A Walsall view of the delays at the turnstiles

Reports that some Walsall supporters had a long wait to get into Edgar Street this afternoon have been backed up by a report on Walsall Mad.

Here is what they have said (written by Zidane):

Walsall Fans were badly let down by both Hereford United and the Police on Saturday. With 15 minutes to go before kick off it was blatantly obvious to the most simple minded individual that the 500+ Walsall fans still in an orderly queue outside the away end, would not gain entry into the stadium in time for the kick off.

Rather than Hereford do the honourable thing and delay the kick off, the game kicked off at 3pm. The Police decided to tell the fans that the game's kick off had been delayed for 15 minutes to allow the fans to enter the stadium. This was a total lie.

As game kicked off the Walsall fans learnt that the game had started regardless. This lead to understandable frustrations from the Walsall faithfull, after being fed lies by the Police (presumably to maintain order). However this tactic only works until people find out the truth.

When some fans got to the turnstile at 3.20pm they were still made to pay full entry fee.

I think this customer service stinks and that Hereford United made the statement that they do not give a toss about away support. No appology was relayed on the tannoy at half time or on their website following the game from either the club or police.

Bulls News would like to point out that earlier this week Hereford United had been informed that only 400 Walsall supporters had purchased tickets for the game. Tickets had been sent to Walsall well in advance but it appears many Walsall supporters came to the game without pre-purchased tickets. Possibly a little more co-operation between the clubs might have resulted in Hereford being better prepared for the large following Walsall brought this afternoon.

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