[RhysJR]

Can't help but think any fan intent on trouble going drinking pre-match will just go 45 minutes earlier.

Quite agree. I think the world feed commentary of West Brom v. Wolves said they had heard reports of people in pubs at 0530 ahead of that match, partly there for the cricket.

I'm not sure how it works for fans and authorities, but the system implemented for recent South Wales derbies (and many other fixtures I think) is the away fans have to have travel from their home stadium on official buses and are IDed and checked. This looks to work, as the last derby took place on a. Saturday at 1945, which would have been unthinkable years ago.

What we don't want is big fixtures to become like recent Old Firm derbies that have had no away supporters.