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Safety incident at Barnsley game.
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One game last season, can’t remember which one, we went in the West stand for a change, we were early in so bought a couple of pints, walked over to the wall between bog entrances and put the drinks on the shelf and the shelf (and drinks) fell straight off the wall!
I was still laughing “typical Charlton” when a lady steward come over very apologetically, replaced our drinks and put a call in for a maintenance man who arrived just as we headed up to our seats.Less serious than a light fitting (or worse a speaker) falling onto someone’s bonce mind…1 -
Surly the landlord is responsible for the upkeep of hie property?0
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Depends what type of lease we're on.charltonkeston said:Surly the landlord is responsible for the upkeep of hie property?
Knowing Roland, it'll be one that we have to pay for ourselves and have to use his people who'll charge double the money0 -
Not if it is an FRI lease (see my post above)charltonkeston said:Surly the landlord is responsible for the upkeep of hie property?0 -
Very much doubt it being a commercial property, I would bet on it being an all repairing lease.charltonkeston said:Surly the landlord is responsible for the upkeep of hie property?0 -
This is being addressed this week.
There are 3 mechanisms designed to prevent this from hurting anyone. First is the fixing itself which is connected to a pulley system to raise and lower the fittings for maintenance and repair, second is the safety chain and there is also the cable itself which is designed to take the weight - albeit not for a prolonged amount of time I don't believe.
CAFC have spoken to a company with a view to investigating this particular issue as well as checking the other lights in the stadium.
I think there are a number of snags that could do with addressing - i think in an ideal world it needs someone who knows what they are looking at to go into every room , corner, loo and cupboard and do a big long list of things that need repair and remediation and then to resolve it all.....though I wouldn't expect the bill to be a small one8 -
What was the 3rd?0
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Can I recommend putting ashtrays in the toilets.Swisdom said:This is being addressed this week.
There are 3 mechanisms designed to prevent this from hurting anyone. First is the fixing itself which is connected to a pulley system to raise and lower the fittings for maintenance and repair, second is the safety chain and there is also the cable itself which is designed to take the weight - albeit not for a prolonged amount of time I don't believe.
CAFC have spoken to a company with a view to investigating this particular issue as well as checking the other lights in the stadium.
I think there are a number of snags that could do with addressing - i think in an ideal world it needs someone who knows what they are looking at to go into every room , corner, loo and cupboard and do a big long list of things that need repair and remediation and then to resolve it all.....though I wouldn't expect the bill to be a small one10 -
The cable designed to take the weight?Gribbo said:What was the 3rd?4 -
You would have thought that with the Cambridge fixture being postponed, then all stadiums would have checked the condition of public areas to make sure they were safe. I was sitting behind the light in question and the evacuation was random to say the least but the situation should not have reached that point.0
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Lordflashheart said:
Out of interest - the bloke I met in the pub said electrics were not up to current standards / regulations - I found this rather shocking - are these things not covered by the safety in sports grounds law, and subject to annual checks, given it’s a football ground with a 27,000 capacity ??eaststandmike said:Just to add a different angle to this, when my company used to maintain the electrics at The Valley including the emergency lights we regularly reported faults and safety issues to the club, all of which were ignored for months before being rectified.
On one occasion all the emergency lights in the South Stand had malfunctioned and the club held two home games before the problem was solved, and this was during the winter months when it is dark at 16.30, it could have been very messy if there had been a power cut.
I could tell you a lot more but wont however this is not a new thing, been going on for years at The ValleyI see what you did there 😆4 -
Was there not an issue some time ago regarding the floodlight lamps blowing and subsequent glass from the lamps falling on to those at the front of the east/west stands?0
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West Stand = toffsFumbluff said:One game last season, can’t remember which one, we went in the West stand for a change, we were early in so bought a couple of pints, walked over to the wall between bog entrances and put the drinks on the shelf and the shelf (and drinks) fell straight off the wall!
I was still laughing “typical Charlton” when a lady steward come over very apologetically, replaced our drinks and put a call in for a maintenance man who arrived just as we headed up to our seats.Less serious than a light fitting (or worse a speaker) falling onto someone’s bonce mind…
East stand = 'erberts
You can see where the priorities lie 😀
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I'm in the west upper and all the lamps are sun lamps hence why we always look tanned and healthy.9
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No doubt, someone will take a dim view of the situation.Gribbo said:
Not sure it would kill, but woulda thought you'd be very light headedRedrobo said:
You continued to sit under a light that you thought might crash down and kill you? We’re not playing that badly mate.golfaddick said:The daft thing about it was the stewards were trying to move us at half time & asking us to sit in other parts of the stand. Problem was it was half time & around 50% of the fans in blocks F&G weren't in their seats as they were either going to the loo or for a pint. So no-one could tell what seats were legitimately free & what ones would be taken come 4pm.
In the end only a few rows were moved.....but I spent a good part of the 2nd half looking up at the light & not down on the pitch.3 -
It is a full repairing lease and the defects are not RD’s responsibility. The council is the licensing authority and ultimately responsible for ensuring safety issues are addressed.3
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Watt!!!!!guinnessaddick said:
No doubt, someone will take a dim view of the situation.Gribbo said:
Not sure it would kill, but woulda thought you'd be very light headedRedrobo said:
You continued to sit under a light that you thought might crash down and kill you? We’re not playing that badly mate.golfaddick said:The daft thing about it was the stewards were trying to move us at half time & asking us to sit in other parts of the stand. Problem was it was half time & around 50% of the fans in blocks F&G weren't in their seats as they were either going to the loo or for a pint. So no-one could tell what seats were legitimately free & what ones would be taken come 4pm.
In the end only a few rows were moved.....but I spent a good part of the 2nd half looking up at the light & not down on the pitch.5 -
Sounds like Greenwich Council should carry out a safety inspection.
Person to contact:
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The Valley
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Now thats worryingbuckshee said:
Question, if my Aunty had a cock would she be my Uncle?Lewis Coaches said:Question. If the stand was full and the stand was unsafe for the public would game have been abandoned?
Very worrying.
Many things going on at Charlton that seem to be worrying.0 -
What3words?seth plum said:Sounds like Greenwich Council should carry out a safety inspection.
Person to contact:
BURGER BOY
The Valley
Floyd Road
Charlton
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What about the flares at Man Utd and also a prior home game by "our fans"? the ones at the our home game - they were thrown and lodged in the North Stand superstructure, if they were near electrical cables could have started a fire.
Unfortunately all the signs(near ticket office etc) about not bringing pyrotechnics into the grounds have had the opposite effect by giving the idiots a new idea.
Also the Man Utd security "seemed " stringent when they searched me but maybe I look suspicious1 -
It’s in the first set of toilets (men’s !) after you come up the slope from the Harvey Garden turnstiles.Swisdom said:
Can you advise roughly whereabouts in the East this unlockable door might be found? I never go in the East but can see if I can get someone to rectifyLargeAddick said:There has been a toilet in the East Stand where there hasn’t been a lock on it for two seasons now. The lamp will have to join the repair queue.0 -
No wonder we've had 4 managers of the spin who didn't want to switch things0
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Ye I’m in same boat,it’s normally when I finish a page,I put phone down,Mrs says what ya doing,I have to open phone up to show her I been in here…& the worse one is,I’m having a peaceful read whilst on toilet & get,what are u doing in there…same again,feel I have to prove again I’m in here…think ur would be easier if I was having an affair…😳🙄😂😂…clb74 said:
You do realise Charlton life gets me into alot of trouble with the Wife?Covered End said:
Apologies C, but your first 3 words were "didn't attend yesterday", so I'm presuming you wasn't there.Lewis Coaches said:You have no idea what I was doing or where I am this weekend.
Charlton will be hearing from more people this week re this incident.
Trust nothing falls down on anyone.
I can't be the only one.
I sit here reading one of the various threads, smirking or laughing to myself at the goings on on Charlton life.
The wife walks into the room or looks over and says you on that Charlton life again , you wanna get a life.
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