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The Twats what ruin the Derby Days...

A number of Ipswich fans have been arrested following early morning raids as a result of an on going investigation into a violent incident that occurred late last month.


A number of Ipswich fans have been arrested following early morning raids as a result of an on going investigation into a violent incident that occurred late last month.

British Transport Police, backed up by their fellow officers from the Suffolk Constabulary raided a number of addresses in Suffolk following an incident at Ipswich Train station on March 31st involving both City and Town supporters at what was an alleged meet between hooligans.

Around 15 thugs from either side battled with each other as the Norwich bound train pulled into the station at around 8.10pm, during which members of the One Railway staff were also injured, while a number of fans, including woman and children tried to flee from the weapon wielding mob.

A spokesman for the police said that the arrests had come following an extensive investigation into the disorder in March and that all those arrested will be subject to bail conditions which will ban them from travelling down to Carrow Road for Sundays showdown on the train, attending the game and being dealt a 1 mile exclusion zone around Portman Road on match days.

"Extensive investigation into this serious outbreak of disorder led to the identification of 11 suspects. A vast majority of these people have been arrested today in coordinated raids in Suffolk and Bedfordshire.

"The arrests are for conspiracy to cause violent disorder. Ten suspects have been taken to Ipswich police station. One suspect is to be taken to Dunstable police station and will then be transferred to Ipswich.

"We will be asking for bail conditions that will ban them travelling by train on any day that Ipswich Town are playing, or being within one mile of Portman Road on the day of any home game and going to any town or city where Ipswich are playing away at."

The trouble even continued as the train was about to leave the station with Town fans attempting to climb through the windows in order to finish what they hard started, resulting in the train executing an emergency stop.

The majority of derby games at Carrow Road (and Ipswich) have gone off peacefully over the past 4 or 5 years, and while the police still feel this will again be the case come Sunday, today's news is sure to raise the temperature in the City that little bit higher for a few 'fans' following either side.