Eleven fans were arrested before, during or after yesterday’s East Anglian derby between the Blues and Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Overall, police were pleased with the way their operation, which involved officers from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and British Transport Police, as well Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service, the East of England Ambulance Service, both clubs and Norfolk County Council, progressed on the day.

Superintendent Kris Barnard, Norfolk Police’s matchday policing commander, said: “I’d like to thank everybody at Carrow Road. We know this match means a great deal to both sets of fans who want to show their support and get behind their team, and I’m pleased that they did that with good spirits and humour.

“We always said our policing approach would be friendly and fair and our focus was on those people whose behaviour spoils the enjoyment or safety of others. I want to thank everybody for their understanding and cooperation.”

The 11 arrests were for a variety of offences, including criminal damage, throwing an object, ASB and letting off a smoke device.

Photo: Matchday Images

muhrensleftfoot added 17:54 - Apr 7 Not many arrests, but Isn’t it a shame that some idiots can’t take a bit of banter. Sickening that we lost but a dignified stony silence and a deaf ear to the wind ups from Norwich fans. Our time and revenge will come. Maybe even this season in the playoffs.
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Saxonblue74 added 18:34 - Apr 7 Should have been a 12th arrest for diving. Ironic that it happened to be a Sargent.
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bobble added 22:10 - Apr 7 everyone keeps talking about the playoffs !!! we are not going to be in them so why talk such nonsense... we are in 2nd...with 5 winnable games.....we dont have to play saints and west brom again like the foxes do ,so we can finish top....
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cressi added 22:16 - Apr 7 We will go up automatically wait and see.
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mathiemagic added 07:52 - Apr 8 5 winnable games as you say @bobble - Just so long as we match or better Leeds results that's us up. Champions would be the icing on the cake but happy with 2nd. Lets just hope that that Saturday's dreadful performance is now out of the system.
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SussexTractor added 08:04 - Apr 8 Ipswich Town have the best behaved fans in the country, must be the Norwich lot ! We will go up automatically.
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tractorboybig added 08:38 - Apr 8 Bobble we are away to hull and Coventry two extremely difficult games
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 09:56 - Apr 8 We have two massively difficult away games (Hull and Coventry), two teams who have a lot to play for, namely a place in the playoffs. If we can do well in those, we will really show that we are promotion material. Let's wait and see how our rivals do as well, and how the whole season pans out. COYB!
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churchmans added 10:38 - Apr 8 Should of been the 11 on the pitch! The worst performance I have seen in years offered nothing from 1st minute till the end! And before any wet wipe spout about how magnificent our season is which it has been! I am talking about the Norwich match and Norwich match only! Shocking display unforgivable not to turn up! I honestly think they bottled it! Hopefully we can kick on now! There manager got the tactics bang on

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backwaywhen added 11:14 - Apr 8 Churchman’s ……he did indeed , but if we meet them , he will have to change that tactic and actually play some football , as they will not want to come to Portman Rd without a healthy advantage in the 2nd leg ……we will see .
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tractorboybig added 11:49 - Apr 8 Back way when. I don’t think they will come here too worried, a real dark scenario is they beat us in the playoffs and win at wembly
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blues1 added 11:59 - Apr 8 Churchmans. Shut up. You are accusing these players, who've given absolutely everything they have over the last 2 seasons, of not turning up Pathetic. Yes, it was a very flat performance. But you really think thats how they wanted the game to go? You dont think, that just maybe, they'd expended so much physical and mental energy, just 5cdays prior, to getting back into, and winning the Southampton game, that they may not juatxphysically have not been able to get it going?

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baxterbasics added 13:43 - Apr 8 It may well be Hull and Coventry have nothing left to play for by the time those games come along. Fingers crossed - although that would mean Nodge are well entrenched in the top 6. All that matters now is those autos.
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runningout added 14:37 - Apr 8 One idiot is one too many. All clubs have them festering the place out!!
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bernie added 17:26 - Apr 8 That performance has been coming , come on the town
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eddiespearitt03 added 17:35 - Apr 8 I still think the team should have been different after a colossal win v Southampton. Jack Taylor, Sarimento & Al Hamadi should have started the game and I stick by that. Bring on different super subs for a change.
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bobble added 21:03 - Apr 8 were they arrested for going to the wrong town ?
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bobble added 21:07 - Apr 8 eddiespearitt03 ..i dont think you would have us in 2nd place if you were the manager, do you ?
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