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The Safety of Fans in the North Stand


Hank Scorpio said:
I think the club are genuinely concerned that if they put a net up, other clubs/supporters will complain and it will attract a huge amount of negative publicity. Eventually if the publicity is so bad, they will be forced to move the aways and will have to commit to spending £1m+ on sorting out the NEC.

It also wouldn’t surprise me that they are concerned that putting up a net would mean the away enclosure has a restricted view and therefore they will need to reduce the ticket price. Therefore rather than charging £29 a ticket, they have to charge £25 or something
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Didn’t Man City announce they were going to put a net up after their fan was maimed by a Liverpool supporter?

I can’t remember much negative publicity from that which is probably supported by not even remembering properly if they actually confirmed they were going to.

There’s obviously a fuck off elephant shouting home fans being maimed would have more negative press than a net designed to stop people being hurt but I guess they are happy to roll the dice on that.
sidneyeric said:
Haven't read all the thread so unsure if this has been posted..

from the Stoke forum.
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Sounds like they may well be full of shit and on the process of being found out going off that.
 
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samaistonsrightfoot said:
Didn’t Man City announce they were going to put a net up after their fan was maimed by a Liverpool supporter?

I can’t remember much negative publicity from that which is probably supported by not even remembering properly if they actually confirmed they were going to.

There’s obviously a fuck off elephant shouting home fans being maimed would have more negative press than a net designed to stop people being hurt but I guess they are happy to roll the dice on that.
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Nothing has happened yet mate - but I believe City are looking into options. Fwiw, if City put up a net, we will follow very quickly. I just get the feeling the club don’t want to first (which is canny pathetic)
 
If I had a seat in the lower North Stand, I’d be parked-up outside Black Cats House tomorrow and wait to have a discussion with SD. None of this waffle about waiting for RAWA meetings. I’d want to see him myself.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
Nothing has happened yet mate - but I believe City are looking into options. Fwiw, if City put up a net, we will follow very quickly. I just get the feeling the club don’t want to first (which is canny pathetic)
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There are working nets all over Europe. I was at PSV the other week and they have away fans above home, and nets.

Ive just googled and Newcastle fans posted a picture (I cant get it to work)
 
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daveybigpotatoes said:
There are working nets all over Europe. I was at PSV the other week and they have away fans above home, and nets.

Ive just googled and Newcastle fans posted a picture (I cant get it to work)
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There are mate but they’ve never been adopted over here. Therefore the first club to do it will get a lot of attention
 
Safc98 said:
Yes. And then decided to police property. It doesn’t happen at Newcastle, why here
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Allot of the away allocations in the prem go to regular attendees who wouldn't risk chucking something to loose a big part of their life if caught and banned, when we have these issues it’s generally teams who don’t take 2k away regularly so you have allot more ‘one off’ away game fans on their big day out in championship and league one who don’t care of they did get a ban
 
garyeaststand said:
Allot of the away allocations in the prem go to regular attendees who wouldn't risk chucking something to loose a big part of their life if caught and banned, when we have these issues it’s generally teams who don’t take 2k away regularly so you have allot more ‘one off’ away game fans on their big day out in championship and league one who don’t care of they did get a ban
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Fair point
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
They're considering moving the family zone into the Premier Concourse (for the season after next) and I believe there was a trial a few games ago when tickets bought through schools were up there. The idea is that they can make a proper family area and can enforce an age limit on parties up there. I'm not sure it'll work because a lot of kids will want to be closer to the pitch, but I can see why they're considering it

That won't necessarily free up many seats in the SEC though. I'm not sure how many families are in there now, and how many of those will want to move up to the Premier concourse. From discussions the club have had previously, the plan to move the family area is completely separate from the away fan discussion, as far as the club are concerned the away fan issue is sorted, much though yesterday has proved to many that it's anything but.
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Terrible idea that as moves them (kids and families)away up there....Good view up there but as you say kids want to be closer to the action...be a poor move that I think
 
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