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The symbolism of fencing in fans in an English football ground

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  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,402
    RanTooFar said:

    Stig said:

    It certainly seems to breach what the FA say about safety: "The last few decades have also seen many positive changes in the professional game and football stadia today are safe and welcoming places, offering good quality facilities to supporters. There are no pitch perimeter fences".

    http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/more/stadium-safety#vbEMuB9QkdxRTgoX.99

    Fence - not net. Let's be honest they worked out a practical solution which worked in their favour. We should have anticipated it, however
    It was, hence no handing out of projectiles.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,822
    Regardless of the net, the pressure, the demonstrations were fantastic.

    The only thing I am would have changed would have been a timing one.

    If everyone was to chuck on what you had brought in the first couple minutes of the second half, a lot we brought to chuck on would have hit the pitch.

    Shit 0-3 loss again.
  • SpicedAddick
    SpicedAddick Posts: 737
    I think this is a non-runner.

    In Ireland (I presume we are subject to similar crowd-control/fire-safety rules), there are huge nets behind the goal at every "Gah" match - some of these have 80,000 spectators. The nets are similar to what the covered end were subjected to, but they are much higher.


    https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3832/9656660012_14c5427402_b.jpg
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,044
    SpicedAddick said:

    I think this is a non-runner.

    In Ireland (I presume we are subject to similar crowd-control/fire-safety rules), there are huge nets behind the goal at every "Gah" match - some of these have 80,000 spectators. The nets are similar to what the covered end were subjected to, but they are much higher.


    https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3832/9656660012_14c5427402_b.jpg

    Only games at Croke Park have 80,000. And luckily for you there are not the same historical crowd issues. So your legislation is different.
    Ciarrai abu!
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I don't know if it's relevant but someone told me they were barred access back into the East stand through a gate - the steward said they were told specifically not to allow it
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,743
    razil said:

    I don't know if it's relevant but someone told me they were barred access back into the East stand through a gate - the steward said they were told specifically not to allow it

    I left the north upper and went into the lower west after the game. I was told I couldn't go it. Didn't stop me.
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,121
    edited May 2016
    A bit of netting talked about in the same breath as Hillsborough?
    Some of you people need to get a grip.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,287
    Athletico Charlton said:

    didnt tell me my seat had a restricted view before selling me a ticket...can I claim a refund?

    Potentially, everyone effected in the Covered End by the erection on the net could pursue a claim for breach of contract. See:

    https://citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/event-tickets/event-tickets/complaints-about-events/

    Furthermore, potentially anyway the club also committed a criminal offence for not passing on the fact that seats they were selling now had a restricted view. See:

    http://www.tradingstandards.uk/extra/news-item.cfm/newsid/943

    A single complaint to Greenwich Trading Standards by anyone affected is unlikely to result in formal action (due to the public interest test tbh) but several may result in the club being reminded of their responsibilities under the applicable civil and criminal laws.
  • Big in Brasov
    Big in Brasov Posts: 743
    Redskin said:

    A bit of netting talked about in the same breath as Hillsborough?
    Some of you people need to get a grip.

    Indeed, but what about in the context of the Bradford fire?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,044
    PragueAddick said:

    iainment said:

    I would think this something that CAST should raise. And hope that this thread will prompt them so to do.
    Given the Hillsborough decision it's mindblowing they should even contemplate doing this.

    I've read it, and this is not the only thing I think CAST could look at, and take action on, from today. We need to find out first if it is against regulations. They (the nets) are still quite common across Europe; not that that is an excuse in a country still recovering from what we learnt from the Hillsborough inquest.

    One thing is that we no longer have a mandate to "talk to the club". This does not stop us raising the issues with football authorities, but that brings a separate problem, that they appear to be useless. Well, we'll see.



    I meant raise it with the licensing authority.

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