I don't understand how the income received from an additional 2000 people (roughly £50 grand) plus the money they spend on food and drink doesn't more than cover the additional cost of policing.
Especially when the total costs for policing an entire season for the entire crowd in League 1 is less than £250k per club.
Clearly this was not done for economic reasons and given the fact that isn't a history of particularly nasty violence between the two clubs and neither set of fans have kicked off elsewhere this season, it's hard to see it is being done for security reasons either.
Something isn't right here.
Especially when the total costs for policing an entire season for the entire crowd in League 1 is less than £250k per club.
Clearly this was not done for economic reasons and given the fact that isn't a history of particularly nasty violence between the two clubs and neither set of fans have kicked off elsewhere this season, it's hard to see it is being done for security reasons either.
Something isn't right here.