The Amalgamation of Official NISC has called on its Clubs and their members to boycott the Carling Cup of Nations games against the Republic of Ireland and Wales in Dublin later this month and has announced that it won't be offering its services for the matches.
A spokesman for the supporters' group said: "Whilst we recognise that there is a need for some restrictions to be put in place to ensure that the good reputation of Northern Ireland fans is protected, we are totally opposed to the costs that fans are being asked to pay.
We find it difficult to accept that the cost of putting in place the necessary stewarding and arrangements for travelling fans could reach a figure potentially in excess of £1,100 per coach, without considerable profiteering.
The AONISC is unable to endorse the costs that fans are being asked to meet.
In terms of the restrictions, the AONISC advised the Irish FA in December 2010 that tickets for the Scotland game should be sold only to existing Block Bookers and we also requested on a number of occasions that a 'fanzone' be provided for travelling fans.
Regrettably, our input was overlooked and as a consequence, the image of our fans was damaged by the actions of a small minority.
With these issues in mind, the AONISC has taken a decision that we will not provide our services for the remaining Dublin games in terms of the stewarding of buses or assisting with the 'policing' of our fans and we recommend to our members that they should not attend the games against the Irish Republic and Wales ."
