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Bag Limit Size Ban at The Valley - updated policy p13
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It’s also why I will choose not to come to future evening games rather than risk the incompetents that run the club losing my laptopElfsborgAddick said:gringo said:Do they ask at baggage drop off what the contents of your bag are?. If they don't itemise the contents whats then to prevent someone claiming that their non-existing Laptop has been nicked and making a claim against the club.
That's a bloody good point.4 -
Somewhere in the small print, leave at your own risk.kinveachyaddick said:
It’s also why I will choose not to come to future evening games rather than risk the incompetents that run the club losing my laptopElfsborgAddick said:gringo said:Do they ask at baggage drop off what the contents of your bag are?. If they don't itemise the contents whats then to prevent someone claiming that their non-existing Laptop has been nicked and making a claim against the club.
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We come from Peterborough and don't bring bags.killerandflash said:
Not everyone lives a short distance from the ground, or comes by car where you can leave stuff there. People may want food/drink for the journey, something to read etc, or indeed might be going somewhere else beforehand or afterwards.cblock said:How many fans would actually need to bring a bag with them for a weekend daytime kickoff, the percentage would surely
be low even allowing for medication needs etc, I do understand that evening games with work lap tops is obviously a concern.2 -
thanks, good to knowCombeMartin said:DOUCHER said:
Thanks, very helpful - i'm all over some threads and not others - i've seen the A4 sized thing and i've seen a few people asking about laptops and stuff - will assume laptop bags are not okay which is a right pain in the arse as i can't trust somebody slinging my work laptop across a reception floor or losing it.Bedsaddick said:
You don’t like reading do you.DOUCHER said:haven't read through but are laptop bags okay or too big?Laptop bags are ok.1 -
thanks, donekillerandflash said:
I was sent one this morning, you only get them from time to timeDOUCHER said:
when was the post match survey emailed out? never seen one - i've contacted the club about a few things over the years by email having hunted around the club website and trying to guess what email address to use - never had a response - waste of timeFanny Fanackapan said:
I 'm hoping everyone who has the same/similar opinions to yourself will contact the club &/or complete the post matchday survey emailed out, to advise how said policy may well affect their attendance.Rob7Lee said:
This is broadly where I'm at, midweek will always be straight from work, straight from work means a bag (not a laptop bag), we have expensive equipment and company policy is they are not allowed to be left at cloakrooms (which I count the same as bag drop).benjest1989 said:turned up at the game from work and went into crossbars with my bag which contained my laptop only. bag searched all fine.
Tried to go in the turnstile and was told to go to the bag drop (I was completely unaware of this new policy)
went to the bag drop with around 10 other people in the same situation (7:15pm ish)
queued for bag drop and was told this would be £5 - and they were dumping the bags behind a desk in the crossbars reception (not really secure)
When I questioned this the steward said 'I agree this is a stupid policy' and they couldn't tell me when and how this was communicated
I didn't pay the £5 and just walked in through a different turnstile
I will be emailing a formal complaint about the lack of notice and around the process. If it was £5 to put your bag in a secure locker then maybe I would be comfortable with this, but my work laptop, just left behind a desk
Judging by the left behind a table just about says it all. I'm luckier in that I live a 35-40 minute drive away, but there's no way generally I'm getting home from the city, straight back out again and to the ground and in before half time. Instead I could as usual be from Cannon Street to the turnstiles in under 35 minutes.........but not with a bag.
So whilst it may seem ridiculous, it does pretty much mean I wont attend any midweek games.
SOMEONE has to listen & rethink this issue as a whole before this really does get ridiculous.
Perfect timing as it happened, to comment on this issue.1 -
If they carelessly sling your bag behind a counter at the ten quid bag parking lot, what happens if there are a dozen eggs inside?
Will the staff have loads of freshly cooked omelets ready for people after the match when they come to release their bags?
I don't think so!
Bastards.2 -
I come from Plumstead and I do usually bring a rucksack. 🤷🏻redbuttle said:
We come from Peterborough and don't bring bags.killerandflash said:
Not everyone lives a short distance from the ground, or comes by car where you can leave stuff there. People may want food/drink for the journey, something to read etc, or indeed might be going somewhere else beforehand or afterwards.cblock said:How many fans would actually need to bring a bag with them for a weekend daytime kickoff, the percentage would surely
be low even allowing for medication needs etc, I do understand that evening games with work lap tops is obviously a concern.3 -
Good one, Sethjose said:If they carelessly sling your bag behind a counter at the ten quid bag parking lot, what happens if there are a dozen eggs inside?
Will the staff have loads of freshly cooked omelets ready for people after the match when they come to release their bags?
I don't think so!
Bastards.4 -
Who are 'we' ? Family with kids ? group of adults? Older couple ? All have very different needs no ?.redbuttle said:
We come from Peterborough and don't bring bags.killerandflash said:
Not everyone lives a short distance from the ground, or comes by car where you can leave stuff there. People may want food/drink for the journey, something to read etc, or indeed might be going somewhere else beforehand or afterwards.cblock said:How many fans would actually need to bring a bag with them for a weekend daytime kickoff, the percentage would surely
be low even allowing for medication needs etc, I do understand that evening games with work lap tops is obviously a concern.3 -
Indeed, but "manning" the bag drop was a sniffer dog accompanied by a remote controlled EOD robot ....ElfsborgAddick said:gringo said:Do they ask at baggage drop off what the contents of your bag are?. If they don't itemise the contents whats then to prevent someone claiming that their non-existing Laptop has been nicked and making a claim against the club.
That's a bloody good point.0 -
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I got stopped by a young security person at Curbishley turnstiles and directed to a cue for the bag drop. I had time so I walked back to the car and left my bag there.0
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Why can't they get swimming pool style lockers, wheel them out on match days to behind the North Stand near the Curbishley entrance. Just large non-valuable items. Save queing up.2
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If I was running a service like that I think I'd weigh every bag in and out to deter scammers and dimwits.gringo said:Do they ask at baggage drop off what the contents of your bag are?. If they don't itemise the contents whats then to prevent someone claiming that their non-existing Laptop has been nicked and making a claim against the club.
If I had an expensive laptop, I'm not sure I'd trust some sort of basic cloakroom system, I'd want my own locker especially at an eye watering £5 a pop.2 -
No SmokingKingKinsella said:Why can't they get swimming pool style lockers, wheel them out on match days to behind the North Stand near the Curbishley entrance. Just large non-valuable items. Save queing up.
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No Bombing (main reason for the bag checks i guess)5 -
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Think I’ll get a combat jacket. Enough pockets on them - plus my combat trousers- to bring twice what I put in my rucksack.2
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Best to leave the assault rifle at home though.iainment said:Think I’ll get a combat jacket. Enough pockets on them - plus my combat trousers- to bring twice what I put in my rucksack.3 -
I'm coming down from Yorkshire for the game tomorrow on the train, being diabetic I need to bring a few bits extra (plus the standard power bank etc). I have just purchased an A4 man bag off Amazon and also emailed the club to get a medical exempt. They did not ask for any proof.
A4 bag is a decent size and only £20.
A4 rule was the same the last time I went to Wembley.0 -
Yes for me, it can be coming from a watching a days county cricket.killerandflash said:
Not everyone lives a short distance from the ground, or comes by car where you can leave stuff there. People may want food/drink for the journey, something to read etc, or indeed might be going somewhere else beforehand or afterwards.cblock said:How many fans would actually need to bring a bag with them for a weekend daytime kickoff, the percentage would surely
be low even allowing for medication needs etc, I do understand that evening games with work lap tops is obviously a concern.1 -
I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.9
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If this is purely a security concern, then collecting unscanned bags that may contain contents that could explode or catch fire and storing them in the Covered End stand underneath thousands of people, doesn’t sound particularly safety conscious to me…
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Not everyone can do that, though. We’ve often flown down from Scotland late afternoon for an evening match or Saturday morning for a 3pm and therefore sometimes have to go straight to The Valley with an overnight bag if we’re staying on for a few days.Covered End said:I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.As with any policy, 90-95% is fine for most of the people most of the time. But the devil is in the detail of the 5-10% of people and occasions impacted. Just 5% of a 20K crowd is 1,000 people. And that’s why there needs to be proper consultation and discussion on such policies - ideally in advance rather than during / post implementation which just leads to more confusion.16 -
Same here.Covered End said:I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.
Season ticket
Mobile phone
Some cash.
And that's it.2 -
I only ever bring some flint and a pack of trojans.blackpool72 said:
Same here.Covered End said:I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.
Season ticket
Mobile phone
Some cash.
And that's it.1 -
AS1987 said:I didn't mention it earlier, although perhaps I should have. When I saw the stewards send the three women with small backpacks off to the bag drop, one of them said 'Wait until they find out they have to pay.' and all three stewards laughed.
It doesn't seem to be entirely clear what's going to happen going forward. Is Charlton going to be charging for the bag drop at every game, or will it only be for some fixtures, such as midweek games, where it's expected that more people will have bags with them?
If we contact the club asking to be allowed an oversized bag, will we now just be told to use the bag drop (unless it's for medical reasons), or will the exemption allow us to take it in? If it's the latter, I can see some of the stewards, who don't know better, insisting upon the bag drop being used anyway.
somehow I can't imagine these stewards would be doing the same to men. They just picked easy targets.0 -
Same here. Spare pair of underwear and a pack of wet wipes. That's it.blackpool72 said:
Same here.Covered End said:I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.
Season ticket
Mobile phone
Some cash.
And that's it.
Don't need a bag, just carry them around with me all day.
Side note - if you ever want to put a face to thename, MickeyBennett can always be found in the West Upper clutching a pair of clean underpants 👍🏼7 -
That's niceiainment said:
I come from Plumstead and I do usually bring a rucksack. 🤷🏻redbuttle said:
We come from Peterborough and don't bring bags.killerandflash said:
Not everyone lives a short distance from the ground, or comes by car where you can leave stuff there. People may want food/drink for the journey, something to read etc, or indeed might be going somewhere else beforehand or afterwards.cblock said:How many fans would actually need to bring a bag with them for a weekend daytime kickoff, the percentage would surely
be low even allowing for medication needs etc, I do understand that evening games with work lap tops is obviously a concern.0 -
Fine for a Saturday game.blackpool72 said:
Same here.Covered End said:I'm not criticising anyone, but I must have been to @2,000 football matches all over the country, with and without kids and have never taken a bag or thought about taking a bag.
Season ticket
Mobile phone
Some cash.
And that's it.
But it's a bit naive to assume it's not a big issue when it comes to midweek evening KOs - the % of people coming straight from work is significant, and of those, the majority will have with them at the very least a laptop (plus charger/mouse/headphones etc). I simply can't fit the bare minimum that I need to do my job, into an 'A4' bag.4 -
Probably 9k-10k home fans there against QPR. Why wouldn’t they make it more difficult?7
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Not defending the policy at all but I don’t think it’s purely about bombs etc. I think the club would attempt to defend it by saying in a fire big bags would get in the way. Whether that’s true or not is a different discussionAFKABartram said:If this is purely a security concern, then collecting unscanned bags that may contain contents that could explode or catch fire and storing them in the Covered End stand underneath thousands of people, doesn’t sound particularly safety conscious to me…0
