CRACK police squads were placed on "thug alert" for Blackburn Rovers' promotion clash with Crystal Palace.
More than 30 Palace hooligans were arrested in dawn raids, following a three-month undercover investigation. Meanwhile, van driver Roy Waddington spoke of his shock after he found a heavyweight hunting knife just yards from Ewood Park.
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