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Missiles being hoyed all game from North Stand Upper

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gipetto said:
How can they be liable for someone choosing to throw something over the side?

It wasn't the norm, the mags didn't go on like that. Coventry had their big day out, they have a chip on their shoulder and some of their lunatics were obviously amongst their away support. It happens and I'm sure the club will be considering their options.
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The club is liable anyway.
Further to recent events and fans complaining they can't feign ignorance.
If they don't put netting up they are negligent.
 

Fulwell76 said:
Apparently all Portsmouth fans with tickets in rows 3,4 and 5 have been advised that they will be moved to new seats once in the ground. This was instructed by the security department at Sunderland.
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I fail to see what moving people three rows back or emptying the front three rows will achieve, if anyone decides to throw anything I’m sure they could achieve their aim from row 6 and beyond.
 
CatRyan said:
How would you write an open letter to the club? on Twitter?

If I was going on Saturday I would Tweet the club asking what has been done to secure the safety of the fans given previous events and caution them that they are liable should anything happen.
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That's a fair assessment marra the best way forward is to move the away support.
 
KarenDent said:
Their local rag, remember the one that replayed the Derby on a computer till they got the result they want? Also tried to claim SAFC fans were doing nazi salutes when in fact they were doing the Borini celebration. :lol:
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And Adam Johnson was mocking all the mags by pretending to be an aeroplane like mh17 which went down with 2 mags on board.

Edit - it was the telegraph and their true faith fanzine
 
Falconhoof said:
What a silly post
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You might think it a silly post, but the lady does have a valid point. If a child was to be seriously injured by a bottle thrown from the stand above then just what do you think an ambulance-chasing lawyer would do to the club's finances?

Don't say 'the Public Liability Insurer's will cover it' either, because they will wriggle out of it somehow. They could start by saying the club hadn't acted to mitigate the risk that was highlighted at the Coventry game and that fan issues between SAFC and Pompey supporters generated at the cup final were in excess of those presented at the start of the season when the insurance policy was granted and so the policy was void.
 
Draig said:
'the Public Liability Insurer's will cover it' either, because they will wriggle out of it somehow. They could start by saying the club hadn't acted to mitigate the risk that was highlighted at the Coventry game and that fan issues between SAFC and Pompey supporters generated at the cup final were in excess of those presented at the start of the season when the insurance policy was granted and so the policy was void.
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Huh?
 
Draig said:
You might think it a silly post, but the lady does have a valid point. If a child was to be seriously injured by a bottle thrown from the stand above then just what do you think an ambulance-chasing lawyer would do to the club's finances?

Don't say 'the Public Liability Insurer's will cover it' either, because they will wriggle out of it somehow. They could start by saying the club hadn't acted to mitigate the risk that was highlighted at the Coventry game and that fan issues between SAFC and Pompey supporters generated at the cup final were in excess of those presented at the start of the season when the insurance policy was granted and so the policy was void.
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A valid point that failing to put up thousands of pounds worth of nets will render the club liable?

How many other football clubs net in the away supporters?

How small would the mesh have to be to prevent coins thrown?

How would the supporters, at the back of the stand, be able to see the far goal?

Would they sue the club for having a 'restricted view'?

The club would have to ask permission, to erect netting, and it may not even be within league rules.

What this 'lady' is doing is finding a cause she can climb on, for her own benefit, despite it not concerning her as she won't be at the stadium, wasn't there for Coventry and probably hasn't been this season.

The club can only take reasonable precautions as demanded by their safety certificate. They have large 'prohibited items' signs outside the away end, they conduct searches and employ the agreed number of stewards and police. The police are paid to protect the public, inside and outside the ground, and accept that responsibility.

However, it's impossible to totally guarantee people's safety at a football match and writing open letters to the press and personally 'cautioning the club' smacks of blatant attention seeking.
 
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Draig said:
You might think it a silly post, but the lady does have a valid point. If a child was to be seriously injured by a bottle thrown from the stand above then just what do you think an ambulance-chasing lawyer would do to the club's finances?

Don't say 'the Public Liability Insurer's will cover it' either, because they will wriggle out of it somehow. They could start by saying the club hadn't acted to mitigate the risk that was highlighted at the Coventry game and that fan issues between SAFC and Pompey supporters generated at the cup final were in excess of those presented at the start of the season when the insurance policy was granted and so the policy was void.
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What a load of shite.
 
Fulwell76 said:
Apparently all Portsmouth fans with tickets in rows 3,4 and 5 have been advised that they will be moved to new seats once in the ground. This was instructed by the security department at Sunderland.
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Someone in the club has totally fucked up here. They should never be anyone in those front blocks.
 
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