#football-safety

#football-safety

Your article (Looking forward to an extra hour in bed on Sunday? Time to thank a farsighted builder from Kent, 25 October) misses the main point for many people. The extra hour of darkness in the afternoons outweighs the extra morning hour of light. Psychologically, you can deal with darker mornings when you know it's going to get light later, whereas those of us with seasonal affective disorder feel miserable at the prospect of endless hours of darkness from mid-afternoon onwards. Paul Highfield Sheffield

Supt Ray Birnie said: "Any type of disorder has a huge impact on the public and the overwhelming majority of football supporters who simply want to enjoy these occasions safely."