Van de Weide understands Groeneweg, and he also understands why he is saying it now. “Of course they do have a point and I also understand why they are saying it at the moment. Next week the considerations will be in the House of Representatives.” But, according to Van de Weide, police deployment around FC Utrecht matches has been pushed back a long way in recent years. “We also think that as an organizer of a football match you should need as little police as possible. Firstly because it should not be necessary, and secondly because the police cannot deal with other matters.”
FC Utrecht: Playing without an audience is not the solution to the police shortage
