#football-safety

#football-safety

Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong has been killed in an armed robbery on his team's bus as they returned from a match on Sunday, the Ghana Football Association said.

When we got to Monday evening, there was still no commentary from either of those clubs in respect of the violence that was witnessed. Nobody came out to condemn that violence. We can put more and more resources into football, but that does not solve the underlying issue that people will be able to attend those events without fearing for their safety.

The match was abandoned without any goals being scored, in circumstances the Isthmian League described as "tragic" and "truly exceptional". The league said its board had decided that the original match stands as completed. "It will not be replayed, and the league table will be updated by the league accordingly."

A report in the Sunday Times (ST) claimed West Midlands Police (WMP) had overstated the threat posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ahead of the match on 6 November, citing violence around a match in the Netherlands last year. In response, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said that unless WMP had a good explanation, Chief Constable Craig Guildford should resign. Home Office minister Sarah Jones said she had written to him asking for clarity.

Your article (Looking forward to an extra hour in bed on Sunday? Time to thank a farsighted builder from Kent, 25 October) misses the main point for many people. The extra hour of darkness in the afternoons outweighs the extra morning hour of light. Psychologically, you can deal with darker mornings when you know it's going to get light later, whereas those of us with seasonal affective disorder feel miserable at the prospect of endless hours of darkness from mid-afternoon onwards. Paul Highfield Sheffield

Supt Ray Birnie said: "Any type of disorder has a huge impact on the public and the overwhelming majority of football supporters who simply want to enjoy these occasions safely."