Huddersfield Town fans were invited to join Hull City fans in the Official Supporters Club bar before Tuesday night’s Capital One Cup match.
And rival fans proved yet again that it is entirely possible to co-exist!
The atmosphere was cordial throughout and the gesture of solidarity was much appreciated.
By a stroke of fortunate timing, the following requested police press statement was released.
“The Operational Peer Review of the Huddersfield v Hull match has now been concluded and provided to West Yorkshire Police.
“The Deputy Chief Constable Mr Jawaid Akhtar is currently reviewing the recommendations of the document and will be liaising with Assistant Chief Constable colleagues who are the Strategic Operational Commanders for the policing of football matches in West Yorkshire.
“They are trained and accredited to National Standards, in order to identify the learning and recommendation from the Review to ensure these are embedded in to West Yorkshire Police’s standard operational procedures by Strategic Commanders for all futures games.
“The Police and Crime Commissioner has been informed that the Peer Review has now been completed and is being worked through by the Deputy Chief Constable.
“Once this has been undertaken, it will be discussed with the Police and Crime Commissioner.”
So what does that mean?
What it doesn't give is any commitment to publishing the report of the review, which was only called for after revelations under the Freedom of Information Act of West Yorkshire Police decisions leading up to the match at Huddersfield last season.
HTSA hopes to report later as further information emerges.
Next up is Middlesbrough away on Tuesday, departure time is 4pm and the price is �12 for members and �14 for non-members
If you’d like to follow Town on the road, why not travel in comfort with HTSA, for more details, fans can book by contacting the Travel Number on 07926 165863.
Details are provided on the HTSA website www.htsa-online.co.uk as well as Facebook (HTSA) and Twitter (@officialhtsa).
