggest gang in the world, biggest bunch of cunts in the world.

@MickyWelsh1: Shame the fucking coppers not that hard when they are dealing with them Rebellion muppets! Fucking hard cunts.

@danwilson1510: Can’t imagine this happening in any other walk of life

@swjnks83: Will never not baffle me that there’s people who go football every week and don’t hate the police.

@MikeMcKenna_: Being a football fan is not a crime. This mob of Plod are a disgrace.

@fk_keegs: Go catch nonces you dogs

@thatchersend: Police are more worried about football fans on a Saturday then what they are any other person for the other 6days of the week, absolute joke.

@miller_element: The biggest, most corrupt firm in the whole country. Absolute shithouses.

@jordqpr12: Nonces and rapists walking the streets freely, however…..

@whufcharrison: Police at football are the scum of the earth

@J__LC: And there’s people in this society that honestly believe these piglets aren’t overfunded to fuck 😆🐖

@Humberbeat @BTP are a disgrace, as seen today and when notts went there. Cant police a game to save their life. The sooner these jobsworths are put out of a job the better. pic.twitter.com/1lySy57MJA

— J (@JB413561) December 11, 2021