Metropolitan Police FC

[Richey Edwards]

Has anyone  ever been to watch this team? I am curious as to whether they actually have any fans?

[Aloysius Snuffleupagus]

I seen them in an FA Cup tie about 7 years ago when @mid-table was living in London and following Northwood F.C. They seemed to have no fans other than friends and family of the players.

ETA: They're not all Polis or employees of the Met either, apparently; just a regular lower league team, really

[Marten]

Never watched them, but friends of mine have been there (as away fans though). Generally, most people who attend are away fans. There are hardly any home fans except for friends/family of the players and the odd local living near the ground.

I remember when they reached the 1st round of the FA Cup a few years ago. Loads of football fans were hoping for them to draw Millwall.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Imagine actively supporting the po-po.

[Dindeleux]

They should focus less on football and more on preventing people getting stabbed to death.

[7-2]

Better go and see them soon. If it's an all male team it's days are numbered.

[Dindeleux]

See when it comes to referees/parks etc who do you think pays The Bill?

[Richey Edwards]

2 hours ago, Dindeleux said:

See when it comes to referees/parks etc who do you think pays The Bill?

They could fine you for that joke and pay it that way.

[jamamafegan]

We paid for your kits, we paid for your kiiiiiiiits - what a waste of council tax, we paid for your kits

[Richey Edwards]

If they ever lead 5-0 do they start singing "5-0 to the 5-0"?                                        

[Tony Ferrino]

4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:

Has anyone  ever been to watch this team? I am curious as to whether they actually have any fans?

They have one in each stand and run out to "don't stand so close to me".

[cmontheloknow]

13 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:

Has anyone  ever been to watch this team? I am curious as to whether they actually have any fans?

http://www.isthmian.co.uk/match-info/results/455876/2018-02

Just going back a few months, they had as low as 40 for a local cup tie, with league games anything around 100, perhaps 20 or 30 either side of that. Obviously away supports a factor too as some teams in their division have supports numbering in the high hundreds and beyond.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

9 hours ago, Richey Edwards said:

If they ever lead 5-0 do they start singing "5-0 to the 5-0"?                                        

What formation do they play?

A 9-9-9?

[nsr]

Do they regularly play as the away side to prison XIs?

[Peppino Impastato]

53 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

What formation do they play?

A 9-9-9?

That's too many players.  If you'd played the game you'd know that son.

[Girth]

I saw them play a few months back.

They had like zero away fans there

I was disappointed to hear no chants of ‘f**k the police’.

[LondonHMFC]

Watched them against Kingstonian back in September, not one copper in the team now as they aren't allowed time off to train / play. 

[Marten]

3 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

What formation do they play?

A 9-9-9?

I think last season or the season before after 27 games they had the brilliant record of 9-9-9.

[Emiliano ZaBankie]

Not reading whole thread but ACAB.

[HibeeJibee]

I once watched the Scottish Police Cup Final on a weeknight at Cambuslang. It was played between forces and Strathclyde divisions then, no idea if/how it works now it's all a single force.

Weird experience. Everything from SFL players down through juniors to blokes of pretty limited ability. Jamie McQuilken and Nathan Lowndes played, and the manager was Ivor MacIvor. Panda cars, motorcyclists and dog handlers with their alsatians kept dropping in and out during the game to see how it was going. There were only a few dozen fans there for the duration.