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Delaying the start of a match.

I have been thinking, every now and then the start of a game is delayed due to events like traffic delays near the ground.
If there was several thousand people protesting outside the ground right up until the kick off time, then surely them rushing in is a possible safety risk and reason to delay the start?
Could we get away with causing a "delay" to the kick off time by all refusing to enter the ground until 3pm?

Comments

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,728
    edited January 2016
    Nope cos it'll be seen as your own fault seeing that your at the Stadium, only time they'll delay a game is if its beyond fan control
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,915
    But several thousand rushing in at once?
  • cafckev said:

    But several thousand rushing in at once?

    But the turnstiles are going to be automatic and will pause after every fan goes in so that'll stop any crushes unless some strange fan in the queue wants to create unneccessary injuries
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,788
    Throwing paper/toilet roll etc onto the pitch all at once would delay it due to the clean up ....

    http://youtu.be/M9L9GGJhLe4
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    cafckev said:

    But several thousand rushing in at once?

    The ground can cope with 27000 leaving at once. 2000 going the other way controlled by turnstiles isn't really a problem
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,888
    edited January 2016
    Henderson had the right idea at the start of the second half yesterday, just don't come out :wink:
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,237
    RedChaser said:

    Henderson had the right idea at the start of the second half yesterday, just don't come out :wink:

    Yesterday as you will agree Redchaser was a bizarre day,
    that i thought for a while we were going to send on a outfield player !

    The Mad Flemish/Walloons Tea party is in full swing and the
    Queen of hearts(off with their heads) Reign will be over sometime soon.
    taking the Mad Hater with her.

    Can't be long before we get mentioned on MOCK THE WEEK.

    Charlton Beyond Parody ?

    Not until they go.