Lincoln Friendly Cancelled by Police

Taken from the Leicester City Official Website

Leicester City have tonight (Friday) been informed by Lincoln City that Saturday's pre-season friendly at Sincil Bank has been cancelled on the advice of Lincolnshire Police.

Lincoln City FC was due to play at home against Leicester City in a friendly fixture on Saturday 4 August.

Taken from the Lincoln City Official Website

Lincolnshire Police has received Intelligence information that this match may be disrupted by people travelling to Lincoln with the intention of causing serious disorder in the city.

In close consultation with the club, we have reviewed the situation and looked at the potential consequences if the game goes ahead. It has been decided to cancel the match on the grounds of public safety.

Chief Inspector Kieran English said, "We understand that fans will be disappointed about the cancellation of this match but it is a friendly fixture rather than a league game and our primary concern is the safety and welfare of the general public. We have carefully assessed the plans and preparations we have in place for such events and have concluded, with regret, that the risk to the public is just too great. We are very grateful to Lincoln City Football Club for agreeing to cancel this fixture on the grounds of safety of their fans and the public of Lincoln."

The Foxes Trust will be discussing this development with the Imps Trust and has also reported this very late cancellation to the Football Supporters Federation and asked them to investigate