MAYHEM erupted at Turf Moor's Fourth Division promotion clash as turnstiles were wrecked and takings snatched by late arriving Blackpool fans fighting to enter the ground.

Police estimated at least 100 away supporters "went over the top" before mounted officers barricaded the broken turnstiles.

One irate parent said: "I took my 10-year-old son along and I was frightened for his safety as the scuffle started."

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