safc_stevo
Winger
I hate the announcement after this happens..its like a teacher telling a child off the way the guy speaks on the mic.. other teams fans just laugh at it.
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The Safety of Fans in the North Stand
- Thread starter Walter H. White
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Useful_Idiot
Winger
Yeah just move the whole stand that provides any atmosphere whatsoever. It's okay if you give them notice. Give over mate it's not practical.
I'm in the North East corner and I'd rather get shifted than the see the south stand get moved
Mackem00
Striker
A new low today mind. Coins raining down, young kid in front of me got hit in the head with one then at full time the police decide not to even stand at the away exit whilst the absolute goons come out. Amazed it didn't kick off more than the odd shite punches that were thrown. Shambles really.
It was the other side of their end from the throwing.
Massive sympathy for the North Standers on this, zero for SAFC who just seem to have gone through a box ticking exercise to get the authorities off their backs.
Smiler
Striker
They all stand at the back together. The walkways get covered in fans back there as well
Does the Sheepfolds redevelopment (part of the reason for not moving them to SEC) go as an issue in 11 months?
Grimes
Striker
That’s certainly the case for some of the other groups and branch members but I’m still hoping RAWA are on the right side here. Interested to see how they react to the clubs platitudes in the next meeting. They should be trying to get an emergency meeting sorted as soon as possible.
It’s ludicrous mate haha completely absolving themselves of any responsibilityI forgot that quote. Absolutely mental
McGregor
Striker
Yet the post you quoted literally says move them to the North or south. Ground was designed for them to be in the south. My bairn was 3 rows away from potentially being hit so get fucked.
Rip Van Fish
Striker
Sack of c u n t s them stewards mate
0321safc
Striker
The police certainly have a lot to answer for, the club pay them a small fortune as well.
North Yorks Mackem
Winger
Yeah the atmosphere those games was incredible. The whole ground contributing. But that doesn't happen for the vast bulk of games.
It is literally the south stand and west corner that make our atmosphere these days. Split them up and it would be a joke. The away fans were moved for a reason.
gipetto
Striker
We don't want them to be close to the pitch and rightly so imo.
The answer is either install netting or get more police up there and actually lift people who are throwing things. There should be more police presence in the away end.
MiddleAgedMan
Midfield
I didn't say that was what I wanted, just you can do it. I'd have the family zone in the north east corner and the away fans in the southeast. Not next to corporate, but near cells and not moving the atmosphere, just improving it.
Guinness Guzzler
Striker
From my point of view, I can certainly say that it's bullshit to suggest RAWA are happy with whatever platitudes the club put out.
The smoke bomb today sailed over my 9 year old's head and we were fortunate that he wasn't hit. I immediately messaged the other members of the RAWA board to say how serious it was, and how it illustrated that the current measures are nowhere near sufficient.
The club said they'd weighed everything up and said they were happy that this was a good enough solution. We've given them the benefit of the doubt. As expected, however, some stewards saying "empty your pockets please lads" hasn't been sufficient. The societal study into why pricks act like pricks also, unsurprisingly, hasn't materially changed away supports in football.
RAWA have immediately sent out a tweet to canvass opinion and it will 100% be brought up at the next meeting, and hopefully before. For me, a "we'll look into it" won't be enough either, they've taken months to look into it and what they came up with isn't sufficient. And that's before we talk about the lad from the FSA who has reported the club to the independent ombudsman because he thinks the approach is unfair, which might mean they have to change it anyway.
It's not good enough, and today has demonstrated once again that they haven't done enough
timeforheroes1
Striker
embarrassing how little the club care for its own supporters well-being
Didn’t answer my question though mate. Neither of us will convince the other on the best set-up for the SOL so not much point debating it.
The fact is the though is that Sheepfolds was cited as a reason for keeping the configuration ‘as is’. I’m wondering if that’s cos of the building of it or that there’ll be loads of drinkers there by next season.
dred73
Winger
How would the club know if a season ticket holder was not going to turn up for a game?
MiddleAgedMan
Midfield
I don't know what reasons the club / SAG have for not moving them. I just mean moving season ticket holders is something you can do every 12 months. And we have missed that window until 11 months from now.
