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The Safety of Fans in the North Stand


Sea to Shining Sea said:
Let’s face it, if you were a poorly paid young or old steward required to search tanked up away supporters, would you do it rigorously? I doubt I would. And that’s why the ‘measures’ they’ve got in place are nowhere near suffice or justifiable.
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If I was a highly paid director I wouldn’t serve fans with the bullshit that are going to search away fans! I would just do my job and relocate away fans to sort all problems.
 
McMackem said:
The club needs to recognise that this isn't going to quietly go away, worse than that it could explode, god forbid, with some terrible tragic headlines.
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Yes and if, God forbid, it happens, it’s negligence. How many times can seriously wealthy people watch this type of thing happen and not think enough is enough and actually intervene and sort it out?
 
The only way anything will be done is if people invade the pitch next time it happens. Parents should walk onto the pitch with their kids. Men and women need to join them. Don’t cause bother, wave arms about or anything, don’t do anything else but just stand there on the pitch and point at the away fans and say you’re under threat of being hurt. The ref will have to stop the game and they can’t and won’t arrest people for doing it if it’s done in numbers and it’s on the basis you fear for your safety.
 
⚽️Move the away fans
⚽️Put netting infront of the North stand upper

Neither of those measures will stop supporters throwing objects.

Apart from searching every single supporter, I’m unsure what else the club can do.
 
Grimes said:
If that were to happen I hope they rinse the club for as much as possible with a claim. It’s what the owner and his hierarchy deserve for such inaction.
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If I sat anywhere near it I'd be contacting a no win no fee solicitor on Monday.
 
safccfas said:
The only way anything will be done is if people invade the pitch next time it happens. Parents should walk onto the pitch with their kids. Men and women need to join them. Don’t cause bother, wave arms about or anything, don’t do anything else but just stand there on the pitch and point at the away fans and say you’re under threat of being hurt. The ref will have to stop the game and they can’t and won’t arrest people for doing it if it’s done in numbers and it’s on the basis you fear for your safety.
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Theyd get a 3 year ban for going onto the playing area
 
Another week another bomb being thrown into us.

At least we didn’t get hit by a power bank or dog toy so all good.

Edit: what I would say is despite stuff being thrown every week, that that is the most pissed off I’ve seen people about it so not sure if it’s hit someone this time but it’s going to boil over soon and the security - that has proven to be unfit for purpose - will soon have something bigger than a projectile to deal with as people are going to rebel.
 
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Wonderwall said:
That’s not true, the club acted quickly and moved then to the West Stand.

The kid in question was clearly upset tho and something needs to be done
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I think it is fair to say that the club couldn't care less like. If they did they'd be taking preventative action rather than reactive.
 
SAFCTEES said:
⚽️Move the away fans
⚽️Put netting infront of the North stand upper

Neither of those measures will stop supporters throwing objects.

Apart from searching every single supporter, I’m unsure what else the club can do.
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Aye but if they throw something from row 1 they will not injure someone.

Throw something from an upper tier and they will.
 
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