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The Safety of Fans in the North Stand


tunstallhill said:
exactly. its very symbolic of our society. everyone is DEMANDING they get moved, the club may eventually bow to the pressure just so they can be seen to be 'listening' , but all it does is create another shitstorm somewhere else in the ground

every single person who is demanding to move the away fans hasn't thought it through for more than 2 seconds. as no one has come up with a solution even remotely realistic. but they'll keep stamping their feet.
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Again you are missing the real issue here, your observations are merely organisational challenges.
Just to deal with your point, how do you think Everton and the like in old stadiums have managed to cater for away fans when there is clearly all the issues you point out there.
Why do Newcastle not have a problem with missiles?
Why are we talking about all this for only two clubs. Ban the bastards for 5 years as a club from our ground. It only takes the police and local authorities to insist on it for the FA to have to accept it
 
E Tenebris Lux said:
Where were the Stewards and Police. They are far too soft and lenient with away fans.Surely they should have anticipated this anti social and dangerous behaviour. We’re arrests made ?
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I don't think there was any police stationed in the stadium during the match and hasn't been for a while. Just stewards.
They only came in once the trouble and missiles started.
 
I think there’s three solutions here.

1. Net
2. Move away fans back to the lower tiers
3. Move our fans at the bottom of the North Stand to other areas of the stadium

I get the feeling the club are going to lean to option number 3.
 
Chewit said:
Again you are missing the real issue here, your observations are merely organisational challenges.
Just to deal with your point, how do you think Everton and the like in old stadiums have managed to cater for away fans when there is clearly all the issues you point out there.
Why do Newcastle not have a problem with missiles?
Why are we talking about all this for only two clubs. Ban the bastards for 5 years as a club from our ground. It only takes the police and local authorities to insist on it for the FA to have to accept it
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Boro overcame logistical issues and moved the away fans from behind the goal to the stand down the side, so the equivalent of say around 4 or 5 blocks in the East stand towards the SE corner.
Can be done if they take the issue of fans safety seriously
SAFC Wilks said:
I think there’s three solutions here.

1. Net
2. Move away fans back to the lower tiers
3. Move our fans at the bottom of the North Stand to other areas of the stadium

I get the feeling the club are going to lean to option number 3.
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Issue you'll with option 3 is the lower bowl this season is pretty full with SC card holders. Option 1 is the one they should consider in the short term.
 
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Roker Scoreboard said:
Think yesterday has brought it to a head and something needs to be done before the next home match. That probably means some kind of netting or perspex at the front of the stand.
Assume it's too late to move them this season but from next season I assume they'll look to move them back into the South Stand.
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If one good thing has come from this, it’s the fact that a few of us are not going to let it get swept under the carpet.
 
SAFC Wilks said:
I think there’s three solutions here.

1. Net
2. Move away fans back to the lower tiers
3. Move our fans at the bottom of the North Stand to other areas of the stadium

I get the feeling the club are going to lean to option number 3.
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You might be right, they could put them up in concourse of west stand
 
Roker Scoreboard said:
Boro overcame logistical issues and moved the away fans from behind the goal to the stand down the side, so the equivalent of say around 4 or 5 blocks in the East stand towards the SE corner.
Can be done if they take the issue of fans safety seriously

Issue you'll with option 3 is the lower bowl this season is pretty full with SC card holders. Option 1 is the one they should consider in the short term.
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Yeah I get that, but with it being around 31k season tickets sold (I think) then there may be a fair few spaces higher up the North Stand or on the East/South/West.

Agree that the net is the preferable option of the three for the short term, the safety is the biggest thing here.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
If one good thing has come from this, it’s the fact that a few of us are not going to let it get swept under the carpet.
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Definitely not after yesterday because that bottle could have seriously injured the person who normally sits in that seat. Nevermind the lad it just missed in row 15 and the glass shattering all over people in row 13 in front.
 
SAFC Wilks said:
I think there’s three solutions here.

1. Net
2. Move away fans back to the lower tiers
3. Move our fans at the bottom of the North Stand to other areas of the stadium

I get the feeling the club are going to lean to option number 3.
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3 - No. Don’t let them win. Throwing glass bottles deserves action, arrests, court action and if guilty, imprisonment.
 
Dundas street kid said:
I have relatives in Coventry and have visited many times and can assure you that it is not a shit hole, in fact its just this year finished its time as the city of culture, the only problem is that its infested with arseholes.
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Just as an observation most cities of culture are shit holes ... Liverpool, Hull, Coventry, Bradford, Derrry etc etc all in an attempt to gentrify cities with social problems.
 
This should be reported and pick up on the cctv who that was and hand it to the police. Hopefully the cctv images are clear (they should be. This needs addressed officially and a public outcome to be addressed too. This way we know our safety is taking serious when paying money to see our lads play and enjoy the day out.
 
tunstallhill said:
exactly. its very symbolic of our society. everyone is DEMANDING they get moved, the club may eventually bow to the pressure just so they can be seen to be 'listening' , but all it does is create another shitstorm somewhere else in the ground

every single person who is demanding to move the away fans hasn't thought it through for more than 2 seconds. as no one has come up with a solution even remotely realistic. but they'll keep stamping their feet.
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“Every single person” isn’t employed by the club to sort problems out.
When Shorts regime moved them upstairs the dangers were pointed out on here immediately. It’s still going on. If someone wants to own a football club they need to be prepared to make decisions and spend money. We are now three regimes into this move and there’s still a shocking reluctance to face up to responsibilities by each of them. The council have given a safety licence to the SOL all the way through this move and the various ownership changes.
As usual SAFC take the cheap option and the council keep their heeds down.Theres not just the Cov idiots coming out of this badly.
 
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