Leeds United have today won their legal battle against West Yorkshire Police over who pays for policing on the streets and car parks around Elland Road on matchday.
Previously the police had been biling LUFC for this policing, threatening to pull matches if bills weren't paid by the football club.
A judge has this morning ordered the police to pay back this money to LUFC and decided the football club is not responsible for policing outside the ground in the future. The police have responded by saying this will have a major impact on the taxpayer.
Is this the right decision? Shouldn't clubs be responsible for policing near football grounds? After all, they're happy to take any profits made from ticket sales but without the police they couldn't go ahead with these matches.
Previously the police had been biling LUFC for this policing, threatening to pull matches if bills weren't paid by the football club.
A judge has this morning ordered the police to pay back this money to LUFC and decided the football club is not responsible for policing outside the ground in the future. The police have responded by saying this will have a major impact on the taxpayer.
Is this the right decision? Shouldn't clubs be responsible for policing near football grounds? After all, they're happy to take any profits made from ticket sales but without the police they couldn't go ahead with these matches.