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Fans 'deserve better' than Derby bubble policing
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The decision to restrict away fans' travel to official club coaches for a derby match less than 15 miles away has been dubbed a "backwards step for policing" by a fans group.
Sunderland's Premier League trip to Newcastle on 6 December has been designated a "bubble fixture" after Northumbria Police said the behaviour of a minority at the same fixture last March created a "clear and significant risk of harm". At the time the force said the match had passed "largely without incident".
David Rose, vice-chair of Red and White Army (RAWA), said fans "deserve better" and claimed: "It strips away supporter freedoms."
More than 2,000 tickets have been allocated to Sunderland for the derby.