A bird of prey could be hired on match days for a few hundred quid and would act as a good deterrent. It’s not rocket science and I don’t know why we don’t do something about it
In the second half there was a moment where we had nine pigeons in the north east corner, I thought ‘where are the other twenty from the first half?’ Then the group were joined by the others arriving in pairs at regular one second intervals from the south west. The pairs swooped in in perfect symmetry and identical trajectories like an air display team.
I don’t remember there being so many in years past. Is it something to do with the way the pitch is being prepared nowadays that’s encouraging the pigeons?
It’s probably because they keep watering the pitch before kick off and that will bring worms to the surface.
In the second half there was a moment where we had nine pigeons in the north east corner, I thought ‘where are the other twenty from the first half?’ Then the group were joined by the others arriving in pairs at regular one second intervals from the south west. The pairs swooped in in perfect symmetry and identical trajectories like an air display team.
Hate to mention Jimmy Seed, but I met someone whose dad used to work at The Valley during WW2, and he said that JS used to come out of his office with a gun and shoot them. They used to drive him mad.
I don’t think getting a hawk in is long term answer, a bit Palace. although a bit of air to air combat blood sport might well be entertaining to some I don’t really want that spectacle taking over from the occasion bit of football. The pigeons will just bugger off until the hawk gets bored. Two choices, either poison the pigeons or get some staff on the playing side who are more mobile than the present waste of time. Option 2 for me.
Could a club get fined for failing to control their pigeons?
I suspect not as they do not belong to us but maybe they could be trained to fly into opponents. That might be suitable for a fine but can it be proved? Are there any pigeon trainers out there?
Use the net from the opposition goal to throw over them, nobody will notice if the net isn’t there given how few attempts at hitting it we have, they’ll think the cobwebs are the net anyway.
They are not very bright. They could park themselves in the oppo's penalty area and they can graze undisturbed, if thats what pigeons do, for the whole game. I am just waiting for a moggy to take some interest, mind you they are mob handed.
I remember sitting in the covered end and just after half time in every home match this solo pigeon used to do an aerial display then dive down into the drinks and food hall. Got to the stage where the whole of the upper stand used to increase the volume a bit like when the oppo goalkeeper went to take a goal kick and then cheered when it went down the opening. I often wondered what the players thought was going on. Perhaps a question for Curbs on Charlton TV?
At the end would the crowd chant 'you're shit' or 'don't shit'?
I don’t remember there being so many in years past. Is it something to do with the way the pitch is being prepared nowadays that’s encouraging the pigeons?
It’s probably because they keep watering the pitch before kick off and that will bring worms to the surface.
Get some dummy bird of prey and put them on the roof corner of the stands.
Hate to mention Jimmy Seed, but I met someone whose dad used to work at The Valley during WW2, and he said that JS used to come out of his office with a gun and shoot them. They used to drive him mad.
I think if we gave our current manager a gun, it wouldn’t be the pigeons he would be shooting after recent performances.
Comments
Two choices, either poison the pigeons or get some staff on the playing side who are more mobile than the present waste of time.
Option 2 for me.
https://www.peregrinehawkkites.com/bird-control-products-bird-scarer
I suspect that this is another cut back
I am just waiting for a moggy to take some interest, mind you they are mob handed.
In fact, I miss pigeons full stop.
Hardly any here in West Cork 😞