Gelsenkirchen – It is an incendiary letter from the police and city before Friday’s game at Schalke. Due to the Verdi strikes, the operations managers fear “traffic chaos in both the arrival and departure phases”, which is “foreseeable and unavoidable”. In addition, opposing fan groups could clash uncontrollably. Already in the first leg there were clashes between Schalke and Paulians. The police suspect that there are 3,500-5,000 supporters from Hamburg among the 62,000 fans arriving.
The police fear that rival fan groups will also mix at the main train station in Gelsenkirchen
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Second division duel between Schalke 04 and FC St. Pauli takes place
The main problem will be the traffic chaos because the game takes place on Friday evening. Because in the middle of rush hour traffic, which will be much heavier than usual due to the public transport strike, tens of thousands of fans have to come to the stadium.
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The police letter states that 16,000 fans alone travel by tram to home games. Who are now on strike. There are also 1,400 St. Pauli supporters who have to get from the main train station to the arena.
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An official told BILD: “There is a risk that fans will mix and clashes along the way.”
Because everyone has to travel by car, there will not be enough parking spaces at the Schalke Arena
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In addition to the insufficient parking spaces around the arena due to all the people arriving in private cars, the police also see additional potential for danger in the arena entrance area. The head of operations writes that “a late arrival of numerous spectators from both fan camps is to be expected.” “In the past, this has regularly led to pressure situations in the entrance area of the stadium. This is often accompanied by an increasing emotionalization of the audience, which in the worst case can lead to an attempted so-called box office storm.”
Private shuttle buses will take fans from parking spaces further away to the Schalke Arena
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In response to BILD’s request, the DFL has now announced that the encounter will take place!
Since, according to the DFL, the game cannot be postponed due to broadcast rights, the hands of those responsible at Schalke 04 are also tied. That’s why the police are now asking fans for help to avoid great chaos. A police spokesman told BILD: “The fans should arrive as early as possible, the entrances will open earlier. There are additional parking spaces at the Zoom Erlebniswelt, from there a shuttle runs to the arena. In addition, the right strip on Emil-Zimmermann-Allee will be partially opened for parking.”
In a press release, the club, together with the city of Gelsenkirchen and the security authorities, asks that you plan your arrival and departure in advance, use alternative means of transport and carpool in order to reduce the number of cars.
Compared to normal match days, the north entrance will be open for Schalke fans at 3:30 p.m. And there will be 1,000 additional bike racks at West Entrance 1.
2024-02-27 21:55:46
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