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Received this email from the OUFC safety advisory group chairman and lead officer for safety of sports ground for Oxfordshire county Council
I wanted to reply to you directly to thank you for taking the time to give me an account of your experience on the night of the EFL Cup fixture with Manchester City FC. Oxfordshire County Council takes public safety at sports grounds very seriously as does Oxford United Football Club whom have been transparent in this process so far.
The review of events of the evening of 25th September started immediately to establish the facts and is now at a stage where experiences of the supporters with relevant information is being considered so that nothing is missed. I wish to assure you your comments will be discussed as part of this review.
This review whilst it will find true causation and will identify any individual(s) or team fault, will not be used to publicly direct fault at any individual(s) but instead will be used as a tool to allow and ensure a greater public safety for all at the Kassam Stadium. That said I am not in a position to discuss any action Oxford United Football club might wish to take internally.
Once all lines of enquiry have been completed and all available information gathered an additional Safety Advisory Group meeting will be called where the events of the evening will be fully discussed along with the measures put in place to ensure incidents such as this do not happen again. This meeting is due to take place in the next two weeks. The Safety Advisory Group meetings have invited representation of the supporter’s trust to ensure the supporter’s and the wider community views are taken in to account.
One immediate measure has been taken to permanently relocate parking for the away team coach removing the risk of any repeat of the crowd congestion caused by the positioning of the Manchester City Team Coach. Team coaches will drop off the players as normal to the front of the stadium and then be parked in the loading bay area adjacent to the South Stand and between the East and South Stands and at no point relocated to the front or allowed to move. Players following the end of the match will exit the stadium on foot through the loading bay and board the team coaches in this location. Coaches will be permanently stewarded to prevent any unauthorised movements.
This information along with any new measures put in to place following this review will be updated to supporters by Oxford United Football Club in due course.
Thank you again for the valuable comments.
Yours sincerely
Richard Rockall
OUFC Safety Advisory Group Chairperson
and Lead Officer for Safety of Sports Ground for Oxfordshire County Council
I wanted to reply to you directly to thank you for taking the time to give me an account of your experience on the night of the EFL Cup fixture with Manchester City FC. Oxfordshire County Council takes public safety at sports grounds very seriously as does Oxford United Football Club whom have been transparent in this process so far.
The review of events of the evening of 25th September started immediately to establish the facts and is now at a stage where experiences of the supporters with relevant information is being considered so that nothing is missed. I wish to assure you your comments will be discussed as part of this review.
This review whilst it will find true causation and will identify any individual(s) or team fault, will not be used to publicly direct fault at any individual(s) but instead will be used as a tool to allow and ensure a greater public safety for all at the Kassam Stadium. That said I am not in a position to discuss any action Oxford United Football club might wish to take internally.
Once all lines of enquiry have been completed and all available information gathered an additional Safety Advisory Group meeting will be called where the events of the evening will be fully discussed along with the measures put in place to ensure incidents such as this do not happen again. This meeting is due to take place in the next two weeks. The Safety Advisory Group meetings have invited representation of the supporter’s trust to ensure the supporter’s and the wider community views are taken in to account.
One immediate measure has been taken to permanently relocate parking for the away team coach removing the risk of any repeat of the crowd congestion caused by the positioning of the Manchester City Team Coach. Team coaches will drop off the players as normal to the front of the stadium and then be parked in the loading bay area adjacent to the South Stand and between the East and South Stands and at no point relocated to the front or allowed to move. Players following the end of the match will exit the stadium on foot through the loading bay and board the team coaches in this location. Coaches will be permanently stewarded to prevent any unauthorised movements.
This information along with any new measures put in to place following this review will be updated to supporters by Oxford United Football Club in due course.
Thank you again for the valuable comments.
Yours sincerely
Richard Rockall
OUFC Safety Advisory Group Chairperson
and Lead Officer for Safety of Sports Ground for Oxfordshire County Council